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FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, left, met with Sens. Bob Mendenez, Cory Booker, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Mar. 11.
Action for Sandy victims
After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation. more
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As elected officials like Congressman Anthony D'Esposito took the stage, crowd members raised signs with messages like 'I stand with Israel.'
Jewish teens make their voices heard
Jewish teenagers from high schools and colleges came together at a rally in Merrick last week, in solidarity and support for Israel amid its ongoing war against Hamas. In the weeks following an … more
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74-year-old Anthony Heaton was arrested on March 16 for the alleged murder of his wife, 82-year-old Mary Heaton.
Wantagh man arrested, accused of murdering wife
Nassau Police arrested 74-year-old Anthony Heaton, of Wantagh, for alleged murder on March 16. According to detectives, police responded to a residence on Oakland Avenue for a welfare check. … more
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A paper airplane competition was one of several events in the eighth grade Olympics at Wantagh Middle School on Nov. 22.
Teams take on challenges at Wantagh eighth grade Olympics
The annual battle between the Starburst and Skittles teams heated up on Nov. 22 as Wantagh Middle School hosted the eighth grade Olympics. The annual pre-Thanksgiving event focuses on teamwork as … more
Co-supervisor at the Garden at Temple B’nai Torah Rona Kauffman, left, and Temple Board Trustee Scott Kohn at the Holiday Vendor Fair.
Getting festive at the holiday vendor fair
Temple B'nai Torah in Wantagh celebrated the spirit of the upcoming holiday season with a festive Holiday Vendor Fair on a crisp Sunday in November. The event drew in crowds eager to embrace the … more
LONG BEACH, above, was inundated and much of its infrastructure destroyed during Hurricane Sandy, which pummeled the South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012.
With monster storms in mind, L.I. rebuilds
Hugh Mason, a Bellmore sheet metal worker, has learned to be patient. In Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath, he and his family endured more than most. “I had 39 inches of water in my kitchen, all over my countertops,” Hugh recalled. more
The Wantagh Lions Club visited elementary schools in Wantagh on April 16 to deliver saplings for students to plant.
Lions Club delivers over 200 saplings to Wantagh fourth graders
To encourage young generations to participate in the national celebration of Arbor Day, the Lions Club delivered more than 200 saplings to fourth graders in the Wantagh School District more
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Members of the Nassau County Police Department remove their hats during one of several prayers shared during the Nassau County’s 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and Musical Tribute at Eisenhower Park on Monday.
Nassau remembers those taken on 9/11
It’s been 22 years since our world changed forever when our nation was attacked. But for so many like Susan Hutchins, it still feels like Sept. 11, 2001 — the day she lost her son, West Hempstead’s Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. more
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Seaford High School hosted its first veterans breakfast on April 12, welcoming members of Seaford American Legion Post 1132 and other veterans who were related to students.
Seaford High School hosts breakfast for veterans
Seaford students from the high school and middle school brought relatives who served their country to the April 12 breakfast event. more
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League of Women Voters of East Nassau held a meeting at Levittown Public Library on April 17 regarding water contamination and conservation.
Long Island drinking water concerns addressed at Levittown Public Library
The League of Women Voters of East Nassau invited Sarah Meyland to make a presentation on the topic of water contamination and conservation during an April 17 meeting at Levittown Public Library. more
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