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Kaitlyn Cornell, Angie Maldonado, Daniel Campbell, Kyle Kondak and Brianna Penna showed the view from the inside. (Penny Frondelli/Herald)

Oceansiders from the Extended Playground Camp had a soapy and sudsy time at the car wash at School No. 6 on Aug. 5. The car wash, which was hosted by the Department of Community Activities, collected … more

8/12/15

Oceanside Letters to the Editor

Give back with OCS To the Editor: 2014 was a challenging time. World events swirled out of control — a country was divided over many ideological stances most everyday people didn’t care … more

1/14/15

Volunteers at the Turkey shoot in Oceanside - 351 baskets were donated and assembled by the Oceanside High School althetic teams, clubs, departments and battle of the classes teams. Community volunteers gave their time to drive with high school students to make it possible to deliver thanksgiving meals to 215 families.

Turkey Shoot gives food to needy families

The 2014 Turkey Shoot was a gobbling success for the needy families of Oceanside. Oceanside Community Service and Oceanside High School students collected 351 baskets of food for 215 families in … more

12/3/14

Cory Nichols shops for local food pantries.

Helping the needy in a big way

Two years ago, when he was 11, Cory Nichols saw a documentary on poverty called “Hard Times: Lost on Long Island.” Cory, who has been acting on television and in movies since he was 6, was in the audience at the Long Island International Film Expo, where a film in which he co-starred was screening as well. But it was “Hard Times” that made the biggest impression on Cory, who is now a ninth-grader at Oceanside High School. “It made me really want to help our community,” he said. “People don’t have to say they’re in need to be in need.” So he decided to take action. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 10/22/14

Oceanside Community Service seeks Pantry Partners

Oceanside Community Service has gone to Facebook to help keep the shelves stocked at local food pantries. The group recently launched the Pantry Partner program to extend the important work it does through food drives in schools and around town. more

10/8/14

Campers like Joseph Rizzi, who will start sixth grade in September, worked hard and also had some fun.

Talking about the car wash

The Extended Playground Camp hosted a fundraiser car wash last week at School No. 6 in Oceanside. The event was held, in cooperation with Oceanside Community Service, to re-supply the Oceanside Food … more

8/14/14

Oceanside’s student cinematographers, on the other side of the camera. From left, video and broadcasting teacher Audrey Miller with award-winning film students Michael Lucido, Caroline Rowley, Liz Webb, Lia Stoupas and Jackie Xerri.

From here to the Oscars?

The cameras are rolling at Oceanside High School, and the awards are rolling in with them. Film students brought home eight awards from the Locust Valley High School Film Festival on March 27, … more

By John Maher | 4/8/14

Lucas Santora, front, prepares for the show with his band, Bailout 42.

Local bands jam for Sandy

Local bands will rock the green at St. Marks’s Church in Rockville Centre on Saturday, July 20, in a Sandy relief concert to benefit Oceanside Community Service. “When the storm hit, Rockville … more

By John Maher | 7/17/13

Firefighters tom Cesiro, James Stiner, Brendan Combs, Ed Scharfberg, Charles Artino and Michael Marciano helped out at the OCS Holiday Party.

Making sure Oceanside has a good holiday

Oceanside Community Service held a holiday party in the week before Christmas, giving everyone in Oceanside a chance to make sure that Hurricane Sandy didn’t ruin the season. Held at Oceanside … more

1/4/13

Hundreds of residents and volunteers came to the high school on Thanksgiving for the largest holiday dinner ever.

Feeding a community in need

Charity is nothing new to Oceansiders. Normally, the Oceanside Interfaith Council hosts a free Thanksgiving dinner for residents at St. Anthony’s church. But with the increase in need this year due … more

11/28/12

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