Oceanside received more state aid than anticipated after it finalized its $147.2 million budget for 2016-17.
While the tax levy will increase by about $500,000, next year’s spending plan will …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/6/16
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An Island Park man burned his wife’s hands in a deep fryer during a domestic dispute in their Oceanside restaurant, police said.
According to Nassau County Police, Xiuling Xiao, 39, was arguing with his 39-year-old wife while they were working at their Chinese restaurant in Oceanside last Sunday at 8:10 p.m. (Police have not identified the restaurant.)
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/4/16
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Police are looking for a man who robbed a Dunkin Dounts at knifepoint.
On March 30 at 9:30 p.m., a man holding knife entered the Dunkin Donuts at 3151 Lawson Boulevard. He jumped on the counter …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/31/16
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Plans to demolish and rebuild the Barnum Island bridge, between Oceanside and Island Park, have raised concerns among business owners and residents.
According to Mary Studdert, spokeswoman for …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/30/16
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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 …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/29/16
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An increase in the use of online apps and computer software means that the Oceanside school district will buy fewer textbooks in the next school year.
At the March 15 meeting of the Oceanside …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/23/16
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A woman arrived on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos. She and hundreds of others were fleeing civil war in Syria. They had been adrift on a flimsy boat for at least a day without food or …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/23/16
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An Oceanside teacher raised more than $6,000 for childhood cancer research by going bald.
Amy Simon, who teaches second grade at School No. 4, had her head shaved last Sunday in Amityville to …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/16/16
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A change in the way the Long Island Power Authority is counted on the tax rolls means that the Oceanside school district will have a smaller tax levy this year and in 2016-17 than originally …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/9/16
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A former treasurer of Utility Workers Local 365 is charged with stealing more thant $111,000 from the union. He surrendered this morning to Nassau County District Attorney investigators.
In …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/8/16
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