The Oceanside Sanitation District 7 Board of Commissioners voted to explore the possibility of filing a defamation lawsuit against certain Facebook pages at its Oct. 1 meeting. The vote was 4-1, …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/7/15
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It’s October, and the pink ribbons are out in full force for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But beyond awareness, what does that entail? Local hospitals and cancer centers have screening, …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/7/15
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Whenever Joseph Michael Polchinski II did something, he did it to extremes.
“It was like if he was going to get a tattoo he was going to get the biggest tattoo in the world,” said his sister, …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/23/15
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Oceanside resident and New York City Police officer James Frascatore has been accused of using excessive force on retired tennis player James Blake.
On Sept. 9, Blake, who is biracial, was …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/16/15
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Oceanside marked the 14th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a ceremony on the Schoolhouse Green. About 300 people attended, ranging from senior citizens and veterans to children who were born years after the tragedy.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/11/15
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The Oceanside Fire Department showed off its high-tech command room on Foxhurst Road to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Sept. 1.
The Dispatching Office and Command Center, which opened last …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/9/15
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Sanitary District 7 Commissioner John Mannone tried and failed to get an outside legal counsel to review former Supervisor Michael Scarlata’s consulting contract and reclaim the $391,000 he received in retirement benefits while also working for the district.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/9/15
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An Oceanside man was arrested for driving drunk with a 6-year-old in Lido Beach, Nassau County Police report.
On Sept. 7 at 4:34 p.m., Shawn Buschor, 40, of South Long Beach Road, Oceanside was …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/9/15
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“We’re not going to fix anything tonight, we’re not going to solve any problems and we’re not going to judge anybody,” Alexander Tucciarone, chief strategy officer of the Makeshift …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/27/15
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“I think the message that I want people to hear is: we can’t begin to understand how much God loves us,” said Rev. Kally Elliott, the new pastor at Oceanside Presbyterian Church. She started preaching at the church last month.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/19/15
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