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Operation Downtown! Hempstead Town Joins Forces with Wantagh Business Owners to Unveil COVID-19 Street Closure Initiative to Promote Outdoor Dining

Editor July 22, 2020

Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, Councilman Chris Carini and Town Clerk Kate Murray teamed with members of the Wantagh Chamber of Commerce in front of the famed Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall to unveil “Operation Downtown,” an initiative that encourages temporary street closures to help

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“Trees of Love” Lighting Ceremony

Editor December 4, 2019

 On Saturday, December 21st from 4-7 pm, Last Hope Animal Rescue will be continuing a holiday tradition begun in 1998. They will be hosting “Trees of Love” at the Last Hope Adoption Center, located at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh. Refreshments will be served after the tree illumination ceremony and they will also have raffle […]

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Wantagh Student To Display Artwork At U.S. Capitol

Editor July 6, 2019

Athena Yao, an Advanced Placement art student at Wantagh High School, was the third-place winner in the annual 2019 Congressional Art Competition. Her acrylic work, “The Places I’ve Been,” will hang in the Honorable Kathleen Rice’s office in Washington, D.C. for the next year. Sponsored by the Congressional Art Institute, the Congressional Art Competition recognizes […]

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Confidence and Friendship Develop During Reading Buddies

Editor February 4, 2019

The Mandalay Elementary School library in the Wantagh School District was buzzing with the sound of fifth-grade students reading their book of choice out loud to the kindergarten students as part of the school’s Reading Buddies Program. This new program, developed by library media specialist Leova Manbhat, is an initiative to make reading more exciting […]

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Seaford Student Finds a Colorful Way To Give

Editor January 18, 2019

A Seaford High School student is doing her part to brighten up the lives of hospitalized children. Sophomore Sarah Keane recently spearheaded a successful crayon collection, receiving donations from students, staff and neighbors. Sarah belongs to the Henrik Lundquist Foundation’s Young Ambassadors program, which recently called on its members to collect used and broken

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Celebrating apples

Editor November 7, 2018

            The aroma of freshly cooked apples and cinnamon wafted through Wantagh’s Forest Lake Elementary School as kindergarten students cooked applesauce from fresh apples. Using a Foley mill, each student took turns churning the wedge to separate the skin from the meat of the apple and then tasted the delicious culinary creation. During the week, […]

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GRUNT STYLE AIR SHOW MAJORS EXPANDS TOUR IN 2019

Editor October 24, 2018

Thunder Over Michigan and Reno National Championship Air Races selected as expansion shows Grunt Style Air Show Majors, the air show industry’s premier tour showcasing a collection of America’s most prestigious air shows, today announced the addition of Thunder Over Michigan and Reno National Championship Air Races beginning in 2019. “Becoming a part of the