Wedged between a deli and Home Goods store, on the corner of a commercial strip facing busily trafficked West Merrick Road, is an empty storefront whose windows are papered over. A sign, which seems …
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By Juan Lasso
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12/22/23
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National Hispanic Heritage Month is a month-long celebration whose timing fits with the national independence days of seven Latin American countries and is a testament to the rich range of cultures …
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By Juan Lasso
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10/6/22
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With the new school year only days away, Valley Stream District 30 school officials welcomed its newest teachers and staff during a two-day orientation at the Washington Avenue Kindergarten Center …
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By Juan Lasso
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9/1/22
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Roxanne Garcia-France will become Valley Stream School District 30’s superintendent on July 1. The outgoing superintendent, Nicholas Stirling, who announced his retirement earlier this year, …
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By Juan Lasso
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3/31/22
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St. Frances de Chantal R.C. Church of Wantagh held a welcome back picnic last Sunday to invite parishioners back to church as restrictions have been lifted and full-capacity mass has …
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By Mallory Wilson
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8/26/21
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The legalization of the sale and use of recreational marijuana in New York has been met with stiff opposition in the form of opt-outs from local municipalities. In Oceanside, the high school’s youth council made their mark on the conversation by creating signs to run on Nassau Inter-County Express buses to warn county residents about the effects the drug can have on developing brains.
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By Tom Carrozza
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6/17/21
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Long Beach firefighters rushed to the aid of a man who suffered from a severe gash on his wrist from a construction side incident on Dec. 1 at around 11 a.m., according to the department’s Facebook …
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12/6/18
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Second of two parts.Pat Albarella awoke in December 1943, lying in an Army hospital bed in Tunisia, frantically feeling for his legs, which had been badly burned in Italy a few days before. Doctors …
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By Peter Belfiore
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11/15/18
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On March 18, the St. Frances Theatre Group’s Teen Group, from Wantagh, was among those performers, on Disney Spring’s Marketplace Stage.
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By James Mattone
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3/22/18
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It’s that time of year again. Stew Leonard’s annual Turkey Brigade kicked off the Thanksgiving holiday in the East Meadow store, distributing turkeys to organizations from across Nassau …
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By Rebecca Anderson and Stephany Reyes
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11/21/17
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