Weekly Recap: Man Turns 100, Rapper Writes Song About East Meadow

Busy week? No worries. Patch highlighted the top stories of the week so you can catch up on all of the local news. This week, the top stories are:

4. Clarke Student Named Finalist in Coca Cola Scholars Program: Daniel Wang, a senior at W.T. Clarke High School was selected as one of 250 finalists in the 2012-2013 Coca Cola Scholars Program, a national scholarship program that draws over 100,000 applicants.

3. NUMC to Start New Program For Low-Income Families: Nassau University Medical Center will start a new program called Health Leads, which will allow doctors to "prescribe" basic resources such as food, heat, child care and transportation to low-income families.

2. East Meadow Hip Hop Artist Pens Song About His Hometown:Eric "E Roc" Francis, an upcoming hip hop artist and East Meadow resident, recently released his single, "Blue and Yellow," a song about his adventures as an East Meadow High School student, on his Youtube account.

1. Former East Meadow Resident Turns 100: Frank LoVerde, a resident at Middle Island's Oak Hollow Nursing Center and an East Meadow resident of 60 years, turned 100-years-old on March 3.