Wantagh, NY

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• Cuomo taps Molloy as MTA Nassau representative

  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has chosen the retired chairman of a Melville engineering firm as Nassau County's representative on the MTA board, according to an administration official familiar with the selection.John J. Molloy, 67, of Wantagh, would fill Nassau'   Read more »

• Senior health fair, community policing meeting today

  Nassau Legis. Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick) will host a meeting on community policing and quality-of-life issues today at 7:30 p.m. in the Wantagh Public Library, 3285 Park Ave. in Wantagh.Guests include commanding officers from the Nassau County Police Dep   Read more »

• Legis. Dave Denenberg holds meetings on community policing, quality of life

  Nassau Legis. Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick) is hosting two meetings on community policing and quality of life issues in his district, which includes Bellmore, North Bellmore, Merrick and parts of Freeport, North Merrick and Wantagh.Commanding officers from   Read more »

• Wantagh man faces drug, fireworks charges

  A Wantagh man sold undisclosed amounts of marijuana twice Monday, then tried to run away from officers of a special task force after a traffic stop, Nassau County police said.Donald J. Hollman, 31, of 1070 Seamans Neck Rd., was seen twice selling marijua   Read more »

• Cops: Wantagh man set off illegal fireworks

  Nassau County police arrested a Wantagh man who they said stored and set off illegal fireworks on Saturday night.Plainclothes police officers investigating illegal fireworks said they found smoldering, empty fireworks containers in the front of the home,   Read more »

Around the web

• LIRR cancels/diverts 35 trains after East River Tunnel derailment

  peak trains, plus the diversion of others from Penn Station to Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn or Hunterspoint Avenue in Queens. MTA NYC Transit is cross honoring LIRR tickets on the Nos. 2, 3, 7 and E trains. The LIRR is working with Amtrak to restore full   from WABC Read more »

• Pietro Mattiace

  of Holiday, FL, Nick Mattiace of Melbourne, FL and Arcangelo Mattiace of Lancaster, PA; two sisters, Rosa Palazzolo on Wantagh, NY and Angela Stella Bruton of Massapequa, NY; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Vito Michael Mattiace.   from Worcester Telegram & Gazette Read more »

• Make a ‘Pit Stop’ at the animal shelter

  to hold this free adoption event for pit bulls and pit bull mixes, in partnership with Long Island Pit Stop and with the support of Tia Torres.” The animal shelter is at 3320 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh. For information, contact the shelter at 785-5220.   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• Wantagh Cadettes create food pantry

  two years of planning, Cadette GS Troop 3079 from Wantagh, recently completed its Silver Award project at Harvest to the World soup kitchen in Roosevelt last month. The girls and a group of volunteers renovated a freestanding garage that was in much disrepair   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• Long Island Man Charged In Stabbing During Beer Pong Game

  N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A 22-year-old Long Island man has been charged with stabbing and wounding another man during a game of beer pong in the suspect’s garage. The beer pong game was going on in the early morning hours Monday, in the garage of the Wantagh home   from CBS New York Read more »