The Friedberg JCC, in Oceanside, celebrated retired Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, and his support for those with developmental disabilities, by hosting a screening of the short film, “A Voice for …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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9/22/23
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The Chabad of Oceanside hosted a Challah Bake on Sept. 11, to not only welcome the Jewish High Holy Days, but also to raise money for 2007 Oceanside High School alumna Melissa Hunter, 34.
Hunter …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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9/22/23
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The Oceanside Fire Department, the Oceanside School District and local clergy marked the annual Sept. 11 memorial at a ceremony last week.
Many Oceanside Schools students participated, including …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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9/22/23
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The Island Park Library concluded its summer concert series Sept. 1, with a performance from the popular Beatles cover band, Penny Lane.
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By Kepherd Daniel
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9/22/23
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Emma DeFrancesco of Oceanside was one of 55 Girl Scouts in the Nassau County organization who became part of the 2023 Girl Scout Gold Award class.
These Scouts made a sustainable impact, …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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9/22/23
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It’s been 22 years since our world changed forever when our nation was attacked. But for so many like Susan Hutchins, it still feels like Sept. 11, 2001 — the day she lost her son, West Hempstead’s Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
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By Michael Hinman
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9/18/23
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When we hear the shofar blast on Rosh Hashana, for many of us, the sound is a little bit jarring.
Though we have heard it so many times before, this sound causes us jolt to attention, to feel a …
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9/15/23
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At sundown on Sunday, Sept. 15, the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana begins.
Known as the “Jewish New Year,” it kicks off a 10-day journey of self-evaluation, self-improvement, and lots of …
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9/15/23
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Oceanside’s newest residential development — a $5 million, 23-unit private apartment complex at 418 Atlantic Ave. known as the Inlet — is nearing completion.
Ubaid Bandukra, 34, and his …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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9/15/23
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The smell of Italian food spread throughout Island Park as Sacred Heart Church hosted the 53rd annual San Gennaro Feast from Sept. 7-10.
The statue of St. Januarius, the festival’s namesake, was …
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By Kepherd Daniel
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9/15/23
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