Oceanside High School conferred degrees on the 502 graduates of the class of 2011 at the school’s 108th commencement ceremonies on June 24.
The graduation was held in the school’s …
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Alex Costello
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6/29/11
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Downed communications wires at the Island Park train station shut down the Long Beach branch of the Long Island Rail Road for a few hours during peak travel times on June 27.
According to MTA …
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Alex Costello
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6/29/11
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County Executive Edward Mangano released the details of the lease agreement he negotiated with Islanders owner Charles Wang on June 22, five and a half weeks before residents’ Aug. 1 vote on a $350 …
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Alex Costello
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6/29/11
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On Jan. 8, Oceanside native Suzi Annis Hileman was shot three times in front of a supermarket in Tucson, Ariz., when she brought her young friend, 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, to meet …
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Alex Costello
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6/22/11
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At the end of the school year, Ronald Schoen and Rhonda Gelbwasser — two of Oceanside’s longtime principals — will be retiring, taking with them a combined 39 years of administrative …
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Alex Costello
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6/22/11
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After six weeks of evidence, testimony and examinations, the Evan Potts trial finally came to a close on June 15 with the closing arguments from both sides.
Because of the large number of people …
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Alex Costello
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6/15/11
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It took slightly less than the two months that the recipe called for, but after many weeks of waiting, my mead — that golden nectar of the gods — is finally finished. And boy, does it pack a …
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Alex Costello
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6/8/11
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A gust of wind sent a celebration by the Oceanside United Soccer Club into chaos on June 4 when the bounce rides the club had rented for children were lifted off the ground and started rolling across …
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Alex Costello
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6/6/11
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Nanci Cacossa, an Oceanside resident, has spent the last two years of her life battling ovarian cancer. She’s made it through her fight with her circle of strength — her husband, Frank, and her …
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Alex Costello
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6/3/11
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Town of Hempstead Democrats kicked of their fight against the Republicans on May 24 at the Cradle of Aviation Museum.
Gary Port, of West Hempstead, will be challenging Kate Murray for …
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Alex Costello
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6/1/11
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