The poetic entry in this week’s issue is a powerful piece submitted in honor of Memorial Day, titled as follows:
The Ultimate Gift
No greater love
is there than this:
that one gives his life
for another—
an act which you
have done
my angel of
a brother!
Saving a fellow
soldier’s life
while sacrificing
your own,
words that are now
the epitaph
engraved upon
your stone.
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Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.
Earlier this month, Sports Illustrated released its updated National Pre-Season Rankings for both boys’ and girls’ wrestling, offering an early look at the top high school competitors across the country. Among the nation’s elite were 25 athletes from New York, each earning a place inside the top 30 and highlighting the state’s continued strength in the sport.
There is a new name atop the record books at Pet-Med. At the conclusion of the fall 2025 season, Patchogue-Medford High School senior Addison Ruland officially set a new school record for career goals, marking one of the most impressive accomplishments in the history of the program.
