Who hasn’t dreamt of trading in the urban rat race for life on a tropical island?
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11/14/13
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After forcing eight turnovers to spark a victory over Elmont during the regular season, Wantagh’s defense came through again with big plays down the stretch to secure a come-from-behind 24-21 win in a Nassau Conference II first-round playoff game last Saturday.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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11/12/13
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Hundreds of local women gathered in Cedarhurst last week to support a Bellmore-Merrick breast cancer support center.
Circle of Hope, a project of the Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh Chabad Center for Jewish Life, hosted its second “Journey for a Purpose” benefit on Oct. 24. The event, which featured special guests and award presentations to local survivors and activists, attracted an estimated 400 women to the Sephardic Temple’s grand ballroom for what organizers described as an entertaining evening for a cause.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/1/13
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The Herald encourages voters to return Norma Gonsalves to the 13th Legislative District seat, which she has held since 1998.
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10/31/13
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Frustration at New York State’s newly required Common Core Learning Standards is growing among dozens of Wantagh parents.
Lori Valdez, who has a daughter in fourth grade at Wantagh …
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by Andrew Coen
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10/23/13
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Norma Gonsalves, a Republican from East Meadow is running for reelection to represent the 13th Legislative District against Democratic challenger Ed Kraus, a firefighter from North Bellmore.
Gonsalves, who has held the position since 1998, became the Legislature’s Presiding Officer in 2012. Kraus has been in the North Bellmore Fire Department since 2004, is a former chief of department, and current fire commissioner.
The 13th Legislative District includes East Meadow, North Bellmore, North Merrick, and parts of Seaford and Wantagh.
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By David Weingrad
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10/15/13
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The girls’ gym at Wantagh High School was buzzing last Friday afternoon when the Lady Warriors and defending Nassau Class A champion South Side renewed their rivalry on the volleyball court.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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10/10/13
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t was a day of local pride as the community gathered for Wantagh High School’s annual homecoming festivities. A Friday afternoon pep rally, during which the fall sports teams were introduced, set the tone for a weekend of Warrior spirit.
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10/3/13
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New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released the results of an audit of the Wantagh Fire District this week that determined that controls on payroll “appear to be adequate and limited risk existed in most of the financial areas we reviewed,” read the report.
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10/2/13
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The wantagh School District announces that high school student musicians Andrew Bloniarz, Julianna Nerone and matthew Saltzman
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9/26/13
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