Chase will close Seaford branch

Since the pandemic, the Chase bank on Merrick Road, Seaford, has had two busy ATM's and safe deposit boxes, but no teller staff. Chase has announced that the branch will close on December 8, 2021. I suspect (but could be wrong) that the closure will end a hundred years of banking in part of that building.

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Yes, part of that structure was once a funeral parlor operated by the nearby landowner, However, a 1936 article in the Brooklyn Eagle says that Mary Southard's funeral parlor was on Jackson Avenue. Okay, this post is going to need clarifications and corrections.

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At one time, I think it was Fort Neck Bank. It was also Security National Bank. Whether Manufacturers Hanover Bank or Chemical Bank was there, I am confused. It would not surprise me that the sequence of banks topped five.

Comments are appreciated! 

Seaford and the 2020 census

Seaford as a CDP or a census-designated place dropped from 15,294 residents on April 1, 2020 to 15,251, a loss of  43, on April 1, 2021.

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I have been unable to find 2020 numbers for other analysis. I presume they will come later. Some interesting figures from the 2015-2019 American Community Service appear to be already out-of-date, such as the percentage of households with broadband internet (93%) and median household income ($133,278).

July 28, 2021, library board meeting

Tonight's library board meeting ran well on the GoToMeeting platform. All board members participated, led by Peter Ruffner. They approved some reconstruction on the roof, probably in October. Apparently, the improvement will include an interior ladder.

They approved a plan for Direct Access interlibrary loans.

They declared no environmental issues in some building projects requiring state approval.

They agreed to keep the 7 p.m. closing time Monday-Thursday, as evening meetings are virtual, and Driver courses are on weekend daytime schedule.

They discussed phone systems, rejecting companies of no record in other Nassau libraries. If I understood it correctly, they selected Mitel, which East Meadow uses.

Rains on Seaford July 3 celebration

 I arrived late for the celebration at the Seaford Railroad Station. The Seaford Wellness Council organized and paid for the merriment.

Wantagh Independence Day Parade

 Despite the downpour during the Wantagh Independence Day parade on Saturday, July 3, 2021, someone posted a series of excellent photos on the Wantagh.LI facebook page.

This link may work.

https://www.facebook.com/wantaghli/

Graduation numbers

One hundred eighty-two seniors graduated from Seaford High School this June.  At Wantagh High School, 221 graduated.  I counted 557 graduates on the Massapequa list on Patch.

The website of St. William the Abbot parish school shows 30 in caps and gowns.

Memorial Day 2021

The pandemic cancelled Seaford's Memorial Day parade in 2021, but the Seaford American Legion Post on Penatiquit Avenue hosted a ceremony at 11 a.m. Former Congressman Peter King addressed an audience of more than a hundred people. Fr. Joseph Fitzgerald offered an invocation and Post Chaplain Charles Wroblewski the benediction. Commander Bill Hoehn described our reliance on those who served our country and died for it. At the end, the assemblage sang God Bless America with vigor.

Yes, Memorial Day on Penatiquit Avenue

11 a.m.  ceremony May 31, 2021, at the Seaford American Legion Post, 2301 Penatiquit Avenue, an outdoor memorial day service.

https://www.liherald.com/stories/memorial-day-ceremony-coming-to-seaford,132609

Also, there will be a parade in Wantagh.

Please note that it goes SOUTH on Wantagh Avenue, EAST on Park Avenue.

Link HERE.

Sterling Bank to Webster

Sterling National Bank of Montebello, New York, has announced that it will merge with Webster Bank of Waterbury, Connecticut. Situated on the northwest corner of Jackson Avenue and Merrick Road, Long Island Savings Bank (originally of Centereach) replaced Powell's Hotel. Astoria Savings purchased LISB in 1998, and Sterling bought out Astoria in 2017. Now Webster is in talks to purchase Sterling. 

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For a 1976 view, please see HERE.

District enrollments near Seaford

I recently came across a list of school district PrK-12 enrollments in New York State. The Excel document can be found from this page. I list below some that might be of interest, for comparison sake.

2,186 Seaford

6,548 Massapequa

2,754 Wantagh

5,188 Bellmore-Merrick Central HS District

7,202 Levittown

2,769 Plainedge

Seaford library and school budgets pass

 On May 18, 2021, the Seaford Library budget passed, 713 to 304, with vote total 1,017. 

The Seaford Schools budget also passed, 672 to 399, with vote total 1,071.

The Wantagh Library budget passed, 109 to 46, with a vote total of 155.