The growing number of parents opting their children out of state English Language Arts and math tests seems to have had a mixed effect on overall scores. Oceanside saw mostly gains this year, while Island Park saw mostly losses.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/19/15
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Irma Grossman, 79, was stabbed to death in her home at 2754 Terrell Ave. in Oceanside on Aug. 17, police report.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/17/15
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Michael Scarlata attended the Oceanside Sanitation District 7 meeting on Aug. 6 — after he was suspended with pay last month from his consulting job with the district.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/12/15
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A Queens man scammed an Oceanside business for nonexistent boiler work, according to Nassau County police.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/12/15
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One car fled from an accident in front of the Sands Shopping Center on Long Beach Road.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/7/15
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A car accident at the intersection of Waukena Avenue and Brower Avenue sent one person to the hospital, according to the Oceanside Fire Department. Two cars were involved in the crash.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/5/15
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Some of the children walked off the bus hugging their old friends. Others looked more awkward with the strangers they had just met. Though they had been waiting more than an hour and a half in the heat and direct sunlight, the 10 families were in good spirits when they greeted the children they would be hosting for a week.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/5/15
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A man robbed two banks, one in Oceanside and one in Rockville Centre, in less than a half hour last week, according to Nassau County police.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/4/15
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Here she comes ... Miss Long Island.
Oceanside resident Hayley Riesel won this year’s Miss Long Island pageant at the July 12 competition at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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7/29/15
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An Oceanside woman who was driving drunk with three children in her car and was involved in an accident in Long Beach last Friday night left the scene, according to Nassau County police.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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7/29/15
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