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Mayor Francis X. Murray, left, Village Administrator Keith Spadaro, Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard and Village Trustee Michael Sepe planted one of the first trees on Maple Avenue on Dec. 19.

Village looks forward to 2015

From fire trucks to finishing Maple Avenue, the Village of Rockville Centre has lots of plans for 2015. After nearly two years of work, the construction on Maple Avenue is nearing completion. The road has been paved, and the planting of new trees began on Dec. 19. Streetscape work — the planting of flowers and bushes and the installation of new benches — will be completed next spring. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 12/24/14

Houses priced between $500,000 and $700,000, like this split-level currently for sale by Coach Realtors, tend to sell quickly in Rockville Centre.

2015: a great year for RVC real estate

According to local real estate executives, 2014 was a good year for the Rockville Centre housing market, and they anticipate that 2015 will be even better. Some brokers saw the number of homes they sold take a slight dip in 2014, but others reported increases. And home prices are slowly starting to climb. more

By Alex Costello | 1/21/15

Oceanside Firefighters responded to the scene of a blaze.

Volunteer firefighters fight for insurance

A paid fireman and a volunteer fireman both respond to a fire where there are toxic materials. The paid fireman develops cancer of the pancreas, and his insurance pays for his treatment. The … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 4/6/16

Dusk illuminated Florence Gatto and the famous gazebo at the Schoolhouse Green in Oceanside.

Grand finale for summer reading series

The Oceanside Kiwanis Club finished another summer of its Gazebo Reading Nights program, with the last reading of the year on Aug. 25. The program, in its eighth year, raised $5000 for the Kiwanis … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 9/3/14

Kiwanis looks to 2015

The year may have just started, but Oceanside Kiwanis has many events planned for the next several months. In January, Kiwanis International will celebrate its 100th anniversary while Oceanside … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 1/7/15

Remembering Donald Latham

The Rev. Donald Latham, the former rector of the Rockville Centre Church of the Ascension, died on March 5 at Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs. He was 82. “His tenure here would be the … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/27/16

A fire left a house in Oceanside uninhabitable last Sunday afternoon, displacing a family of four.

Easter fire leaves Oceanside family homeless

An Easter Sunday fire heavily damaged the home of an Oceanside family and left them homeless. On Sunday afternoon, a fire started on the deck behind the house at 8 Marshall St. Oceanside Fire … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 3/29/16

More Oceansiders opt out of state test

Record numbers of Oceanside parents opted their children out of the state English Language Arts (ELA) exam last week. According to Superintendent Phyllis Harrington, 861 out of 2529 students sat out the exam — about 34 percent of the total. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/22/15

Assemblyman Brian Curran and Long Beach art teacher Laura Swan held up an art piece that protests the Port Ambrose project.

Curran hosts Port Ambrose forum

“Tell your neighbors” was the message of a town meeting Assemblyman Brian Curran hosted on Port Ambrose, Liberty Natural Gas’ (LNG) proposed liquefied natural gas terminal 18.5 miles off the coast of Jones Beach. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/29/15

Molloy professor Daniel Cillis recently published “Water Damage,” the second novel in his planned trilogy.

Molloy professor publishes second novel

A Wall Street bomb set off by German spies in a secret war against the United States is the explosive beginning to the novel “Water Damage,” which is the second book of Daniel Cillis, a Molloy College business professor. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/22/15