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Residents and protesters crowded Ocean Avenue, in front of Malverne High School, circa 1963, over plans to integrate Malverne Public Schools.

Part four in a series. More than 50 years ago, racial tensions in the Malverne School District peaked. Prejudice divided the local community as hostilities mounted. Today, however, the district is … more

By Nakeem Grant and Robert Traverso | 11/14/19

Clothing drive at Oceanside High School

Donate gently used clothes at Oceanside High School on Nov. 9 from 8 a.m. to noon. more

11/7/19

Nearby things to do this week in Oceanside, Island Park

Strawberry Fields, the ultimate Beatles cover band, will perform in full costume at the Oceanside Middle School auditorium on Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. more

10/23/19

Oceanside resident David Sills, left, is the co-president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which helps families in need of support and seeks to end the stigma associated with mental health issues. Above, Sills presented a volunteer certificate to lan Witoff, who organizes NAMI’s annual walk and teaches one of its programs.

Oceanside resident heads National Alliance on Mental Illness

Oceanside resident David Sills said he has made it his mission to help families who have loved ones with mental health issues through the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which aims to end the stigma associated with those issues. more

By Mike Smollins | 10/17/19

Police surrounded the crime scene after a brawl at an Oceanside strip mall left 16-year-old Khaseen Morris dead.

Long Beach teens indicted for gang assault

At least five Long Beach teens have been indicted by a Nassau County grand jury on Tuesday for second-degree gang assault charges in connection with a brawl that left an Oceanside student … more

By Darwin Yanes | 10/9/19

Khaseen Morris's friends from Freeport High School gathered inside Towers Funeral Home in Oceanside and viewed the memorial video that highlighted photographs and videos of Morris over the years.

Community in mourning: Saying goodbye to Khaseen Morris

Hundreds of mourners filled Towers Funeral Home in Oceanside on Saturday morning to view the open casket of Khaseen Morris, surrounded by flowers and banners, including one that read, “Speak the truth even if your voice shakes." Morris's family attributed the quote to him. more

By Nadya Nataly | 9/28/19

Oceanside High School’s Homecoming game, which was planned for Saturday, has been moved to Oct. 19 in light of the death of Khaseen Morris.

Oceanside High School reschedules Homecoming for Oct. 19

In light of the tragic stabbing death of Oceanside High School senior Khaseen Morris during a brawl at a strip mall in Oceanside on Sept. 16, the school district has announced that Saturday’s Homecoming festivities have been postponed to Oct. 19. more

9/26/19

Sacred Heart Academy will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Sunday at 10 a.m.

Sacred Heart Academy to celebrate 70 years on Sunday

When Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead opened as the Mary Louis Academy Annex in 1949, the school had 58 students. Seventy years later, the all-girls school has a student body of more than 850. While … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/20/19

Tyler Flach, of Lido Beach, 18, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of 16-year-old Khaseen Morris.

18-year-old Lido Beach resident charged in stabbing death of Oceanside teen

Eighteen-year-old Tyler Flach, of Lido Beach, will face a second-degree murder charge for the stabbing death of Oceanside teen Khaseen Morris, according to Nassau County police. Morris died after … more

By Darwin Yanes | 9/19/19

Dimitri Garrett went to school with Kaseem Morris. He and his mother, Erica, brought a box of candles and some flowers for people to light.

'Love was Khaseen': Vigils honor slain Oceanside teen

The girls huddled together, crying in one another’s arms at the candlelight vigil for Khaseen Morris on Tuesday night in front of the China King and A Day Cleaners on Brower Avenue, near Oceanside … more

By Nadya Nataly | 9/19/19

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