Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Seaford, New York, calendar

 March 10, 2024 -- Daylight Saving Time begins.

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Sunday, March 17, 2024, 2 p.m. -- Fourth annual St. Patrick's Day parade begins at Wantagh High School and marches south on Wantagh Avenue. The Manhattan parade is on the 16th, beginning northbound at 11 a.m.

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March 23, 2024 --  Purim begins at Sundown. Zio's was selling Hamantaschen in December.
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March 31, 2024 -- Easter Sunday in the Western Church.
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April 22, 2024, at sundown -- Passover begins.
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May 5, 2024 -- Easter Sunday in churches using the Julian calendar.
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May 21, 2024 --- School district budget votes.

Saturday, December 30, 2023

The elevator in the Seaford Library will be replaced.

Patrons of the Seaford, NY, Library will have to use the south entrance while the elevator is being replaced from January 2, 2024, until about January 24. 

























Saturday, September 2, 2023

Long Island License Plate

Recently, the New York Department of Motor Vehicles issued a beautiful custom license plate for Long Island. It shows the Montauk lighthouse and adjacent shore line cliffs.  Be warned that the annual fees are costly. 


Link https://dmv.ny.gov/plates/long-island-region

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Enock Yatri new pastor at Seaford Methodist church

 


I am fairly certain that Enock Yatri speaks after his wife in this video.

Monday, May 29, 2023

Memorial Day, 2023


 




In 2023, Seaford's Memorial Day parade was led by members of the American Legion Post. Any photo can be enlarged by clicking on it.



Lions Club, Kiwanis, and Boy Scouts.


Thursday, March 2, 2023

William Garnett Payne

 William Garnett Payne was a prominent and prosperous citizen  of Seaford. I just came across a summary  of his life (1870-1940) in the website Find-A-Grave, linked HERE.

Thursday, January 19, 2023

We lost Jack Healy

Sad to relate, Seaford and Wantagh lost the frequent volunteer of exemplary causes, Jack Healy of Spur Lane. Jack volunteered much skill and time in early website creation for St. William's parish and the Wantagh Fire District.

An obituary is linked HERE.

My only photos evidence his role in the U. S. Navy. Note the cap, depicting the USNS Comfort T-AH-20, a hospital ship.



 
Young priest Peter Duganzic created a website for the parish of St. William the Abbot. Upon Fr. Duganzic's assignment elsewhere, Jack Healy picked up the work and volunteered many hours of improvements and reconstruction, as the tools for websites evolved.

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Many of Jack's fire department photos appeared in the Wantagh Citizen.

Monday, August 22, 2022

Zio's Cake and Cookie


New owners have arrived at Helmut's or Fehn's Bakery at 3649 Merrick Road, Seaford. Zio's Italian, similar to Dortoni of Levittown. On 10.20.2022, I bought an excellent loaf of pumpernickel bread. Zio means Uncle. Google reviews are linked HERE

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There are two parking spaces in front of the store and an adequate lot behind that red car, that is, east of the bakery. The photo was taken 1.30.2023 from the sidewalk in front of the Seventh Precinct at Neptune Avenue.

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Paul Smith, Pastor of Methodist church

In July of 2022, I noticed a change on the sign in front of Seaford's United Methodist Church. The new pastor is Paul Smith.

Please see this link.

Monday, July 4, 2022

July 4th Independence Day in Wantagh, 2022

 


As fitting, the Wantagh American Legion Post led the parade, followed by a long line of fire equipment.


Any photo may be enlarged by clicking on it. Next year, I will have to choose a location where the sun illuminates the banners. A better angle is along Island Road.


Above, the Wantagh Pipe Band.


The Wantagh Fire Department came, with equipment in company order, followed by the five helpful rescue squads.





Above, six members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians from Levittown. The tricolor, green, white, and orange, in 1848 was intended as inclusionary.


The Wantagh Masons (who meet in Baldwin) follow the Hibernians. For the aprons, please see https://www.freemason.com/behind-masonic-symbols-apron/
Again the sun angle on Park Avenue makes it difficult to read. Enlarge by clicking.







Please read THIS LINK, which describes the enthusiastic work of the Paumanacke Garden Club of Wantagh.



Because of the ceremonial swords and berets, I presume these are Fourth-Degree Knights of Columbus. The berets replaced fluffy chapeaux in 2017.


Another Hibernian group is Gl
ór na nGael (Voice of the Irish), promoting the Irish language.


Scou
ts of Christ Lutheran Church, which the parade will soon pass on Island Road.



I could not determine whether this band, apparently from Wantagh High School, was there officially or unofficially.  They played vigorously and competently. 








Sunday, July 3, 2022

Independence Parade in Seaford

On the morning of July 2, 2022, the Seaford Chamber of Commerce organized a parade north on Washington Avenue to the gazebo at the railroad station, where a few politicians gave speeches.


Any photo may be enlarged by clicking on it.


State Senator John Brooks and Town of Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray.


Frank McKenna and librarians from the Seaford Public Library.


Donald Paulson, accompanied by (who?) represents the Lions. 
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At the gazebo, after the speeches, Mike Di Silvio, President of the Seaford Wellness Council, posed an interesting series of questions about the fifty-six Signers of the Declaration. The audience replied with answers, mostly correct.