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E.M. principal retiring after full-circle career long before Howard discovered his passion for education. I n s p i re d t o t e a ch a r t , h e To the East Meadow High returned to school to earn his School community, Richard teaching certification. The following year, he began Howard has long been a guidteaching full-time ing presence — as a — and never looked teacher, adminisback. Howard went trator, and finally, on to serve as a principal. His dean in 2001, assisentire career as an tant principal in educator has been 2002, and principal spent in East Meadin 2008. Now, as his ow, and it will come chapter with the to a close at the end district comes to an of the school year end, the school’s as he retires, conadministration, cluding a full-circle teachers, faculty journey in the very members and stuhalls where it all dents are reflecting began. on the lasting Howard, a 1989 impact of his leadgraduate of East ership in the East Meadow High Meadow communiSchool, was both a RichARD hoWARD ty. student-athlete and Principal, “Working with a budding artist. East Meadow him has been amazH e w e n t o n t o High School ing — it really attend St. John’s has,” Christina University, where he continued to play baseball, Egan, an assistant principal at eventually spending a year in the high school for the last eight years said. “I feel like I the minor leagues after college. In 1995, he returned to his learned a lot from him. He’s a alma mater as a substitute great mentor, but he also just teacher, after being encouraged puts a lot of faith in your proby his former baseball coach to fessionalism, in your decision take up a position. It wasn’t Continued on page 10
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Fleet Week fun fills the park Nassau County celebrated Fleet Week 2025 in full force over Memorial Day weekend at Eisenhower Park. On May 24, visitors gathered at Field 2 to see helicopters, fast rope demonstrations, and performances by the Navy Band Northeast and Ceremonial Guard. A highlight of the day was the WWII Armor Parade, with historic vehicles rolling through the park to the delight of attendees. Above, members of the East Meadow Fire Department in front of helicopter that landed in the park. Right, Captain Locket of the U.S. Marine Corps with Andrew, 9, and Rob Schmidt of East Meadow. Story, more photos, Page 10.
he relationships with everybody — students, teachers, faculty, that’s probably what I’m going to miss the most.