Oceanside resident Nathan Levner, 55, a former real estate attorney who pleaded guilty last November to stealing $10,000 from a couple he was representing, was sentenced today by Nassau County Court …
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1/29/14
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The race for New York’s 4th Congressional District seat will be unlike races this year in most congressional districts around the country. That is, there is no surefire winner, and as things stand currently, the field is wide open to candidates from both major parities.
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By Brian Racow
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1/27/14
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New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report on Jan. 14 titled “School District Revenue Growth Slows.” Before I get to it, a quick primer on education funding.
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1/23/14
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With the scholastic testing season inching ever closer, Oceanside and Island Park administrators were forced to make a decision on how to handle conflicting exams.
New York state recently ruled …
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By John Maher
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1/23/14
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A Bellmore man was recently indicted for his alleged role in what officials described as a massive fraud against the federal Social Security Disability Insurance benefits program, which resulted in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/20/14
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In the wake of another rejection of a new contract by its workers, the board of Oceanside Sanitary District #7 has scheduled a public hearing for Jan. 23, at 7 p.m., to hear testimony from the union, …
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ByHoward Schwach
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12/31/13
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Charles Fortin has retained the Oceanside fire commissioner seat he has held for five years, beating challenger Michael Graham by just two votes, 378 to 376.
The balloting on Nov. 10 was …
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By Howard Schwach
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12/31/13
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Anthony Iovino says that all of his good ideas come to him in bars.
So it was with the Oceanside Summer Gazebo Reading Program, which is held every Monday night during the warmer months at School …
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By Howard Schwach
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12/26/13
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Close to homelessnessThe following is an excerpt from a letter written to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and shared with the Herald.Dear Governor Cuomo: In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, as many of our fellow New …
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12/3/13
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Q: We planned on buying a home in a particular school district, but the sale fell through and we are still in our old home. Our children have already started school in …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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11/11/13
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