Wantagh, NY

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• Thai Coconut

  not unusual or particularly attractive, yet the modest new 36-seat storefront Thai Coconut in Wantagh is popular and often packed. There are four reasons those seats are frequently filled: Food, prices, service and location. The food is tasty, prices are in   Read more »

• Motorcyclist, 21, killed in Seaford-Oyster Bay crash

  man was killed Monday night when he lost control of his motorcycle on the southbound Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway in Wantagh, struck the center divider and was ejected from his bike, police said. Nassau County police have not released the identity of the   Read more »

• Cops: Man arrested after ditching stolen van on Wantagh Parkway

  Farmingdale man is charged with possession of stolen property and fleeing police after ditching a stolen van on the Wantagh State Parkway in Jericho Monday and then running off into the woods, State Police said. Eddie Murdock, 55, refused to stop for troopers   Read more »

• LI people on the move, May 8, 2013

  Banker Residential Brokerage welcomes four new licensed sales associates. Deborah Falco has joined the Syosset office. The Wantagh resident held a similar position at S.A.S. Real Estate in Wantagh . Peter Inzerillo has joined the Mount Sinai office. The Port   Read more »

• Adam Aponte leads Wantagh to Nassau A-I title

  Warriors."He handles [the pressure] amazing," Wantagh coach Keith Sachs said. "He's extremely mature and nothing rattles him. If anything looks like it's going wrong he keeps his composure and he's always in control of what he wants to do."The Warriors struck   Read more »

Around the web

• WHS business students give back

  Honor Society, the applicants must prove their service to the school and/or community through volunteering in one of the many initiatives the Business Department organizes. These initiatives include being an active member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce,   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• Memorial Day Parades in Wantagh, Seaford

  Wantagh American Legion, Post 1273, invites you to participate in the Wantagh Memorial Day Parade and Memorial Ceremony on Monday, May 27. Assembly for the parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Beltagh Avenue by the Wantagh Middle School. The parade will begin   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• Robert Moses State Park Reopens Today

  N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - The last of the Long Island state parks shut down by superstorm Sandy reopens Thursday. One of the first things you’ll notice at the new and improved is the amazing view of the ocean from the roadway near the tower circle. “There were some   from CBS New York Read more »

• Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown school budgets pass

  yes to 921 votes against. School board trustee members JeanMarie Wink and Bruce Kahn ran unopposed and won their seats. Wantagh School District's $74,174,625 2013-14 budget passed 2,144 votes in favor to 840 votes against. In at-large electiosn for two board   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• Baseball. Parenty headlines nine All-America East honorees

  Mass. - Freshman Jack Parenty (Wantagh, N.Y.) headlined nine Stony Brook baseball awards honorees as he was named 2013 America East Rookie of the Year, the conference announced on the eve of the America East Championship, held at LeLacheur Park. Stony Brook   from Stony Brook Official Athletic Site Read more »