Island Park with residents was met with an unexpected appearance at Costello’s Ace Hardware parking lot on Feb. 1 after an 18-wheeler rolled into the ACE parking lot to unveil the GRAVE DIGGER …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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2/9/24
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The legacy of a man whose generosity knew no bounds is setting sail in Island Park.
Three years ago, John Esposito, a longtime Island Park resident, left a request in his will for his cousin — …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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2/2/24
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Oceanside and Island Park school districts both would suffer a loss in state aid if the State Legislature goes along with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget proposal.
The budget includes a …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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2/2/24
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In a bid to improve the fiscal health of Island Park, village officials are installing a new electronic parking monitoring system for all municipal parking fields, with visitors paying for parking …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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1/26/24
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Pokémon enthusiasts who meet monthly at the Island Park Library held a special meeting of the Pokémon Club on Jan. 20th.
After trading and much admiring of each others’ cards, the group …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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1/26/24
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Members of the Oceanside High School Sources of Strength club were part of a contingent standing up for mental health awareness at a New York Islander’s game on Jan. 9.
The Islanders have been …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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1/19/24
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Patrons of the Island Park Library will soon have the opportunity to go on a spiritual journey through the art of Chinesecalligraphy. Dawn Yang, 50, has made Chinese calligraphy a part of her daily …
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By Janet Prete
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1/19/24
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When you think of working out you likely think about barbells, dumbbells, and treadmills, but how often do you think about stretching? At the JCC in Oceanside, the fitness team is making it their …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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1/12/24
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When Ed Madden joined the Island Park Fire Department as a high school student in 1976, he recalled, there was an explosion of sewage storage tanks across Pearsalls Hassock that killed a …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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1/5/24
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Francis X. Hegarty School and Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park shared the sounds of the holiday season during their schools’ winter concert performances.
At Francis X. Hegarty, the …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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1/5/24
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