Oceanside High School’s class of 1984, their friends and their families gathered for the 34th time to have a football game the Sunday after Thanksgiving. On Nov. 28, 19 players gathered at the …
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12/2/15
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Ever wonder why everyone in your workplace always looks so busy on his or her computer? Well, there’s a good chance that your colleagues are playing some sort of online fantasy sport.
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11/19/15
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It was a tearjerker for a lot of reason. The football game kicked off when 11-year-old Alana Ambrosecchia surprised her brother and the crowd with a rousing rendition of God Bless America. Alana is …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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11/4/15
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As football season starts, it is important to keep players safe. The Oceanside school district has that covered — literally.
Almost all of the helmets in Oceanside High School’s inventory …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/14/15
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It’s not so much a goodbye as it is a see-you-later for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which closed last week after hosting hockey games, concerts, trade shows and family events for the past 43 years.
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8/12/15
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I have a terrific photo of my grandson, Jacob, running with the ball for a touchdown. He was 9 at the time . . .
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4/23/15
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For the 33rd year, Oceanside High School’s class of 1984 took to the field at Merle Avenue and played a game of football on Nov. 29, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It’s a longstanding tradition, class reunion and lunch for these men. It’s called the Turkey Bowl.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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12/3/14
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Tom Cutinella, a football player in Shoreham-Wading River High School, died after a game last week. Cutinella, 16, had blocked a player from John H. Glenn High School during an Oct. 1 game. He collided with the opposing player and collapsed soon afterward. Cutinella died at Huntington Hospital a few hours later.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/8/14
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In February, Baltimore Ravens star running back Ray Rice was arrested at an Atlantic City casino and charged with assault. Video footage later emerged . . .
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9/25/14
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If the National Football League’s indefinite suspension of Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice for his knock-out punch of his then fiancée, Janay Palmer, has any positive side, it’s the enhanced public awareness of domestic violence.
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9/18/14
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