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Herald Editor Andrew Hackmack, left, intern Brian Stieglitz, center, and Senior Editor Scott Brinton recently cycled from Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa, to check out New York state’s new 3.6-mile, $3.8 million bicycle path on the Ocean Parkway.

I had been pedaling for an hour and a half when I stopped cold. The view, quite simply, stunned me. It was 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 22, and I was three-quarters of the way through a bike ride up and down the asphalt path that runs along the Wantagh and Ocean parkways, from Nassau County’s Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to the Town of Oyster Bay’s Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa. The entire ride, from Cedar Creek to Tobay Beach and back, was 17.6 miles. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/29/14

Marie Pisicchio, the new principal of Mandalay Elementary School, will give each teacher a copy of “The Golden Rule” in an effort to build the character education program.

She’ll be there for you

Marie Pisicchio is a numbers kind of a person. She spent 10 years in the classroom as a math teacher, and the past seven supervising the math department in the Wantagh School District. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/28/14

Children who participated in the Wantagh Public Library’s summer reading program were invited to a bowling party last Friday evening. From left are Kaitlin Dillon, Madison Allan, Sophia Cornella, Samantha Allan, Lily Bennett, Alexandra Corrella, Alexa Gottlieb and Addison Gottlieb.

A rolling reward for readers

Children in Wantagh had a ball this summer taking part in the library’s annual summer reading program, so their reward was grabbing a ball and heaving it down the alley at AMF Wantagh Lanes. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/27/14

Cassidy Hartmann, Alexi Lee and Jessica Wilson spent the summer working at Seaman’s Neck Park.

Town rec aides enjoying summer gigs

Town parks are a hotbed of activity over the summer, as Wantagh and Seaford residents head out in full force to enjoy the outdoors. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/20/14

Levittown seeks transportation savings

Levittown School District officials are looking to save money on transportation costs by bringing six routes in-house, meaning those children would be taken to an from school on Levittown buses, instead of those of a private company. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/20/14

Wantagh Troop 96 Boy Scouts Bobby Zuch, left, and Brian Walker joined Scoutmaster Andy Zuch in a section of the preserve, south of Jerusalem Avenue in Seaford.

Keeping the park clean

Whether it was dropped by humans or brought there by natural forces, there was plenty of garbage to be found in the Tackapausha Preserve last Saturday morning. A group of volunteers spent hours cleaning up the park, which straddles the Seaford-Massapequa border. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/20/14

Players from Seaman’s Neck squared off against a team from Veterans Memorial Park in East Meadow during the 21st annual street hockey tournament.

Hockey brings hustle and bustle to park

More than 400 children grabbed their sticks and headed to Seaman’s Neck Park on Aug. 11 and 12 for a long-standing tradition — the Town of Hempstead’s annual street hockey tournament. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/19/14

Each day of vacation Bible school at St. Frances de Chantal Church in Wantagh started out with songs and prayers under the big tent. The program ran from Aug. 4-15 at the parish school.

Finding fun in faith

Fun could be found just about everywhere at St. Frances de Chantal school during the last two weeks, as the parish hosted its annual vacation Bible school. Appropriately, this year’s theme was “Everywhere Fun Fair.” more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/19/14

Volunteer firefighters respond to many calls each year in Seaford and Wantagh. A new law allows fire departments to reject applicants who are convicted sex offenders.

New background checks for volunteer firefighters

Thanks to a new state law, prospective volunteer firefighters will now be subjected to additional background checks. Wantagh and Seaford fire department leaders hailed the move. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/19/14

Sandy support coming to Cedar Creek Park

Wantagh and Seaford residents struggling to bounce back from Hurricane Sandy will be able to get answers as Nassau County will bring its storm recovery resource station to Cedar Creek Park on Friday, Aug. 22 from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/14/14

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