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Michael Katz, 69, of Seaford, is a vintage radio collector who has part of his collection on display at the Wantagh Public Library until Saturday.

A radio collection that takes listeners back in time

Michael Katz’s collection of more than 200 vintage radios offers listeners more than just a chance to hear Top 40 hits. The 69-year-old Seaford resident has been accumulating radios from different historical movements across the globe. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 5/27/21

Popular Long Island band 45 RPM will perform in Merrick this summer in memory of its late bandmate, Danny Calvagna, of Deer Park, who died of Covid-19 on Feb. 3.

Town of Hempstead summer concerts are back

This year, Town of Hempstead residents will have the chance to end a summer day by packing up their coolers, ordering some takeout and heading to their local parks with their family members and friends for a free concert. more

By Jennifer Corr | 5/20/21

Jacqueline Lopez, head of children services at the Seaford Public Library, left, librarian Sabrina Boglioli and part-time librarian trainee Sophia Brandt were on hand to help young readers and their families with the library’s many Children’s Book Week activities.

Seaford Public Library inspires children to read

The Seaford Public Library’s children’s room was busy with young readers and families coming and going on May 4 for the library’s Children’s Book Week. more

By Jennifer Corr | 5/13/21

The Seaford Chamber of Commerce will host its first Maker’s Market on Saturday, where guests can browse roughly 25 local artisans and crafters.

A summer of family fun

As summer nears in Wantagh and Seaford, the Chamber of Commerce in each hamlet is planning a series of outdoor, socially distanced events to allow neighbors to spend time together. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 5/13/21

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran called on the state Department of Health to allow for full capacity as Nassau beaches like Jones Beach.

Curran calls for full capacity at beaches

There were plenty of people walking the boardwalk and shore of Jones Beach State Park on Sunday, a cool spring day. With a cool breeze and wariness of Covid-19 in the air, many were wearing a light jacket and a mask. In just a few months, this scene may look a bit different, with people in their swimsuits sprawled out on beach towels instead. But whether the beach will be filled at 100 percent capacity, or a limited capacity, remains a mystery. more

By Jennifer Corr and James Bernstein | 5/7/21

Its author, Danielle Scopinich, with the book’s inspiration, her daughter Ava, 8.

A mother’s love is ‘Simply Magic’

This Mother’s Day will hold more meaning for some, as vaccinated relatives reunite after a year of absence and families honor the matriarchs who kept their spirits up through the coronavirus pandemic. Seaford mother Danielle Scopinich says that she could have not gotten through the pandemic without her daughter Ava. She recently wrote a children’s book called “Simply Magic” about her relationship with Ava, 8, a second-grade student at Seaford Harbor Elementary School. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 5/5/21

There was no shortage of officials wielding ceremonial shovels as the project kicked off last week.

Bay Park Conveyance Project begins on Earth Day

Just in time for Earth Day on April 22, construction began on the long-awaited Bay Park Conveyance Project. more

By Mike Smollins | 4/29/21

Tackapausha Museum and Preserve employee Sam Hammel introduced guests to a barn owl named Cosmo at the museum’s annual Earth Day celebration last Saturday.

In Seaford, wildlife up close

Children and their families gathered at Tackapausha Museum and Preserve last Saturday, where employee Sam Hammel introduced them to a variety of the preserve’s residents, including a screech owl named Nutmeg and a python named Pat. All the animals he showed the crowd were rescuees, each with its own stories of how it ended up at the Seaford museum and preserve. more

By Jennifer Corr | 4/28/21

Vincent Casha, a founder of “Quarantine Cook Off,” working at his grill with his daughter, Sofia.

Making friends through food

A Facebook page titled, “Quarantine Cook Off,” not only sets stomachs rumbling, but also builds friendships. From Wantagh and Seaford to as far afield as Jupiter, Fla., and Kansas City, strangers are sharing what they’re cooking for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s a community of food lovers that has led to contests, friendships and potential potlucks (once it’s safer to hold them). more

By Jennifer Corr | 4/28/21

The couple run the nonprofit Beyond the Badge NY, which is returning for its third annual Strikeout Suicide charity softball game on Sept. 25 in Baldwin Harbor Park.

Seaford couple combats increase in police suicides

Chris and Michelle Panetta lost their close friend Nick Mencaroni, a New York City police officer, to suicide in January 2019. Now the Seaford couple is striving to raise mental health awareness and reduce the rising number of deaths by suicide among first responders. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 4/21/21

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