Wantagh, NY

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• LIRR trains delayed due to third rail issue

  of as long as 15 minutes, the LIRR said.The two trains canceled so far have been the Penn Station train due in Great Neck at 6:19 p.m. and the Penn Station train due in Wantagh at 6:51 p.m., the LIRR said.No other details were immediately available.   Read more »

• Richner Communications to acquire L&M Publications

  about 3,000 total paid and requested subscribers. L&M; also publishes Bellmore Life, The Freeport-Baldwin Leader and The Wantagh-Seaford Citizen. The four papers have a combined circulation of about 8,000, the company said.Richner owns Herald Community Newspapers,   Read more »

• Wantagh Park workers suspended in duct tape incident

  arbitrator later this month. The maintenance mechanic who is acting as supervisor has worked 32 years for the county without any disciplinary actions, Laricchiuta said. A second full-time pool employee has worked eight years and the third is a 12-year seasonal   Read more »

• Athanasious Cheliotis identified as fatal crash victim

  man killed in a July Fourth crash in Bellmore has been identified as Athanasious Cheliotis, 66, of Wantagh, Nassau County police said Monday.Cheliotis died after being pulled from his burning car by passersby after a head-on collision on Merrick Road at 6:39   Read more »

• Couple treated after escaping fire in Wantagh

  Wantagh couple that escaped from a fire at their home on Friday by leaping out of a second-story window was later hospitalized for smoke inhalation, Nassau police said.The fire broke out at 1231 Hawthorne Dr. W. at 11:15 p.m., when the husband and wife, who   Read more »

Around the web

• Nassau County Pool Hours Extended

  (516) 571-7460 parks feature facilities incorporating Olympic-sized swimming pools as well as diving pools, kiddie pools, water play areas as well as water slide. Long Island Press named the pool at Wantagh Park the "Best Public Pool on Long Island." 9:42 AM from About.com: Long Island, NY Read more »

• Neptune Cable problems cost LIPA more than $40M

  credit: Newsday David L. Pokress | Jones Beach, Wantagh, N.Y. - Thursday, January 18, 2007. Work continues on the LIPA Neptune Cable project on the pitch and putt golf course on the main mall at Jones Beach. (Newsday Photo / David L. Pokress) No comments yet 7/14/13 from Albequerque Express Read more »

• Una Dunphy, Matthew Pewarski

  Margaret Dunphy, the daughter of Geraldine M. Dunphy and Michael J. Dunphy of Wantagh, N.Y., was married Saturday to Matthew Richard Pewarski, a son of Annmarie Palmieri Pewarski and Glen T. Pewarski of Garden City, N.Y. The Rev. Gregory Breen, a Roman Catholic   from The New York Times Read more »

• SETLIST / TWEETS: Phish @ Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY 7/12/13

  a cold, steady rain (taboot!) is falling on those already inside. Phish, Jones Beach and drizzle seem to have a date with destiny each time the band plays there. Follow along as we’ll provide all the #CouchTour details as they happen. Lights any minute now   from Live Music Blog Read more »

• Wantagh man dies in fiery Bellmore crash

  old Athanasious Cheliotis of Wantagh was killed in a fiery car crash at approximately 6:30 a.m. on July 4 on Merrick Road when his car collided head-on with a car driven by a 23-year-old woman. According to Nassau detectives, Mr. Cheliotis was driving his   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »