A father and son police team rescued a drowning man in Oceanside.
On Jan. 25 at about 4:45 p.m., a 50-year-old man from Franklin Square was refueling his duck boat at the Bay Park fishing station dock at the end of Weidner Avenue when he fell into the water, which was approximately 37 degrees Fahrenheit.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry and Rebecca Melnitsky
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1/26/16
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While some community based organization are struggling to find volunteers, South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside is recognizing people who have given thousands of hours of service. Anne …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/9/15
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New York State residents and visitors may fish for free without a fishing license in the state’s lakes, ponds, rivers and streams during the weekend of June 27-28, and Veteran’s Day, November 11.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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6/24/15
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The scam phone calls are coming to Island Park, Oceanside, Nassau County, New York State, all over the nation, claiming to be the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and demanding money.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/18/15
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After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/18/15
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South Nassau Communities Hospital is recommending that "a specific group of patients" get tested for HIV and hepatitis B and C after discovering that they may have been treated with contaminated insulin.
According to …
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By John Maher
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3/12/14
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From his days as a cub reporter in Long Beach to the pinnacle of New York State politics as the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Jerry Kremer tells all.
The sponsor of more than 250 …
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By Howard Schwach
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1/16/14
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For local residents, Oct. 29, 2012 will be one of a handful of historic dates that those on the south shore of Long Island will remember for the rest of their lives, talking about where they were …
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By Howard Schwach
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10/23/13
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A task force mandated by President Barack Obama in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and charged with developing a strategy for rebuilding areas damaged by the devastating storm has issued a report …
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8/21/13
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Long-suffering Long Islanders may soon see some additional Hurricane Sandy rebuild relief from the Federal Government.
A new program funded by Federal Supplemental …
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By Amanda McKelvey
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7/24/13
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