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The Wantagh Kiwanis organized a cleanup at Jones Beach last Saturday, and Wantagh High School Key Club members picked up bags full of trash.
Key Club and Kiwanis clean up
On an unseasonably beautiful 73-degree afternoon last Saturday at Jones Beach, the Wantagh Kiwanis and Wantagh High School Key Club joined forces on the boardwalk to do a bit of … more
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Director of Physical Education, Health and Athletics Kevin Witt was joined by students, from left, Grace Cassarello, Jason Aviles and Joey Gallagher in Seaford High School’s renovated fitness and health room.
Seaford High School beefs up weight room
At a Seaford School District Board of Education Meeting earlier this calendar year, faculty presented a powerpoint on what to do with extra capital from the budget. Updating technological … more
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Wantagh High School closed for two weeks
In September, school districts across Nassau County opened up their doors for the academic year with strictly enforced social distancing guidelines. For local districts, such as Wantagh, Seaford and … more
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Surely we shouldn’t be fighting over wearing masks
Scene 1: The butcher at the local food store turned to face me from behind the counter. I noticed his mask in the below-the-nose position. I gave him my food order, and calmly asked him to wear his mask appropriately. more
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We must protect Long Island’s schools
There is a storm brewing, and your child’s school is in its cross hairs. It’s not a hurricane or a tornado. It’s a fiscal tsunami, and it’s going to devastate the education system on Long Island unless Albany steps up and acts. more
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Say goodbye to ‘Lady’ on our sports pages
Late last month, we at the Herald were jolted when a senior at Kennedy High School, in Bellmore, called on school officials — and the local media — to stop referring to girls’ sports teams at Kennedy as the “Lady Cougars.” more
Wantagh High School and Wantagh Middle School were closed on Oct. 19 due to a positive Covid-19 test.
Wantagh H.S. and M.S. close on positive Covid-19 test
Wantagh High School and Wantagh Middle School were closed on Monday, Oct. 19 after the district was notified that a middle school student tested positive for Covid-19. A letter was sent out to … more
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Police officers from New York City, Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey stepped up to bat against police suicide at Baldwin Park on Sept. 26.
Strikeout Suicide game draws big crowd in Baldwin
In September 2019, New York City Police Department Detective Chris Panetta, 42, and his wife, Nassau County probation officer and college professor Michelle Panetta, 34, created Beyond the Badge NY, … more
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The Freaky 5K Run/Walk, sponsored by the John Theissen Children’s Foundation, was eagerly anticipated, until the coronavirus made it impossible to guarantee the safety of the runners.
Fundraisers falter in the face of cancellations
In most years, the beginning of school represents the starter’s pistol for a long list of events. School sports teams begin competing, high schools prepare for Homecomings and local charities … more
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Mary Monahan decided to channel her energy into helping others after being furloughed from a job the state classified as nonessential.
Businesswoman devotes energy to local pantry
It’s hard to imagine Mary Monahan standing still for more than a few moments at a time. So when she was laid off from her marketing job in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, she … more
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