It’s been seven years since a student from Oceanside High School was accepted to the Military Academy at West Point, one of the most prestigious schools in the country. And with good reason — …
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by Alex Costello
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2/16/11
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It seems a simple enough question for Island Park residents: Who is responsible for notifying businesses on Austin Boulevard that they need to shovel the sidewalks outside their stores?
The …
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by Alex Costello
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2/9/11
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As the snow keeps piling up, the Village of Island Park’s coffers start running out.
According to Mayor Jim Ruzicka, the village budgeted $17,000 for snow removal this year. So far this season, …
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by Alex Costello
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2/9/11
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The Long Island Index — an independent, non-partisan group that compiles data every year about different aspects of Long Island — has spent the past few years working on analyzing the area’s …
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by Alex Costello
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2/2/11
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For Oceanside native Suzi Hileman, the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 8 wasn’t a national call for stricter gun control. It wasn’t about changing political rhetoric, or even about better …
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by Alex Costello
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2/2/11
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It has been more than a year since an earthquake struck Haiti last January. And since then, dedicated workers from South Nassau Communities Hospital have made many trips to the impoverished nation to …
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by Alex Costello
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1/26/11
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When the Town of Hempstead installed two stop signs at the intersection of Waukena Avenue and Ocean Avenue in Oceanside in 2006, many residents felt that it increased congestion on Waukena, an …
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by Alex Costello
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1/26/11
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When Oceanside Superintendent of Schools Dr. Herb Brown announced at the Dec. 20 Board of Education meeting that he was looking at the possibility of having to cut 30 positions next year, it was …
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Alex Costello
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1/19/11
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Island Park’s fourth class of students have just made their choice for which high school they will be attending next year — Long Beach or West Hempstead. And with over 100 Island Park students …
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Alex Costello
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1/12/11
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Although predictions up to Tuesday night called for upwards of 18 inches of snow for parts of Long Island, the storm that actually hit wasn’t nearly as bad.
Oceanside and Island Park got hit …
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Alex Costello
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1/12/11
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