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Among those on hand to pay his respects to the victims of 9/11 during Oceanside’s remembrance ceremony at the Schoolhouse Green was Elias Gomez, a 2013 Oceanside High School graduate who is now serving in the United States Air Force.
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By Tom Jordan
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9/17/14
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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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Newsweek magazine, in its recently published “America’s Best High Schools” list, ranked Oceanside High School in the top 500, saying it is one of the schools that “do the absolute best jobs of preparing students for college.”
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By Tom Jordan
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9/17/14
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Lisa Parisi of Oceanside is one of the lucky ones.
When her home on Carrel Avenue was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, most of the reconstruction costs were covered by her flood insurance. For the portion that wasn’t covered, Parisi was one of the thousands of people who applied for and received aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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By Tom Jordan
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9/17/14
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A Bayview Nursing Home nurse who gave morphine instead of a prescribed muscle relaxant to a wheelchair-bound resident two years ago — and then tried to cover up the error — was indicted on felony charges last week, according to the state Attorney General’s office.
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By Tom Jordan
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9/10/14
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Dr. Allison Glickman-Rogers, principal of Oceanside Middle School, has been selected for the Association for Middle Education 2014 Distinguished Educator Award. The AMLE is a national organization and Dr. Glickman-Rogers is the sole recipient of the award, but to hear her tell it, the honor is simply the result of being at the right place at the right time.
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By Tom Jordan
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9/10/14
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Costco is coming to Oceanside’s Oil City neighborhood, for better or worse.
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By Tom Jordan
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9/10/14
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Every teacher and principal in the Oceanside and Island Park School districts—all 499 combined—received a rating of either “highly effective” or “effective” in the 2012-13 New York State Annual Professional Performance Review, released Thursday by the State Education Department.
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By Tom Jordan
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9/3/14
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Ryan Rausch, a product of Oceanside, is a busy man these days.
In addition to working towards finishing his degree in health sciences at Gettysburg College, Rausch has added a minor in economics and hopes to start a career in hospital administration after he graduates. He is also the captain of the school’s cross country team, which opened its 2014 season with its Alumni Run last weekend.
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By Tom Jordan
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9/3/14
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Three years ago last weekend — on Aug. 28, 2011 — Tropical Storm Irene touched down in Brooklyn before raging across the South Shore of Long Island and causing massive flooding, downing thousands of trees and leaving behind widespread property damage.
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By Tom Jordan
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9/3/14
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