HS Student's Social-Media-Fueled Campaign Propels Him Into Local Office

Josh Lafazan, an 18-year-old high school senior from Syosset, New York, shattered all kinds of records when he was elected to his school district's board last week. He became the youngest-ever elected official in New York state, and voter turnout was well above normal.
http://news.yahoo.com/hs-students-social-media-fueled-campaign-propels-him-160959282.html

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 09:09:59 -0700

College Chairman And Prolific Inventor Develops Life-Saving, Real-Time Diagnostic Technologies

NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For years, doctors and microbiologists have sent out biopsies, slides, X-rays and other information outside the body for examination. These tests take days to get ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/college-chairman-prolific-inventor-develops-155900747.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 08:59:00 -0700

New York College of Health Professions Announces The Don King Scholarship Fund

NEW YORK, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- There was a magical moment at the 2012 Commencement Ceremony for the graduating class of New York College of Health Professions. Before an audience of about 1,000, ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/york-college-health-professions-announces-142300869.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 07:23:00 -0700

New Syosset School Board Member Is NY’s Youngest Elected Official

At only 18-years-old, Joshua Lafazan is now a member of the Board of Education in Syosset. He said his landslide election sent an important message to young people.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/05/16/new-syosset-school-board-member-is-nys-youngest-elected-official/

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:54:08 -0700

Levittown, New York Boys' Lacrosse Season Wrap-Up: Fan's View

Another great season of Levittown boys' lacrosse is in the books, and it's time to reflect on the year it was.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/levittown-york-boys-lacrosse-season-wrap-fans-view-142400738--highschool.html

Published: Sun, 13 May 2012 07:24:00 -0700

Former NYSJA president, jeweler Al Mintz dies

Israel Al Mintz, owner of a number of New York jewelry stores and the former president of the New York State Jewelers Association, died May 10 in Florida at the age of 93.
http://www.nationaljeweler.com/article_detail?id=28637

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 05:18:55 -0700

Syosset School Board Election Accusations Fly

Syosset Central School District officials are accusing the father of a teenage school board candidate of stealing internal documents from a school building on Monday....
http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/05/14/syosset-school-board-election-accusations-fly/

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:03:29 -0700

18-year-old becomes New York state's youngest elected official

An 18-year-old high school senior has won a seat on his Long Island school board, becoming the youngest elected official in New York state in a campaign that took a last-minute twist over accusations of stolen information.
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/16/11734717-18-year-old-becomes-new-york-states-youngest-elected-official

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:03:47 -0700

Syosset Teen Bids to be NY’s Youngest Elected Official

By his own admission, 18-year-old Josh Lafazan is a very mature and confident young man—and he makes no secret of his ambition: to win a...
http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/05/13/syosset-teen-bids-to-be-youngest-elected-official-in-ny/

Published: Sun, 13 May 2012 10:03:30 -0700

Syosset Teen Wins School Board Seat

Syosset High School senior Joshua Lafazan became the youngest elected...
http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/05/16/syosset-teen-wins-school-board-seat/

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 08:40:05 -0700