For the second straight month, transportation took center stage at the Levittown Board of Education meeting on Sept. 10. In addition to a follow-up on an August discussion about bus routes, concerns were also brought up about safety for students crossing Hempstead Turnpike.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/17/14
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The owner of a proposed cabaret club in Wantagh has filed a federal suit against the Town of Hempstead, claiming that the denial of the business’s application for a cabaret license is in violation of its civil rights.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/17/14
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Kelly Bender knows about food allergies. She is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts and shellfish. Although it is an issue familiar to her, Bender, of Wantagh, said that many people don’t know how much of a problem it is.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/10/14
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More than 100 people gathered at the Wantagh American Legion last Saturday morning to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/10/14
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The public can now know what school districts have known for the past year: how teachers are doing. New York state recently released teacher evaluation results for the 2012-13 school year, and the numbers showed that a vast majority of educators in Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown are doing a good job.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/10/14
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Children went back to school last week, but at Mandalay Elementary in Wantagh, kids were a familiar sight there all summer.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/10/14
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In perhaps ironic fashion, the new school year began in Wantagh on what was one of the hottest days of the summer. But it was summer vacation no more as about 3,500 students stepped into five buildings on Sept. 2.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/9/14
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]At only 14, Andrew Capobianco has quite the resume in his young diving career. The former Wantagh student recently earned three gold medals at the 2014 National Junior Olympic Summer Championships last month, and is now off to compete at the FINA World Junior Diving Championship in Russia.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/3/14
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Kindergarten students won’t be the only newcomers to the Wantagh School District this year, as more than a dozen new teachers have joined the staff.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/2/14
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Upwards of 600 Wantagh School District staff members gathered in the high school auditorium last week for the traditional “Welcome Back” meeting. They were joined by local legislators and community leaders for the unofficial start of the 2014-15 school year.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/2/14
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