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Mostly Cloudy Woman, 83, struck and killed by bus in Oceanside
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a school bus on Wednesday at 8:03 a.m. in Oceanside.
Oceanside High School unites for mental health awareness
Students, staff celebrate PS I Love You Day
Hundreds of inspirational messages were sent around Oceanside High School on Feb. 12 as students, staff members and administrators sought a sense of togetherness at a time when many people feel disconnected.
Pancho's Cantina in Island Park to close after 40-year run
Pancho’s Cantina, which has been in business for 40 years, including 27 in Island Park, will close for good March 7.
Law firm seeks to probe Oceanside sanitation commissioner over alleged posts
Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 Commissioner Ryan Hemsley has yet to meet with the law firm that was hired to investigate claims that he was behind racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic Facebook posts, despite the firm’s attempts to conduct the probe.
NYPD officer from Oceanside to plead guilty in murder-for-hire plot
A New York City police officer from Oceanside who was charged with plotting to hire a hit man to kill her estranged husband and her boyfriend’s teenage daughter has agreed to plead guilty to one of the charges she is facing.
Oceanside entrepreneurs invent product to protect cell phones
Oceanside brothers Matt and Luke Tagle have taken inspiration from ABC’s “Shark Tank” and created and trademarked a product that has already made its way to Walmart and Amazon. With The Pocket Pillow, the brothers are aiming to protect users’ phones from being damage or lost.
Oceanside native authors book about students with special needs
Oceanside native Shannon Kelly Dass has combined her loves for teaching and writing to help youth and parents alike to understand students with special needs like the ones she works with every day. In her recently published book, “Charlie’s Journey”, Dass aims to give a voice to the students she teaches and is inspired by.
Tackling teen cyberbullying
Cyberbullying among teens has been a problem for years, and it is continuing, and perhaps worsening, during the coronavirus pandemic, as more middle- and high school students spend more time online. On Feb. 11, it was the subject of a virtual roundtable discussion.
Local students launch dog rescue club
A group of high school students from throughout the Baldwin area have formed a club to support local nonprofit dog rescue centers and advocate for adoptions and rescues of dogs. Oceanside High …
Island Park among libraries set to receive federal CARES funds
On Feb. 9, alongside local library directors, Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin announced that the town has approved more than $340,000 in grants to support several public libraries within the township (see box). The allocation was made possible by funding through the federal CARES Act, which was secured by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer last year.
Op-Ed
So now that you’re vaccinated . . .
I applaud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance update recommending that people who are fully vaccinated not be confined to quarantine after exposure to a case of Covid-19.
Op-Ed
How do you know I’m from Lawn Guyland?
I was in Ryann’s Wines in East Meadow around the holidays, standing at the checkout, when a fellow customer, a man in his 70s, called out to a 20-something employee from across the store.
Randi Kreiss
A governor bruised by a pandemic mistake
I admired Gov. Mario Cuomo so much that I actually bought an old CD of his speeches some years ago, and I actually listened to them. So I am educated in the successes and rhetorical and political skills of the Cuomo boys.