Saturday, October 3, 2026
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With the holiday season underway, nearly 750 residents gathered for Oceanside’s annual Winter Wonderland celebration on Dec. 13, a festive community event hosted by the Oceanside Department of Community Activities and co-sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Oceanside.
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By Abigail Grieco
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1/2/26
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Thirteen years after Hurricane Sandy reshaped the South Shore, John Vitale, a developer and the president of Vitale Properties, says the final piece of his waterfront vision is rising along the Barnum Island shoreline.
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By Abigail Grieco
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1/2/26
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The school store at Oceanside High School officially reopened on Dec. 22, marking the return of a hands-on learning space that had been dormant since the coronavirus pandemic. The relaunch, celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, is being led by students in the school’s Academic and Career Exploration program, and represents a renewed commitment to vocational education and real-world skill building.
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By Abigail Grieco
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1/2/26
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Mount Sinai South Nassau has been rated “High Performing” in maternity care for 2025-26 by U.S. News & World Report, marking the hospital’s fourth consecutive year receiving the publication’s highest designation.
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By Abigail Grieco
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1/2/26
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From page-turning thrillers to empowering nonfiction, Oceanside Library patrons gravitated toward books that offered suspense, insight and escape in 2025. According to the library’s circulation data, readers couldn’t get enough of psychological thrillers — particularly those by Freida McFadden — while one standout self-help title also made the list.
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By Abigail Grieco
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1/2/26
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Island Park Library readers gravitated toward suspense-filled thrillers and emotionally driven novels in 2025, according to annual circulation data.
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By Abigail Grieco
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1/2/26
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Hundreds of Long Islanders may need to find new doctors starting Thursday, Jan. 1, after Mount Sinai failed to reach a contract agreement with insurance carrier Anthem.
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By Abigail Grieco
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12/31/25
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Local seniors gathered for a morning of food, fellowship and holiday cheer as the Island Park Public Schools Recreation Department hosted its annual Winter Senior Citizen Breakfast on Dec. 12.
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12/29/25
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Members of the Oceanside High School Youth Council, under the guidance of health teacher Sara Dowler, partnered with the GEM mentoring program and the school’s ACE program to collect gifts and handwritten cards for pediatric patients. The students gathered to assemble the items into gift bags, which were distributed with the help of the Little Saint Nick Foundation.
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By Abigail Grieco
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12/29/25
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Holiday door decorating, a long-standing tradition at Oceanside Middle School, took on added meaning this year as the school welcomed younger students to share in the festive experience.
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By Abigail Grieco
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12/29/25
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