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The St. William the Abbot Catholic Youth Organization swim team has a potluck dinner at the end of each season.

Harrison Gorman, a 17-year-old from Massapequa, was part of St. William the Abbot’s record-breaking freestyle relay team at the Catholic Youth Organization of Nassau and Suffolk swim … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/25/17

When the renowned U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds take flight over Jones Beach during Memorial Day weekend, Wantagh firefighters make sure that spectators are safe.

On the ground at the air show

Between 300,000 and 400,000 people are expected to look to the skies over Jones Beach on May 27 and 28, marveling at the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/25/17

The demonstration was confined to the sidewalk on Roth Road, where King lives. The congressman was not home when protesters gathered outside his house.

Health debate intensifies

About 50 people marched up and down the sidewalk on Roth Road in Seaford on May 11, protesting outside U.S. Rep. Peter King’s home because he voted in favor of the House of … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/18/17

Seaford officials said that they were grateful to the community for passing the budget.

Budgets pass in Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown

Residents passed the 2017-18 budgets for the Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown school districts on May 16, in addition to supporting a slew of ballot propositions and board of education … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/17/17

The John Theissen Children’s Foundation Family Fun Center, at 1881 Wantagh Ave., may close. Theissen needs to raise $50,000 by June 30.

Theissen Center may close

Kaitlyn Rochel, a 14-year-old Wantagh Middle School student, is a three-time cancer survivor. In 2006 she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and was treated with chemotherapy. When she … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/3/17

Former NYPD Lieutenant Paul Dean, a Wantagh resident, left a federal courthouse in Manhattan on April 25 after being arrested and charged with two counts to conspiracy to commit bribery and one count of extortion.

Ex-cops from Wantagh-Seaford charged in gun-license bribe plots

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced on April 25 charges against three former NYPD officers from the South Shore, among others, for their alleged roles in multiple, years-long schemes to extract bribes for expediting and approving gun licenses. more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/3/17

Ex-cops charged in gun-license bribe schemes

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced on April 25 charges against three former NYPD officers from the South Shore, among others, for their alleged roles in multiple, years-long schemes to … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/26/17

About 120 people help teens in need shop at the Long Island Volunteer Center Prom Boutique annually.

Making magic for teens in need

Andrea Stottler has found prom ball gowns on the stoop of her Wantagh home nearly everyday since February. After she posted on the Wantagh Mommas Facebook page that she and other members of the Lions Club were collecting dresses so that teens in need had something to wear to their proms, she began finding dozens of colorful garments hung over her doorway when she got home from work. more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/12/17

The Herald Community Newspapers crew at the New York Press Association convention in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., last weekend.

Heralds bring home the gold in New York Press Association contest

The Herald Community Newspapers came up big in the New York Press Association’s 2016 Better Newspaper Contest, taking 15 honors in the statewide competition, for which 184 newspapers submitted nearly 3,000 entries. The awards were presented at NYPA’s annual convention in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., last weekend. more

4/12/17

The student committee is the face of the Race for Education. They presented the initiative to their peers with videos and slideshows at a rally on Feb. 14.

St. William the Abbot School kicks off fundraising campaign

More than 600 students were expected to line the driveway of St. William the Abbot School in Seaford on Wednesday morning, passing boxes packed with 6,500 envelopes, to Seaford Postmaster Richard … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/11/17