After four consecutive days of victories, Baldwin native John Krizel was defeated on the fifth day by a black hole.
That was the answer — more specifically, the question — John missed during …
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Alex Costello
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8/11/10
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This fall, if all goes according to plan, Island Park residents should start seeing workers in reflective vests on Austin Boulevard — the first step in a long-awaited traffic survey to determine …
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Alex Costello
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7/21/10
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Island Park residents worried about the sale and new owner of Abbey Manor had some of their concerns addressed at a special meeting of the Island Park Civic Association on June 22.
The …
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Alex Costello
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7/7/10
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As graduates in Oceanside and Island Park are getting ready to move on to bigger and better things, changes are coming to the local newspaper
as well.
The Oceanside/Island Park Herald has …
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Alex Costello
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6/30/10
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Oceanside resident Kim Applebaum had been caring for stray cats in her garage. Ever since a small litter of three kittens were born in there a few months ago, she’s been letting them live in her …
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Alex Costello
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5/12/10
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The Island Park School District began its 2010-11 budget process on March 22, unveiling a $32.4 million budget, a 3.9 percent increase, as well as a 2.9 percent increase in the tax levy.
There …
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by Alex Costello
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3/30/10
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On March 1, the Oceanside Board of Education held a special meeting to discuss smaller line items of its proposed budget. At just under $128.6 million, the 2010-11 budget amounts to a $2.5 million …
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Alex Costello
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3/10/10
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With Island Park’s village elections around the corner on March 16, and no seats being contested, candidates are getting ready for an easy race.
This year, the Mayor’s seat is up for …
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by Alex Costello
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2/24/10
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“At South Nassau, I would never see a case of an open fracture that 48 hours later had become gangrenous,” said Dr. Delcasse Joseph, a surgeon at South Nassau Communities Hospital. “Now …
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by Alex Costello
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2/10/10
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On Jan. 19, Governor David Paterson unveiled his 2010-11 budget plan, which included $1.1 billion reduction in state aid to schools, which would take nearly $1.5 million from Oceanside’s …
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by Alex Costello
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1/27/10
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