Oceanside woman loses nearly $500K in online romance scam
Rotolo may be one of dozens scammed
“I keep hearing his words: ‘Connie, go out and enjoy this money,’” Connie Rotolo, 70, recalled. She was remembering the words of her dying husband of 45 years, whom she had …
Senior Tim Kunken is up-and-coming documentarian
Oceanside High student’s film takes honorable mention in C-SPAN competition
In a clear and crisp voice, Oceanside High School senior Tim Kunken starts his documentary “Glass-Steagall: Reexamined.” Kunken’s video — which he researched, narrated and …
‘It means the world to us’
Officials raise $5,000 for Oceanside’s CoopStrong
Young Cooper Graham has been in and out of Cohen Children’s Medical Center for the last year due to a rare form of eye cancer called retinoblastoma that entered his body. Since the diagnoses, …
Kiwanis Club of Oceanside does it again
Annual Pancake Madness family fundraiser in Oceanside is a big hit
The Kiwanis Club of Oceanside’s Pancake Madness fundraising event on March 5 surpassed club members’ expectations, and they described it as the largest family gathering in town since the …
Weighing the pros and cons of the Equinor wind farm
Dozens offer comments about proposed project to Public Service Commission
More than 200 people listened in on a virtual meeting of the New York Public Service Commission on March 9 focusing on Equinor’s proposed South Shore wind farm and substation, and dozens of …
Schools
Oceanside gets rootin' and tootin' at Roller Skatin’ Roundup
Now in its 58th year, the Oceanside Annual Roller Skating Show is a staple in the Oceanside community. This year the theme was Roller Skatin’ Roundup, as students skated at the Oceanside …
Schools
Sammy ‘springbock’ Goldin is a natural
At only 8 years old, Samantha Goldin has been named the USA Track & Field’s Long Island Female Youth Athlete of 2022. Goldin has broken multiple records for her track group the Bellmore …
Mount Sinai South Nassau
Eric Schrader tells his colon cancer story
An acclaimed chef and father, Eric Schrader told an audience about how he defeated Stage 3 Colon Cancer at the age of 45 for Colon Cancer Awareness Week at Mount Sinai South Nassau on March 6. The …
Island Park Public Library
Rhonda Denét sings ‘the songs that speak to me’
Rhonda Denét and the Silver Fox Songs Trio paid tribute to the queens of soul and jazz music at the Island Park Public Library on March 11. The dubbed “All Hail the Queens,” show …
Oceanside Fire Department
New sign will keep Oceanside safe, informed
One of the last things then Assemblywoman Missy Miller did for the 20th district before resigning in 2022 to become the Councilwoman for the Town of Hempstead was secure funding through the state for …
Jerry Kremer
A depressing tale of two fibbers
No one has given me a riddle to consider for a long time. But I can think of one. What’s the difference between U.S. Rep. George Santos and Fox News?
Randi Kreiss
The sun shivers and shudders northward
Don’t believe me. Don’t believe the National Weather Service. But come hell or high water (and both are coming!), you better believe the Farmers’ Almanac.
Peter King
My mixed memories of leading the parade
St. Patrick’s “Day” is actually several weeks of events commemorating Irish culture and traditions and Irish-America’s contributions to the American mosaic.