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Science contest honors 9 from Great Neck
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Regeneron names 3 students from North High, 4 from South High BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I , J A N E L L E CL AUSEN AND REBECCA KL AR Nine students from the Great Neck area have been named Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars, with projects ranging from ďŹ nding a way to deal with lead contamination in drinking water to studying the eect of dark matter on the cosmos. They were among 14 North Shore students who won the designation. The Regeneron Science Talent Search, hosted by the Society for Science & the Public and sponsored by Regeneron, began in 1942 and has been referred to as the county’s “oldest and most prestigiousâ€? science competition. Each of the 300 high school seniors named gets $2,000, as do their respective schools for science programs. “This year’s scholars were selected from a pool of more than 1,800 entrants based on their exceptional research skills, commitment to academics, innovative
thinking and promise as scientists,� said Maya Ajmera, the president and CEO of the Society for Science & the Public. Three of the students attend John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, four attend William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, one goes to North Shore Hebrew Academy High School and a student from Kings Point goes to the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. Barbara Berkowitz, president of the Great Neck school board, said: “We are so very proud of all the students who entered their projects and delighted that seven students from Great Neck North and South High Schools as well as one student from North Shore Hebrew Academy who competed were just announced as Science Talent Search scholars. This is a remarkable achievement for this community.� At South High School, Daniel Kim’s bioengineering project examined the possibility of using chiContinued on Page 63
PHOTO BY REBECCA KLAR
North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, after being sworn in for her third term, speaks with first-term Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen. See story on page 6.
Russell Gardens trustees adopt budget during snow BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N The “Bomb Cycloneâ€? shut down thousands of ights in the Northeast and dozens of school districts across Long Island on Thursday, but it could not stop Village of Russell Gardens trustees from meeting that night to pass their annual budget. Trustees adopted the budget on a day when
Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for Long Island, New York City and Westchester and the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Nassau County. A travel advisory warning had also been in eect from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, with oďŹƒcials cautioning against traveling. Continued on Page 53
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