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Anthony Iovino

Anthony Iovino says that all of his good ideas come to him in bars. So it was with the Oceanside Summer Gazebo Reading Program, which is held every Monday night during the warmer months at School … more

By Howard Schwach | 12/26/13

MS-13: A predator in our midst that we are unaware of

By HOWARD SCHWACH hschwach@liherald.com In the diverse world we all live in, we go along with our jobs, our daily routines, our television shows and our other diversions. While we do, … more

By Howard Schwach | 12/18/13

State school boards say ‘no’ to InBloom

A survey of more than 600 school board members across New York state found that 75 percent overwhelmingly oppose the education department’s plan to provide student data to a third-party vendor, … more

By Howard Schwach | 12/18/13

Mark Tannenbaum, of the Long Beach chamber, at the meeting.

Contentious Island Park chamber election

Glenn Ingoglia was re-elected president of the Island Park Chamber of Commerce and Michael Scully was elected vice president at a contentious, often angry meeting at the South Shore Jewish Center on … more

By Howard Schwach | 12/18/13

Charles Fortin is battling for a second term as a fire commissioner.

Fire commissioner election too close to call

The outcome of the Oceanside election for fire commissioner remains in doubt a week after the election and may be decided, district officials say, by 47 affidavit ballots that have to be vetted and … more

By Howard Schwach | 12/17/13

Look out for those ‘Suburban moms’

For years my sensitivities have rankled by the editorial boards of the local daily newspapers because they make determinations about school governance and education without the slightest knowledge of … more

By Howard Schwach | 12/10/13

Contentious Island Park chamber vote set for Dec. 12

Approximately 40 members of the Island Park Chamber of Commerce are expected to show up at the Island Park Jewish Center 191, Long Beach Rd. in Island Park, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12 to vote for … more

By Howard Schwach | 12/9/13

Houses on D’Amato Drive in Island Park were meant for minority homeowners, but went instead to local insiders, sparking a decades-long lawsuit that has ended with a consent agreement between the village and the federal government.

Island Park consents to end federal lawsuit

Facing fines of $5.4 million in a decades old discrimination lawsuit, the Village of Island Park agreed on Nov. 8 to a consent decree that would allow the village to end the lawsuit by paying the … more

By Howard Schwach | 12/2/13

Federal, state officials care little for parents' concerns

The evening of Nov. 13 was clearly a difficult one for New York State Education Commissioner Dr. John King and Chancellor Meryl Tisch. Although, it was not like they hadn’t heard it all before. … more

By Howard Schwach | 11/26/13

Glenn Ingoglia, right, the present head of the Island Park Chamber of Commerce, at a meeting addressing Sandy recovery in Freeport late last summer.

Island Park Chamber dispute escalates, by-laws changed

With two weeks to go until the Dec. 12 election that will choose the president of the Island Park chamber of commerce for the next year, the war of words between the organization’s president, … more

By Howard Schwach | 11/26/13

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