Neighbors of James and Christine Braun Johnson say they are baffled by the murder and suicide that took place on their quiet, leafy Oceanside street on July 15.
At about 6 p.m. that evening, …
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By Howard Schwach
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7/24/13
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BY HOWARD SCHWACH
hschwach@liherald.com
This is the first of a series of articles that will be published in coming weeks concerning the Oceanside Sanitary District 7, its operations and its …
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By Howard Schwach
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7/17/13
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By HOWARD SCHWACH
hschwach@liherald.com
The fact that Long Beach Medical Center remains closed since it was devastated by Hurricane Sandy late last year has had an impact on a neighboring …
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By Howard Schwach
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7/10/13
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Follow the bouncing ball:
Oceanside schools Superintendent Dr. Herb Brown retired on June 30, leaving a vacancy that was filled by Dr. Phyllis Harrington, the former superintendent of the Oyster …
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By Howard Schwach
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7/10/13
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More than five years after a former Gulf Oil terminal in Oceanside was placed on the state’s Superfund toxic waste site list, the Department of Environmental Conservation has directed that an …
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7/3/13
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Oceanside senior Vincent Celeste, 18, might have been the happiest teenager in the room — he won a drawing for a 2013 Ford Fiesta — but he certainly wasn’t the only happy high school graduate …
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By Howard Schwach
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7/3/13
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Most of the news stories focusing on high school graduation rates trumpet the fact that the rate in New York State has stabilized at 74 percent after a few years of rapid growth.
That satisfies …
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By Howard Schwach
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6/26/13
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With his self-imposed deadline looming next week, developer Michael Posillico, the CEO of Farmingdale-based Posillico Development Corporation, appears to be hanging tough in his dispute with the Town …
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By Howard Schwach
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6/26/13
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At age 73 and counting, I am tired of many things.
I am tired of watching television shows and reading news stories that tell me I need to have saved at least $1 million in order to retire with …
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By Howard Schwach
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6/19/13
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An Oceanside man received the New York City Police Department’s Distinguished Service Medal posthumously on June 11, after dying last year of illness related to Ground Zero recovery work.
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By Howard Schwach
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6/19/13
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