On a radiant summer-like day, the morning of May 7 brought a sense of anticipation and excitement to the quaint village of Island Park where children and families marched in the Island Park Little …
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By Karina Kovac
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5/21/23
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Island Park doesn’t generate daily headlines — and residents like it that way. This historic community is best known . . .
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By Ronald J. Rosenberg
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5/18/23
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The Oceanside and Island Park school districts have passed both their respective budgets for the 2023-24 school years and all unopposed trustees for each district have kept their titles. The budget …
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By Karina Kovac
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5/17/23
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The Island Park Public Library hosted U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s art show showcasing the top high school artists in D’Esposito’s 4th Congressional District on May 3. Of 80 …
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By Karina Kovac
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5/14/23
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Corey Henson, 32, of Centereach has been indicted on charges that he struck and killed 30-year-old Dodanim Emanuel Chavez of Island Park while driving drunk last July, and then fled the scene.
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By Karina Kovac
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5/14/23
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I had never spent more than one night in a hospital or been confronted by serious illness, so my recent surgery for stomach cancer and six-day hospital stay were a life-altering experience.
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5/11/23
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In 1969, Oceanside resident William Taylor, then 20, received a draft letter to go to Vietnam. He left college in his second year and decided to accelerate his draft to show the government that he …
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By Karina Kovac
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5/7/23
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The New York Islanders gave the Graham family of Oceanside, and four other families, the surprise of a lifetime on April 22. Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky gave all the families playoff tickets for …
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By Karina Kovac
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5/7/23
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It is unknown if anyone will recite the movie line, ”you’re killing me, Smalls,” but former Major League Baseball player Daniel Murphy — a Mets playoff hero — said he is just looking for a sandlot to play in. The 2015 postseason record breaker is part of the 2023 Long Island Ducks, the team’s 23rd season.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/3/23
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Peter King says there's only one way you can bring him down, and it involves a bus, and a curb to step off of.
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By Michael Hinman
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4/30/23
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