Wantagh News

A former teacher who admitted having sex with a 16-year-old boy has been arrested on rape and other charges after she continued the liaisons in violation of a court order, prosecutors said.

Here Are Some of the Safest and Nicest Trails for Beginners and Advanced Bikers in Long Island! Font Biking is a great way to enjoy the summer months and work some healthy exercise into your schedule.

Hempstead Turnpike Israel Community Center recently closed its doors after 60 years of service to the Levittown community and is merging with the Farmingdale Wantagh Jewish Center due to the financial ...

The Nassau County police union has scheduled a benefit next month for the family of injured police officer Kenneth Baribault, who suffered brain trauma and a shattered pelvis in May after an alleged drunken ...

Video footage of SIXX: A.M. - which features MA-TLEY CRAoeE bassist Nikki Sixx , James Michael and DJ Ashba - performing Tuesday night at the Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh, New York can be viewed below .

About 35 years ago, a group of adolescents began hanging out together at Jones Beach.

John Mayer 7/9 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Jones Beach Wantagh, NY 11793 "John Mayer has nailed down the particulars for his Continuum Summer Tour... Ben Folds will be the special guest on the entire outing, ...

Quality footage of MA-TLEY CRAoeE performing the song "Dr. Feelgood" last night at the Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh, New York can be viewed below.

Coast Guard and a host of police and fie agencies are searching for two men missing off the South Shore since Wednesday.

The search continued Saturday for two New York City men last seen when they went on a fishing trip almost a week ago.

Jones Beach was evacuated at the height of a holiday weekend after stray, unexploded fireworks washed ashore the day after a July Fourth show, state parks officials said.

Roughly 2,000 visitors were told to leave the Long Island beach immediately after the seaborne shells began turning up around 12:45 p.m. Saturday, officials said.

It was the first such mishap in the Jones Beach fireworks show's 14-year history, said George Gorman, deputy regional director for the state parks.

Beachcombers, parks staffers and lifeguards spotted the errant explosives, some of which measured 8 inches in diameter, he said.

The Big Ten asked all reporters to predict the top three finishers in the conference and pick an offensive and defensive player of the year.

In the interest of setting the record straight and revealing the truth, Larry Wornum's letter to The Westbury Times needs to be responded to.

On June 13, the Pequott District of the Theodore Roosevelt Council, BSA awarded Donald Josling the Pequott District Award of Merit.

As local parents rallied to save student activities, Wantagh's school board last night slashed $1.5 million from its budget in 'austerity' cuts that would eliminate dozens of sports teams, raise elementary ...

For school fundraisers, $650,000 adds up to a lot of raffles and flea markets. Even so, Wantagh parents and students -- who on Friday kicked off what they hope will become a campaign of record size to save ...

Four people have been arrested on Long Island, accused of selling illegal fireworks out of coffee trucks.

A couple was awakened in a Wantagh home during the early morning hours June 18 by gunmen who forced them to the ground and demanded money, Nassau police said.

Some Long Islanders were ordering fireworks to go at the local coffee truck. Nassau County detectives arrested James Rankin, of Wantagh, N.Y., on charges of possession of fireworks on Tuesday.

Temple B'nai Torah, a Reform Congregation with over 650 families, has been created by the merging of two of the largest Temples in the area, Temple Judea of Massapequa and The Suburban Temple of Wantagh.