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Fog/Mist State unveils ambitious plan for toxic plume
Hundreds of people gathered in the auditorium at Bethpage High School on June 11 to learn about the ambitious proposal by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to contain and …
Pilot’s remains may be brother of Wantagh vet
Wantagh veteran Tom Mctigue is one of many who served in World War II and lost loved ones during the war. But Mctigue may have found his brother’s remains. For Mctigue, who celebrated his 92nd …
Bike biz booms with summer sun
New bikeways connect local riders to Tobay Beach
In most locales, June is the month of weddings, graduations and Father’s Day. Long Island vegetable gardens boast newly sprouted greens. June is also the month that all species, sizes, colors …
Former deputy supervisor Walker enters guilty plea
Former Nassau County Chief Deputy Executive Richard “Rob” Walker pleaded guilty to a single count of obstruction of justice in federal court for the Eastern District of New York on May …
11-year-old wins national essay contest
Entering a local school essay contest turned into a national win for an 11-year-old Wantagh resident, when he won first place in the competition for both the Daughters of the American …
Victorian shop going strong at 25
Over the past 25 years, the Olde Towne Garden — a Victorian gift shop filled with garden treasures and Irish imports — has become a fixture on Wantagh Avenue. The shop, in a house with …
Wantagh firm files for bankruptcy
The Wantagh-based Gramercy Group Inc, which has been involved since February in a dispute with the Town of North Hempstead about work done on the swimming pool at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde …
Wantagh’s top duo share high school achievements
Brilliant minds continue to emerge from the Wantagh School District as graduating seniors Samantha Minars and Andriana Patmanidis represent Wantagh High School as the valedictorian and salutatorian …
Wantagh budget passes; McLoughlin returned as trustee
The Wantagh School District's $79.8 million budget passed by a vote of 1,486-487 on May 21. Incumbent Board of Education Trustee Kera McLoughlin was returned with a total of 977 votes. In the …
MacArthur coach wins 500th game
With a 2-1 victory over Lynbrook High School, the MacArthur High School Generals capped their 2019 baseball season with the 37th conference championship in their history, this year in A-1. McArthur …
Editorial
No matter the desperation, suicide isn’t the answer
When anyone, especially a teenager, dies by suicide, it is difficult to comprehend. We see the person, seemingly vibrant, alive, and we wonder how . . .
Jerry Kremer
Wanted: a presidential apology that will never happen
I haven’t seen an official announcement from the White House, but there’s a rumor that President Trump will declare a National Day of Apology, on which all elected Democrats and the media . . .
Randi Kreiss
Uncle Joe would have loved my Aunt Helen
You might think that there’s nothing more to say about former Vice President Joe Biden and the touchy-feely behavior that makes some women “uncomfortable,” but that’s only because you didn’t know my Aunt Helen.