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Mostly Cloudy Voters approve Island Park Public Schools' $42M budget for 2022-23
Island Park Public School proposed budget of $42.023.670 million was approved Tuesday, May,17 in a 256 to 181 vote. This is an increase from the $40.9 million from 2021-22. The tax levy for 2022-2023 …
Oceanside $167.9 million school budget passes, D’Ambrosio, Transom Re-elected to school board
Polls opened Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. as Oceanside School District residents voted on the $167.9 million budget proposal for 2022-23. An increase from the $163.4 million budget that was approved …
Oceanside Safe Coalition hosts Drug Take-Back Day
The Oceanside Safe Coalition gathered at the front circle of Oceanside High School on Saturday, April 30, and collected hundreds of pills and other medications as part of Prescription Drug Take-Back …
Sparring with Parkinson’s
Oceanside JCC boxing program provides a puncher’s chance
Adding to its collection of activities, the JCC recently announced a new program, which was inspired by its Boxing for Parkinson’s program. Since April is Parkinson’s awareness month, the boxing …
Key decision looms for Mount Sinai’s Wantagh facility
Appeals board readies to finally decide Mount Sinai facility fate
Two key pieces of the puzzle that is the proposed Mount Sinai South Nassau medical facility in Wantagh are seemingly all that remain. And both are before the Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals.
Former player teaches fundamentals at Oceanside JCC clinic
It’s all about the fundamentals for former professional basketball player Glenn Berry. After he retired from the game, Berry, now 71, began volunteering with the youth basketball clinic at the JCC. …
Temple Avodah celebrates Mitzvah Day
Members of Temple Avodah in Oceanside put their faith into action by organizing their annual Mitzvah Day on Sunday, May 1. The word “mitzvah” translates as a commandment and means doing a …
Oceanside woman indicted for stealing death benefits
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on May 3 that Oceanside woman Akosua Agyeman was indicted for stealing from the New York City Employees' Retirement System.
Oceanside aims for signature win
Oceanside’s first measuring stick against one of Nassau County’s Class A championship contenders didn’t go according to plan, but coach Rob Blount’s squad has three serious …
Island Park pool hall never behind 8-ball
The Herald held its annual Long Island Choice Awards, which recognized local businesses throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. Local residents and Herald readers were able to nominate their favorite …
Editorial
Another tragedy, and no hope on the horizon
Celestine Chaney, 65. Roberta Drury, 32. Andre Mackneil, 53. Katherine Massey, 72. Margus Morrison, 52. Heyward Patterson, 67. Geraldine Talley, 62. Ruth Whitfield, 86. Pearl Young, 77. And then there was Aaron Salter . . .
Op-Ed
Must a girl in STEM be a ‘girl in STEM’?
Every weekday at 10:06 a.m., I walk into my high school engineering class and take a seat among my peers. I spend the period learning the same material as my classmates . . .
Jerry Kremer
In the governor’s race, Suozzi is stuck on first base
In just under six weeks, New York state voters will get a chance to select the candidates for governor and State Assembly. With no disrespect to that branch of the Legislature . . .
Randi Kreiss
A Memorial Day like no other in our lives
The things we carry to this Memorial Day, 2022, are freighted with more recent events than past battles. On the last Monday in May, we look back . . .