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Dan Segarceanu, Ben Levitan, Rachel Slott and Mark DiStefano led their classmates in producing their own video, "Technology and Etiquette." The video was selected as one of ten winning entries in this year's Chase Multimedia in the Classroom competition.

Oceanside High School is one of ten schools in the tri-state area to have a winning team in this year's Chase Multimedia in the Classroom competition. The competition, part of Thirteen's Celebration … more

Annmarie Fertoli | 3/3/10

DeCaprio inside one of the turrets of a convoy vehicle, where she would stand when leading security patrols.

Oceanside vets 'adopt' East Meadow marine

Sergeant Chrissy DeCaprio is less than a quarter of the age of most of the members of the Jewish War Veterans Chwatsky-Farber Post 717 in Oceanside. But at just 24, she's already served two tours of … more

Annmarie Fertoli | 3/3/10

Firefighters rushed to the scene of an electrical fire at the Texas Car Wash in Island Park.

Electrical fire in Island Park

An electrical fire broke out at the Texas Car Wash, at the corner of Texas Place and Long Beach Road, just after 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 26. James Ruzicka Jr., chief of the Island Park Fire Department, … more

Annmarie Fertoli | 2/26/10

South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Nicole Riggio, 15, and her father, Phil, shovel snow outside their home on West Dover Street in Valley Stream Friday.

Snow continues to fall [Photo gallery]

Just as most of the snow from the last storm had melted, a winter storm moved across Long Island Thursday night and into Friday, dumping about a foot of new snow. more

2/26/10

Roman and Karen Rizzo were among the first residents out shoveling on Lindberg Avenue in Oceanside Friday morning.

More snow covers Oceanside and Island Park [Photo gallery]

Just weeks after a big storm dumped more than a foot of snow on most of the south shore, another blizzard snowed residents in on Friday and was expected to continue well into the weekend. Heavy … more

Annmarie Fertoli | 2/26/10

Joseph O'Brien, 3, and brother Alex, 6, helped their parents clean up the snow on Friday on Rockaway Parkway in Valley Stream.

Another snow day [Photo gallery]

Snow began on the South Shore Thursday afternoon and continued through Friday, closing all schools in the area. more

2/26/10

Wet snow and high winds cause limited visibility and dangerous driving conditions. The Town of Hempstead declared a snow emergency.

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Murray declares snow emergency

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray declared a snow emergency. "Our town is continuing its proactive practice of having deployed salt spreaders on the road at the first … more

2/26/10

Oceanside and Island Park Schools are closed today, Friday, Feb. 26, due to snow.

All Oceanside and Island Park schools will be closed Friday, Feb. 26 due to snow. more

2/26/10