A fence along Seaford Avenue

A temporary fence went up along Seaford Avenue during the week of September 21, 2015.

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"Everything Must Go"

On Friday morning, September 25, 2015, the Seaford Pathmark on Merrick Road has signs, "Everything Must Go," "Final Inventory, This Store Only," "All Items, Up to 30% Off."

September 11, 2015

Annually, the Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee has organized and led a dignified, heartfelt commemoration on September 11th, remembering the five alumni of Seaford High School who lost their lives at the Twin Towers: Robert Sliwak, '77, Timothy Haskell,  '85, John Perry, '82, Michael Wittenstein, '85, and Thomas Haskell, '82.  Because the school district does not extend north of Jerusalem Avenue and because Massapequa, Wantagh, and Levittown residents also participate in the life of Seaford, more losses are remembered.  Also, some of those we lost may have attended a different high school.

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Jones Beach, July 31, 2015

Seaford Pathmark may become Stop & Shop

On July 20, 2015, newsday.com reported that A. & P., owner of Pathmark, Waldbaum's, and other chains will sell many of the stores.  If the bankruptcy court approves, the Seaford Pathmark will be sold to Stop & Shop, which is itself owned by the Dutch firm Ahold, which may be merging with the Delhaize Group.

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From the Nassau County property website, it seems that Pathmark arrived in Seaford in 1968. What was on the property between Washington Avenue and Tackapausha Pond before Pathmark?  Was ShopRite there?  Many thanks for answers!

Is this the last payphone in Seaford?

A few years ago, noticing that the coin telephones disappeared from outside Pathmark and from inside the Seaford Library, I wondered which payphone would be the last in Seaford. Today, I discovered that neither Seaford nor Massapequa train stations have payphones, though half the waiting passengers were looking at hand-held screens.  Maybe this derelict, non-working phone near Burger King is the last relic.
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An article in the Irish Times the other day reminded me of this topic. The Republic has a million more subscriptions to mobile phones than its 4.6 million people! Each pay phone is used, on an average, once every two or two-and-a-half days.
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In 2011, Verizon sold its Eastcoast payphones to Pacific Telemanagement Services, which continues to provide payphones at some train stations.  

Memorial Day, 2015

In 2015, May 25th was Memorial Day.  In the above photo, the American Legion post leads the parade up Washington Avenue near William Street.  Any photo may be enlarged by clicking on it.

Three bagpipers provided music for the volunteer fire department.

Seaford school budget passes 1,396 to 431.

On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, the Seaford School Budget for 2015-2016 passed by a vote of 1,396 to 431.  The total number of votes cast was 1,827.  Unopposed, Patrick Rail was elected to the board.  The mileage for qualification for bus transportation of kindergarten students was set at 0.75 mile.

Seaford Library budget passes 127-18.

On April 15, 2015, voters passed the proposed Seaford Library budget, 127-18 (145 votes cast, 34 less than last year).  Mary Westermann won the seat on the library board of trustees, for a five-year term.

Scenes two days later

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Snowfall, January 26-27, 2015