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Late Oceanside resident Luis Alvarez, center, flanked by members of the NYPD, fought for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund to be restored. President Trump signed a bill to replenish the funding by $10.2 billion over the next 10 years on Monday.

9/11 Victims Compensation Fund that late Oceanside resident Luis Alvarez fought for is restored

Oceanside resident and NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez didn’t live to see the extension of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund he spent his final days fighting for, but his remarks on Capitol Hill before a Congressional committee weeks before his death helped keep hope alive. more

By Mike Smollins | 8/1/19

Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen, with 5th District candidate Lora Webster, left, and Clerk Sylvia Cabana, held a news conference in Merrick to introduce the slate of Democratic town candidates.

Democrats introduce slate of Hempstead Town candidates

Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced the full slate of Democratic candidates for the upcoming November election on July 23 at Wynsum Avenue Park in south Merrick. more

By Andrew Garcia | 7/23/19

David Cornell, from Lynbrook, a Marine Corps veteran who fought in Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait, had his hair cut by Will Torres, of Queens Village, a student at the Barber and Beauty Institute of New York.

Summer stand-down serves Nassau’s veterans

The Nassau County Veterans Service Agency’s annual summer Veteran Stand Down welcomed hundreds of Long Island vets on Tuesday in Freeport. The biannual event last took place in November, shortly … more

By Nadya Nataly | 7/15/19

Joe Samoles defeated another challenger, Jordan Kaplan, and incumbent Tom Lanning to earn a seat on the Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 board of commissioners. Samoles, above with his grandchildren Charlie, left, and Teddy, was sworn in on July 11.

Joe Samoles declared winner in Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 race

Nearly three weeks after polls closed in the Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 board of commissioners race, Joe Samoles was declared the winner on July 10. more

By Mike Smollins | 7/13/19

Nassau County Republicans decried new law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.

Reacting to Green Light Bill

Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week signed into law the Green Light Bill allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain New York state driver’s licenses. The State Assembly and Senate approved the measure in June. New York joins 12 other states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico in passing such legislation. more

By Nadya Nataly | 7/5/19

Members of the NYPD carried out the casket of late Det. Luis Alvarez after his funeral Mass on Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, Queens. Alvarez, an advocate for those who have died of 9/11-related illnesses, died on June 29 of cancer correlated to his work at ground zero.

Hundreds attend funeral for late NYPD officer and Oceanside resident Luis Alvarez

Hundreds of uniformed NYPD officers and FDNY firefighters lined Ditmars Boulevard outside of Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, Queens Wednesday morning to pay their respects during late NYPD detective Luis Alvarez's funeral. Inside the church, Alvarez's son, David, approached the altar and tried to put his late father's courage into words. more

By Mike Smollins | 7/3/19

Luis Alvarez, center, flanked by members of the NYPD, testified before Congress in a televised appearance at Capitol Hill on June 11.

Oceanside resident, former NYPD officer Luis Alvarez succumbs to 9/11-related illness

An Oceanside man who advocated for those who developed illnesses linked to working at ground zero in the aftermath of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, died Saturday of cancer related to his own work at the World Trade Center. more

By Mike Smollins | 7/2/19

Rob Hampson, a hydraulic/coastal engineer with the Army Corps of Enginners, left, reviewed the Back Bays study with Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy.

‘Waiting for 2030 is unacceptable’

Nearly three years have passed, but the Nassau County Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study to examine, in part, if storm gates can be installed at the Jones and East Rockaway inlets, will require more time, according to Scott Sanderson, section chief of coastal planning for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District. more

By Nadya Nataly | 6/26/19

A winner has yet to be determined in the Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 board of commissioners race.

Winner remains undeclared in Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 board of commissioners election

The board of commissioners election in Sanitation District No. 7 remains undecided. more

By Mike Smollins | 6/26/19

Ann DeMichael was presented with the Senior Community Service Person of the Year Award at the Oceanside Senior Center on Monday.

Community Person of the Year honored in Oceanside

Woodmere resident Ann DeMichael was presented with the 2019 Senior Community Service Person of the Year Award for her work at the Oceanside Senior Center. more

By Julia Baxley | 6/20/19

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