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A view of the Oceanside triangle circa 1955-'56.
Oceanside class of 1960 historian hits 18-year milestone
Howie Levy estimates he hasn’t lived in Oceanside for at least 50 years. He left the community in 1966, and now the 75-year-old accountant lives in Las Vegas. Despite only spending 10 years of … more
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Strong women will not be silenced
When acclaimed poet and memoirist Maya Angelou described the makings of a great woman in her 1995 poem “Phenomenal Woman,” she wrote of a female spirit that . . . more
Brianha, center, and Danielle, both 13, shared a laugh as they sewed their pillows.
Honoring the contributions of black whalers at the Oceanside Library
“Whaling was one of the first racially integrated industries in the United States,” Nia Adams from the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum told a small group of elementary and middle schoolers at … more
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A shifting vision of black America
Perhaps no show on American television addresses the perilous times in which we find ourselves more vividly than ABC’s “Black-ish,” which . . . more
Oceanside residents Emanuel “Manny Sokal” Sokolofsky and his daughter Debbie. For nearly 50 years, Sokolofsky was a professional basketball referee, including 13 years in the NBA. Now, after a lifetime of basketball, he has settled in Oceanside, where “I’m here to stay,” he said.
Settling in Oceanside, NBA Hall of Fame referee recalls a lifetime of basketball
Roughly midway through Emanuel “Manny Sokal” Sokolofsky’s 13-year career as an NBA referee, the now 88-year-old Oceanside newcomer made a bad call. Anticipating a foul, Sokolofsky blew the … more
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Girdell V. Brower
Forgotten figures in Oceanside history
With the elections of 2017 behind us, much has been written about the Town of Hempstead’s town supervisor position being held by a registered Democrat for the first time in over a hundred years. … more
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Democrat Laura Gillen pulled off a historic victory in the Town of Hempstead on Tuesday night, defeating incumbent Anthony Santino. She declared victory along with Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who won the county executive's seat. Gillen voted at Hewitt Elementary School in her hometown of Rockville Centre early on Tuesday.
Gillen makes history as first Democratic Hempstead supervisor in more than a century
For the first time in more than a century, the Town of Hempstead will have a Democratic supervisor. Laura Gillen, a Rockville Centre attorney, defeated incumbent Republican Anthony Santino on Tuesday night by roughly 2,000 votes. more
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Country music star Jason Aldean's performance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night became the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. In the crowd was 24-year-old Rockville Centre native Peter Meehan. Above, the concert venue last Friday.
Rockville Centre native ‘grateful’ to survive America’s deadliest shooting
The death toll was climbing steadily on Monday, less than 24 hours after a lone gunman opened fire with an assault weapon from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas during country music star Jason Aldean's performance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. In the crowd at the Aldean concert was Peter Meehan, 24, of Rockville Centre, who flew to Las Vegas last Thursday to attend the three-day music festival with his girlfriend. more
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Seth J. Blau
Forgotten figures in Oceanside history
When one looks back in history, sometimes tragic events result in interesting, unintended results that eventually shape the world we live in today. The same is true of our local community. When a … more
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The Oceanside School District’s first modern school. Built in 1911, it would later become known as School No. 1.
A look through time at the Oceanside School District
Looking back at history, it is interesting how little known; long-forgotten individuals can unwittingly influence the development of a community. This is exactly the case with Miss Helen E. Westcott. … more
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