While details of the agreement remain sketchy, the Island Park village board voted on Aug. 15 to agree to a settlement in United States v. the Incorporated Village of Island Park, a suit that was …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/21/13
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Lance Corporal Gregory T. Buckley, Jr. was memorialized on August 10 by family, friends and elected officials when an Oceanside intersection was named in honor of the local resident who died in …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/15/13
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From the first moment that I looked at some practice tests for the English Language Arts tests that were given recently, I knew that the kids and their teachers were in trouble.
Let me say first …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/15/13
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Four Oceanside men who have been charged in Suffolk County Supreme Court with beating two other men, with whom they allegedly had an argument, remain home on bail, awaiting indictment by a grand jury …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/15/13
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Scores on standardized New York State English Language Arts and math tests dropped dramatically this year in both Oceanside and Island Park, worrying many parents who fear that their children will …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/15/13
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Louis Abate, the former Fiscal Director for the Nassau County Office of Housing and Community Development, was sentenced to 18 months in jail be a federal court judge on July 22, after pleading …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/7/13
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Oceanside residents who arrived with their kids in tow to see the Cole Brothers Circus at the Fireman’s Memorial Field in Oceanside on the evening of July 29 got a lesson in democracy even before …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/7/13
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When Oceanside resident Raymond Pagano got a call from Laura Munafo, the Nassau County representative for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Community Reconstruction Zones program, Pagano was first surprised, and …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/7/13
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After more than a decade of complaints, studies, fits and starts, work to remediate the traffic problems on busy Austin Boulevard in Island Park will begin next summer.
After a two-year study, …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/7/13
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John Vitale, the Island Park man who owns and operates the Bridgeview Yacht Club among other businesses is beaming these days with news that the national chain restaurant Panera Bread will soon move …
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By Howard Schwach
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7/31/13
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