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The Wantagh Fire Department responded to a house fire call at 2445 Manchester Road in Wantagh on May 14.

F.D. responds to blaze on Manchester Road

At 10:40 a.m. on May 14, the Wantagh Fire Department arrived on the scene of a house fire at 2445 Manchester Road in Wantagh. Chief of Department Ken Kelly was first on the scene two minutes after … more

5/26/20

A blaze broke out in the brush behind the Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on Saturday morning. Smoke from the fire could be seen from a distance, lower left of the theater.

Wantagh F.D. joins volunteers from across South Shore to battle Jones Beach blaze

Smoke covered the amphitheater at Jones Beach State Park, filling the air with the pungent odor of burning shrubbery and scrub pine, as fire departments from Nassau and Suffolk Counties responded to … more

By Scott Brinton and Timothy Denton | 5/16/20

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran paid tribute Wednesday to the healthcare professionals at Nassau University Medical Center on National Nurses Day.

County pays tribute to health care ‘heroes’ on National Nurses Day

In honor of National Nurses Day, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other county officials paid tribute Wednesday to the healthcare professionals working on the frontlines of the pandemic. … more

By Bridget Downes | 5/6/20

Seaford, Wantagh schools gain in state budget

The Seaford and Wantagh school districts each are slated to receive roughly $500,000 in additional state aid in the new budget passed this week, according to Seaford Democratic State Sen. John Brooks. more

By Timothy Denton | 4/3/20

An official flyer for one of Beyond the Badge’s free yoga class offers.

Locked out of gyms, first responders turn to yoga

Typically, Beyond the Badge focuses on the mental health of law enforcement officers. Now, Michelle Panetta says she and husband Chris, the charity's co-founders, see the bigger picture and a dire need to help a wider array of responders – and not just mentally. more

By J.D. Freda | 4/1/20

Former Babylon Town Councilwoman Jackie Gordon is running to replace retiring Rep. Peter King in the 2nd C.D.

Army vet going all-out in 2nd C.D.

The seat in New York’s 2nd Congressional District is up for grabs. For the first time in nearly 30 years, U.S. Rep. Peter King’s name will not be on the ballot. King made headlines last … more

By JD Freda | 3/12/20

Two masked and armed assailants allegedly entered the white house on the corner of Hampton Avenue in Seaford and allegedly assaulted its two female occupants on Monday at 4 p.m.

Two assaulted in Seaford home invasion

Two female victims were allegedly assaulted during a home invasion in Seaford late Monday afternoon, officers and detectives of the Nassau County Police Department’s Seventh Squad … more

2/18/20

From left, Maureen Conklin, Liz Greco, Laura Dupkin Memisha presented Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Alexandra Nigolian of the NCPD Foundation with a check for $3,537.

Back the Blue deliver donation to Ryder

On Jan. 3, Laura Dupkin Memisha, Maureen Conklin and Liz Greco partnered with Wantagh’s Ridgewood Tavern owner Mike Paccione to raise money for police’s widowed families. Paccione is a … more

By J.D. Freda | 1/31/20

Legislator Howard Kopel said Republican lawmakers are calling for a state probe into a $710,000 scam perpetrated at the Nassau County Comptroller's office recently.

GOP lawmakers call for state probe into $710K scam at comptroller's office

Nassau Republican legislators called Friday for state and county investigations into the office of County Comptroller Jack Schnirman, who only a week ago said at a news conference that a phishing … more

By James Bernstein | 1/24/20

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano briefly left the federal courthouse in Central Islip between opening arguments in his corruption trial.

Opening statements heard in Mangano/Veditto corruption trial

Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in the corruption trial of Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto. more

By Erik Hawkins | 3/11/18

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