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Three cheers for U.S. women's soccer!
For soccer fans, Independence Day weekend carried extra meaning this year. more
The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter is open for adoptions every day of the week, except Mondays.
Shelter touts success of adoption program
The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter found homes for 178 pets during its Home for the Holidays adoption program, which ended on Jan. 4. That bests last year’s total of 157. more
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Vasu Joshi, Brent Kavaler and Timmy Grief of the Leadership Club showed off some of the items donated to the mitten drive.
High schoolers spread holiday cheer
Wantagh High School students spent the bulk of December giving, and giving some more. Several clubs hosted holiday drives to help people in need on Long Island. more
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Mike Timko, owner of Fun Stuff Toys in Seaford, shows a toy hot dog and ice cream cart for sale at his store.
Sales strong for small businesses
There no malls or big-box stores in Wantagh and Seaford, so local residents looking to do some holiday shopping within their own communities have been turning to small businesses to fulfill their needs. more
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Kindergartner Shannon Watt met with Santa at St. William the Abbot School on Dec. 12.
Santa pays visit to St. William School
Santa will be visiting homes all across the world this week, but before he made his big annual journey, he stopped by Seaford to take some requests. more
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The Wantagh High School Vocal Jazz group performed a medley of holiday songs at the Wantagh Preservation Society’s open house on Dec. 14 at its museum on Wantagh Ave.
A Christmas program for the ages
Santa usually arrives in town by sleigh, but on Dec. 14, he came to Wantagh by train. St. Nick greeted children in the historic train car off Wantagh Avenue at the Preservation Society’s annual holiday open house. more
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MacArthur High School cheerleaders, from left, Jacqueline Langellotti, Elias Martinez, Stephanie Schwartz and Danielle Zangrillo wrapped a winter coat for a local needy child on Dec. 16 at the Levittown Memorial Education Center.
Adopt-a-family yields great results
“This community has such a big heart,” Levittown Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tonie McDonald said as she looked around the board room at the district’s central offices on Dec. 16 and saw tables piled with gifts for needy families in the community. more
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John Theissen, second from left, accepted $3,300 from Meenan Oil in Wantagh, represented by Fran Duffy, Pete Catapano and Peggy O’Connor, to replace items damaged in a recent flood.
After flood, donations pour in for foundation
Every holiday season, the John Theissen Children’s Foundation in Wantagh fulfills tens of thousands of requests for presents for sick and underprivileged children. This year, a flood at the foundation’s Family Fun Center on Wantagh Avenue jeopardized its efforts. more
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Temple members of all ages helped make a menorah poster.
Temple says hello to Hanukkah
Temple B’Nai Torah in Wantagh hosted a pre-Hanukkah celebration on Dec. 14. The event kicked off with a breakfast for adults, in which popular Jewish delights such as latkes were served. Volunteers from the Brotherhood men’s club worked in the kitchen to prepare the feast. more
Cassandra Kelly added the finishing touches on her house.
Gingerbread fever at Forest Lake
The Gingerbread Man visited kindergarten students at Forest Lake Elementary School last Friday. Then, during recess, he was gone. more
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