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Mostly Cloudy and Breezy Wantagh FD contains early morning house blaze
The Wantagh FD responded to a house fire at 2857 Morgan Drive Wantagh at 6:37 a.m. on April 16, 2018 and brought it under control in about an hour.
Record showing for Heralds in 2017 New York Press Association contest
The Herald Community Newspapers won big in the New York Press Association’s 2017 Better Newspaper Contest, taking home 29 awards — 26 of them for editorial excellence. That was a record …
Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown residents sworn into Commissioner’s Community Council
Residents and police, together on local issues
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder has officially kicked into gear his Community Council, a police task force with a subdivision in each of the county’s 19 legislative districts.
Seaford has among the highest percentage of students opting out of state tests
In Seaford, 66 percent of the 3rd to 8th grade students opted out of New York State exams.
Seaford Little League plays ball once more
Fees waived for sports leagues again
Play ball! That’s what Seaford Little League and other child and adult baseball leagues across the county were told to do last week — after an issue regarding fees for county parks was resolved.
Jones Beach: memories told through postcards
Constantine E. Theodosiou, of Cedarhurst, details some of its history through postcards and images in his book “Jones Beach,” part of the Arcadia Publishing Postcard History Series.
Seaford School District to hold parent safety forums
The Seaford School District will host four parent safety meetings in mid-April.
Seaford Bagels celebrates 25th anniversary
For the store’s 25th anniversary in April, it is selling bagels on Mondays and Tuesdays for 25 cents each.
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Nassau district attorney creates school safety task force
On March 27, Nassau County introduced a task force that plans to promote preparedness for potential threats to schools and other public buildings.
Long Island officials, schools focus on mental illness
The Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., spurred a national dialogue about the connection between gun violence and mental illness.
Editorial
Teachers carrying guns? Not here.
In times of crisis, it’s easy to overreact. President Trump overreacted when he called over the weekend for funding to train and arm teachers . . .
Todd Kaminsky
Stamping out this spate of hate
Over the past year and a half, the incidence of hate crimes has skyrocketed across the nation, and Long Island. Just a few weeks ago, swastikas were scrawled on sidewalks . . .
Alfonse D'Amato
On trade, let’s make peace, not war
Trade deficits and their long-term effects on the nation’s well-being aren’t something Americans tend to think much about. We buy cars, clothes, TVs and appliances without . . .