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Tim Mcnally, a former standout football player at Wantagh High School, was diagnosed last year with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He is now 56.

A former star football player in Wantagh, 56-year-old Tim McNally can no longer button his own shirt or tie his own shoes. Last year, he was diagnosed with ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 10/3/14

Cal Kitay died two years ago from a brain tumor. His family will be walking in his honor Saturday at Jones Beach.

Brain tumor walk comes to Wantagh

Jones Beach State Park will play host to Long Island’s first brain tumor walk on Saturday, an event that is expected to draw at least 1,000 people. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/17/14

John Theissen and his son, John, show off some of the school supplies that have been donated for this year’s Back to School Supply Drive.

School supplies drive raises hope

For many children across Long Island, school supplies are a luxury they do not take for granted. And for John Theissen, supplying these children with the right necessities to start school comfortably is a priority for his organization, the Wantagh-based John Theissen Children’s Foundation. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 9/3/14

Mike Gifford with his wife, Trish, and children Bridget, Pete, Tom and Katie.

Wantagh community supports Gifford family

A group of 276 people came to Johnny Malone’s on Wantagh Avenue on Aug. 8 to show their love and support for the Gifford family. more

By Bob Fenter | 8/27/14

Heading for “Children’s Fun Run” were, from left, Katelyn Agulles, 5, Brigid Flanagan, 6, Coleen Flanagan, 4 and Abby Agulles, 3.

Running for a good cause

Three hundred and seventy-four runners took part in the Purple Ribbon Run and the Susan Rockitter Memorial Run on Saturday, July 26, which started and finished at the Forest Lake Elementary School in Wantagh. Participants ran to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research. more

7/30/14

Jazmin Torres, an early-childhood educator at Anna House, played a guessing game with Brandon Zavala and Skarllette Garcia on a recent Thursday. Located at Belmont Park, Anna House is the only preschool at a U.S. horse track. Photo by Scott Brinton/Herald

A haven for 'backstretch babies'

Part two of an occasional series about the challenges that people face making ends meet in Nassau County. By 8 a.m. on July 3, many, if not most, of the 3- to 5-year-olds in Jazmin Torres and … more

By Scott Brinton | 7/30/14

Cooking for a cause in Wantagh

The Wantagh Kiwanis held its annual “Men Who Cook,” fundraiser at Temple B’nai Torah on Saturday. The event was Vegas-themed and all proceeds went towards scholarships for graduating … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 6/3/14

Reshma Pharsi and Yuvraj Singh stayed connected while enjoying the carnival rides at the Nassau County Strawberry Festival last year.

Strawberry fest is on the way

Hundreds of Long Islanders are set to gather in North Bellmore this weekend at the Nassau County Strawberry Festival, sponsored by the Bellmore Lions and Kiwanis clubs. more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/28/14

U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy accepted a plaque from Jay Jacobs, the Nassau County Democratic Committee chairman, during the Nassau County Democratic Committee’s annual spring dinner at the Crest Hollow Country Club on Monday.

Democrats honor McCarthy at Woodbury fundraiser

Long Island Democrats came out in force Monday night for a dinner fundraiser at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury that paid tribute to Carolyn McCarthy, of Mineola, for her 17 years representing Nassau County in Congress. The gala’s guest list included Democratic notables from the region and beyond, like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and it likely netted hundreds of thousands of dollars for the party. more

By Brian Racow | 4/3/14

Andie Ofsink, Jill Levine, Cindy Knoll and Lisa Fessler, from left, were honored at the Circle of Hope fundraising dinner.

400 attend 'Journey for a Purpose' fundraiser

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. more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/1/13

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