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Local Sandy groups to showcase rebuilding plans

The New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s Baldwin, Freeport, Bellmore-Merrick, Seaford-Wantagh, and Massapequa planning committees will hold a public meeting on May 8 to showcase their final project proposals. more

5/2/14

A threatening message was found on the wall of a boy's bathroom in Wantagh High School on May 1.

Threat clears Wantagh middle and high schools

The Wantagh High School and Middle School complex was evacuated Thursday morning after a threat was found in a school bathroom, according to district officials. more

By Michael Ganci | 5/1/14

Iraq War veteran Kristofer Goldsmith, 28, detailed his discharge experience at a news conference on April 16, as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, left, listened.

Misdiagnosed, then denied G.I. benefits

One terrible day –– May 15, 2005 –– broke the mundane routine that Kristofer Goldsmith, a Bellmore native and a former U.S. Army sergeant, had settled into while on duty in … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/23/14

Hundreds opt out of state tests

Concerned parents from Seaford, Wantagh and Levittown have joined a growing movement across the state to opt their children out of the first round of state assessments in English Language Arts for … more

By Michael Ganci | 4/15/14

Kaitlyn and Kelly Gerdes are teaming up for Hofstra lacrosse.

MacArthur twins team up for Hofstra soccer

Kaitlyn Gerdes and Kelly Gerdes, seniors at MacArthur High School, have signed National Letters of Intent to continue playing soccer on the college level at Hofstra University this fall. They will … more

4/15/14

Pele congratulated by Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz.

Pele' presented with honorary doctorate

Never think and act like you’re the best — you always have something to learn. Those were the words of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, more commonly known as Pele’, who was given an honorary … more

By Michael Ganci | 4/15/14

Rose-Marie Snyder and her mother Regina.

Bowling against cancer

By Michael Ganci mganci@liherald.com Rose-Marie Snyder’s grandfather died in 2005 when she was seven years old, but she continues to honor his memory. Snyder will host the third annual … more

By Michael Ganci | 4/15/14

Robert Falcone Jr. with his first winning horse Alysaro.

MacArthur grad gallops to success at Aqueduct

Ever since Robert Falcone Jr. was a boy, he has been around horses, and now the Wantagh native is a two-time winning trainer at Aqueduct Racetrack. Falcone’s father, Robert Sr., the owner of … more

By Michael Ganci | 4/15/14

Joseph Barbieri, commanding officer, 7th Precinct.

Police: More heroin use means more burglaries

An increase in heroin use is contributing to an uptick in burglaries throughout the 7th Precinct, police said at a recent community forum in Seaford. Opiate addiction, in particular heroin but also … more

By Laura Schofer and Michael Ganci | 4/15/14

This month, thank a volunteer — and become one

No community would be what it is without volunteers. April is National Volunteer Month . . . more

4/10/14

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