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Mostly Cloudy MacArthur coach wins 500th game
Generals clinch 37th county title
With a 2-1 victory over Lynbrook High School, the MacArthur High School Generals capped their 2019 baseball season with the 37th conference championship in their history, this year in A-1. McArthur …
Celebrating the environment
Local club gathers to take planet’s temperature
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better; it’s not.” This quote, from Dr. Seuss’s “The Lorax,” was displayed on a rotating PowerPoint slide …
Seaford rebounds in season finale
After two heartbreaking losses that continued a chronic theme this season, the Seaford softball team is heading into the playoffs on a high note after rallying for a 12-9 win over Calhoun in last …
New charges in tanning salon peeping case
A Wantagh man arrested in March and charged with unlawful surveillance at local tanning salons was back in court on April 25 to face new charges stemming from the incidents. Jake Gabler-Colotti, …
More than companionship
Dog is bridge back to life for Seaford resident
The door of the suburban Seaford home had just opened slowly, and somewhat eerily, when a very large, very friendly black dog came bounding through the entryway to greet the visitor. His name is …
U.S. Rep. King in Facebook posting tussle
Seventy Facebook users are threatening legal action against Seaford Republican U.S. Rep. Peter King, alleging that their First Amendment rights have been abridged. The 70, represented by the New York …
Former Seaford teacher dies at 102
Sister Cecilia Moloughney, who spent 87 years as an Ursuline nun, serving parishes across the Northeast — including a stint at St. William the Abbot School in Seaford in the 1960s — died …
Local business insures Last Hope with love
“I’ve always had an affinity for animals,” Seaford insurance agent Victoria VanDeVen said as she spoke about her volunteer work for Last Hope Animal Rescue in Wantagh. “I …
Two teens launch custom clothing biz in Wantagh
For Wantagh High School sophomores Cristian Barberio and Dominick Rossi, starting a business was never about the money. “I don’t think we’re really focused on money as much as the idea of doing …
MacArthur senior finds rich reward in service
Kimberly Mestizo swears she has time for sleep — “at least four or five hours a night,” she says. But it’s hard to imagine when. Among a lengthy list of activities, the 18-year-old MacArthur …
Editorial
No matter the desperation, suicide isn’t the answer
When anyone, especially a teenager, dies by suicide, it is difficult to comprehend. We see the person, seemingly vibrant, alive, and we wonder how . . .
Jerry Kremer
Wanted: a presidential apology that will never happen
I haven’t seen an official announcement from the White House, but there’s a rumor that President Trump will declare a National Day of Apology, on which all elected Democrats and the media . . .