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Theodore Roosevelt Legislative and Executive Building.

Who’s running for county legislator in District 19?

Seeking his third, two-year term as a Nassau County Legislator, incumbent Steve Rhoads will face first-time candidate Jill Levine in the race for the 19th Legislative District, which spans from Freeport to Seaford. more

By Alyssa Seidman | 10/17/19

St. Matthias Church, on the border of Bellmore and Wantagh, has not changed in its 115 years.

St. Matthias Church granted landmark status

St. Matthias Church — a small building with brown shingles and white clapboard on the border of Bellmore and Wantagh — was granted landmark status at the Oct. 2 Hempstead Town Council meeting. The site will now be protected against demolition, preserving a 100-year-plus legacy of the area’s African-American history. more

By Andrew Garcia | 10/10/19

Cleaner water in store for the South Shore

While Nassau County legislators may be divided on many issues, they recently made it clear that they agree on the importance of protecting Long Island’s wetlands. more

9/27/19

A rendering of the Bay Park Conveyance Project, which will send treated effluent from the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility to an ocean outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant, in Wantagh, via a century-old aqueduct beneath Sunrise Highway.

County Legislature OKs $408 million for plan to re-route treated sewage from Bay Park to Wantagh

A long-awaited project to remove nitrogen from the Western Bays gained steam on Sept. 9, when the Nassau County Legislature unanimously voted to borrow $408 million to build a system to divert treated sewage from Bay Park to Wantagh, and from there into the Atlantic Ocean. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/19/19

A butterfly flew past a patch of pretty flowers at Mill Pond.

Summer scenes on the South Shore

Last weekend’s heat wave wasn’t enough to deter some residents from perusing the natural parks in Bellmore, Merrick and Wantagh. The beating sun overhead encouraged geese, ducks and … more

7/25/19

Saturday, July 20, will mark the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon’s surface.

Reflections on 'one small step'

Imagine a living room on July 20, 1969. A vintage black-and-white television sits in the corner, with its limited number of channels. A special news broadcast is showing Astronaut Neil Armstrong stepping off a spacecraft that looks much like an oversized insect as he intones, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” more

By Alexandra Dieckmann | 7/18/19

ProHealth Care is located on West Sunrise Highway in Freeport and designated as one of the many urgent care facilities raising money for the Bethany House in Roosevelt.

Freeporters can support Bethany House through July

ProHealth Care, one of the largest physician-run health systems in the northeast with urgent care locations throughout Nassau County including Freeport, Long Beach and Wantagh, is raising money for … more

By Nadya Nataly | 7/15/19

A lack of crossing guards has forced Nassau County police officers to pull double-duty during drop-off and dismissal. The Baldwin-based 1st Precinct has seen the worst of the shortage, according to the county’s police union.

Baldwin sees worst of crossing guard shortage

There are certain days when all uniformed police officers in the Nassau County Police Department’s Baldwin-based 1st Precinct are unable to respond to crimes for several hours, according to the … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 5/23/19

Sam Day a few days before his double win at the Norton Youth A National Championships in Park City, Utah.

Local luge racer takes gold at nationals

Hurtling down the side of a mountain at speeds of up to 85 miles per hour, the luge slider lies back on a pod of fiberglass bolted to a steel superstructure. Steered by foot movements, the sled itself is a high-tech construction, but the sport is about as basic as it gets: slider, sled, ice — and speed. more

By Timothy Denton | 3/7/19

Reading specialist Danielle DiStefano facilitated a Skype session at Seaford Harbor Elementary School with children’s author Jarrett Lerner in honor of World Read Aloud Day last month.

Reading aloud gets new impetus

“Everybody loves to be read to,” said Julie Rosslee, director of English language arts, reading and libraries in the Wantagh School District. Nearly everyone has evocative memories of being read to by a treasured caregiver as a child, or of reading to children as a parent or grandparent. more

By Timothy Denton | 3/7/19

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