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Dolores Hofman, of Island Park, was crowned the new Ms. NY Senior America Queen at the 31st annual pageant on April 3.

Island Park woman wins Ms. New York Senior America

Dolores Hofman, of Island Park, was crowned the new Ms. New York Senior America last Sunday at the organization’s 31st annual pageant held at the John … more

By Mary Malloy | 4/6/16

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, champion eater Takeru Kobayashi and Peter’s Clam Bar owner Butch Yamali watched as contestants consumed large quantities of clams last year. (Courtesy Peter’s Clam Bar)

Contest to benefit firehouses damaged by Sandy

World champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi will coach members of the Island Park, Long Beach, Lakeview, Baldwin, Point Lookout and East Rockaway fire departments on the finer points of clam ingestion as they compete for thousands in cash prizes at the second annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park on Aug. 16. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 8/12/15

Due to contaminants the state Department of Health is recommending limits on eating some fish from Long Island waters.

Fish for free this weekend

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. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 6/24/15

Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Orrin Hatch

Largest phone scam in IRS history

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. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 3/18/15

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, left, met with Sens. Bob Mendenez, Cory Booker, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Mar. 11.

Action for Sandy victims

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. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 3/18/15

Bob Kaible, pictured in November in front of an empty lot at 24 Michigan St., where a rental property his wife and father-in-law owned once stood. On Nov. 7, a federal judge ruled that an executive at their insurance company secretly rewrote a report that originally concluded that damage to the home had been caused by Hurricane Sandy, in order to avoid a larger payout.

Sandy settlement disputes become fraud case

Four U.S. senators are calling for hearings in Washington, lawyers have descended on New York and a panel of federal judges is looking into allegations that insurance companies defrauded Hurricane Sandy victims out of insurance settlements. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 3/4/15

An indecent proposal?

Invitations to a dinner dance honoring retiring State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg stirred up simmering resentment between political foes Glenn Ingoglia and Mark Tannenbaum last week. more

By Tom Jordan | 10/8/14

Protesters walked from Village Hall in Island Park, over the Long Beach Bridge on to the boardwalk.

Sandy victims rally against NY Rising

Approximately 200 people — the majority of them displaced victims of Hurricane Sandy — braved the whipping rain during a rally from Island Park to Long Beach last Saturday and expressed … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/1/14

The E.F. Barrett Power Station juxtaposed with the proposed Island Park Energy Center.

National Grid proposes Barrett repowering

National Grid is proposing to repower the E.F. Barrett Power Station, a nearly 60-year-old facility on Barnum’s Channel. Although still in the early stages, the potential plan was outlined … more

By John Maher | 3/19/14

Voice mayoral candidate responds to campaign attack

In a letter to the Herald received on March 10, Mark Tannenbaum, a Harbor Isle resident and executive vice president of the Long Beach … more

By John Maher | 3/11/14

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