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Mostly Cloudy Joe Samoles declared winner in Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 race
Nearly three weeks after polls closed in the Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 board of commissioners race, Joe Samoles was declared the winner on Wednesday. Samoles defeated incumbent Tom Lanning …
Island Park woman, 46, found dead on float in backyard pool
An Island Park woman was found dead in a backyard pool float on Friday, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Three Oceanside natives to screen movies at Long Island International Film Expo
Three Oceanside natives will share their latest productions during the Long Island International Film Expo from July 12 through 18.
Bicyclist struck by car and killed in Island Park
A bicyclist was struck and killed by a car in Island Park on Monday.
Hundreds attend funeral for late NYPD officer and Oceanside resident Luis Alvarez
Former detective urged Congress to replenish 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund during dying days
Hundreds of uniformed NYPD officers and FDNY firefighters lined Ditmars Boulevard outside of Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, Queens Wednesday morning to pay their respects during late NYPD detective Luis Alvarez's funeral. Inside the church, Alvarez's son, David, approached the altar and tried to put his late father's courage into words.
Neighbors in the News
Oceanside student among three volunteers to earn prestigious scholarship from South Nassau Communities Hospital
In recognition of their service as junior volunteers at South Nassau Communities Hospital, Madeline DiDominica, of Oceanside, Jomo Osborne, of Baldwin, and Jerusha Medidha, of Rockville Centre, have been awarded the hospital’s annual Dorothy M. Sharer Scholarship.
Oceansiders to take the stage at Madison Theatre
Oceansiders will perform numbers from famous musicals at Molloy College’s Madison Theatre with South Shore Theatricals on July 21.
South Nassau Communities Hospital administrator joins Home Care Association board
The Home Care Association of New York has appointed Nurse Nancy Helenek, the administrative director of care continuum at South Nassau Communities Hospital, to its board of directors.
New-look Lizards a work in progress
The landscape of professional lacrosse has changed, but the goal for the rebuilt New York Lizards remains the same — compete for the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) championship.
Army Corps seeks funding
Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said at a June 27 public meeting in Long Beach that they were seeking an extension to continue a $3 million study of ways to protect communities …
The Week Ahead
Nearby things to do this week in Oceanside, Island Park
Learn about the moon landing before its 50th anniversary with the Oceanside Public Library on July 17 at 2 p.m.
Celebrate Albert Einstein in Island Park
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Einstein Relativity solar eclipse with the Island Park Public Library on July 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Long Island Reach Rockin’ Summer Night fundraiser at EGP Oceanside
Long Island Reach Youth and Family Services hosts a rockin’ evening of music, food and fun on July 18 at 6 p.m at EGP Oceanside.