Oceanside Fire Department responded to 70 New Street in Oceanside for a report of a fire located in a scrap yard. Firefighters battled the fire for an hour. Nassau County Hazmat, Bay Constables and …
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5/1/15
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One of the drivers in a car splitting accident on Long Beach Road miraculously walked away unscathed.
On Nov. 18, two cars crashed into each other near the intersection of Windsor Parkway and …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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11/26/14
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Life-long Oceanside resident and Oceanside Fire Department member Steven Klein was recently elected as 2nd Vice President of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) at the …
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10/22/14
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At 6 p.m., the Schoolhouse Green was filled with children’s laughter. There was a soccer game being played next door, and kids from the Boardman Elementary School Chorus frolicked near the gazebo with kids from Cub Scout Pack 230. Their exuberance was a welcome sight, their laughter a welcome sound. None of these kids had yet been born on September 11, 2001.
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By Tom Jordan
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9/17/14
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Flags flew at half-mast throughout Oceanside as the community remembered the events of 9/11 and paid its respects to all who were lost that day. In the early evening, the community gathered at Schoolhouse Green on Foxhurst Road for a ceremony of remembrance co-hosted by the Oceanside Interfaith Council, Oceanside Fire Department, Oceanside Education Foundation and Oceanside School District.
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9/17/14
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Peter’s Clam Bar hosted a clam-eating contest on Sunday to benefit Long Island firehouses that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
A total of 14 contestants from Island Park Fire Department, Oceanside Fire Department, Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department, Long Beach Fire Department, North Merrick Fire Department, and Baldwin Fire Department competed in the first part of the contest . A total of almost 2,000 clams were eaten by all.
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8/20/14
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Oceanside residents will go to the polls on Dec. 10 to vote for a contended seat on the Oceanside Fire District Board of Commissioners.
The polls will be open from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Columbia …
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By Howard Schwach
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11/26/13
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Diners at Nathan’s on Long Beach Road in Oceanside and shoppers in the myriad of stores in the Oceanside Mall were surprised at about 1 p.m. on April 30 when several fire engines and ambulances …
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Howard Schwach
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5/10/13
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On Sept. 3 at 8:35 p.m., the Oceanside Fire Department responded to a reported building fire at Walbaum’s, located at 3620 Long Beach Road.
Third Assistant Chief JT Madden was first on the …
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9/12/12
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Oceanside firefighters were on the scene of a suspected gas leak at the CVS store on Long Beach Road and Mott Street around 7 p.m. on Aug. 26. After they determined there was no threat, employees and …
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8/29/12
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