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September 21, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

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Village approves dead-ending East and West Lake Drive

Despite opposition, Mayor and Trustees say it will promote safety
by Carolyn James
A plan to dead end East and West Lake Drive off of Avon Place in Amityville Village brought out a large crowd at a hearing held August 29. More...

State Education Department Chairman Richard Mills applauds Copiague Schools

The Copiague School District More...

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Schools/Sports

Fowl Ball!

Weekly report on the
Ducks Floating Away With Division Race
by Jason Eisenberg

With only a handful of games left in the regular season, it is very likely that there will be playoff baseball at Citibank Park for the second year in a row. More...

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Events & Calendar

Amity Woman's Club makes donations

The Philanthropies Committee of the Amityville Woman More...

Record

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week:
THURSDAY, September 22

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St. Martin students sell lemonade for Hurricane Katrina relief

St. Martin students Emily Diliberto, Connor Diliberto, Timmy Diliberto, Dana Dexter, Christina Dexter and Joshua Hundal all decided to donate the proceeds from their lemonade stand to help others in need. More...

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Opinion

Brunswick Hospital doors closed but not forgotten

The news that Brunswick Hospital Center specifically, and New York state in general, will not provide care and housing for some of the victims of Hurricane Katrina was disappointing in that many looked forward to being able to roll up their sleeves a More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS—by Kevin Eastwood

Brunswick Hospital no longer provides general or emergency medical care. It's been our pleasure to serve the community for 115 years. Unfortunately even a new front facade wasn't enough to keep us profitable and in operation. More...

Displaced Brunswick employees will be able to take some comfort

With the closing of Brunswick Hospital in Amityville, a response of one of its administrators, was "closing community hospitals is part of a nationwide trend." This statement could not be further from the truth. More...

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Village hearings Monday

on code changes; November
referendum for firefighters
by Carolyn James

Saying that a section of its code violates the Village More...

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AMITY VAMPS BATTLE CAR AND TRUCK FIRES: On September 6, the Amityville Fire Department received an alarm for multiple car fires at 5:47 a.m. in a parking area on Burch Avenue. More...

Amityville hopes to defend title, despite opening day loss

by Ronald Scaglia

Hoping to defend their 2004 Suffolk Conference IV Title, the Amityville Warriors opened the 2005 football season by losing to Shoreham-Wading River 20-11. More...

Lindenhurst art collector finds 3300-year-old Egyptian sculpture

by Cindy True

Art collector Joanne Salvador, a resident of Linden-hurst, never imagined she would be the proud owner of a rare portrait sculpture of Pharaoh Tutankhamen. More...

Obituaries

Joseph "Pepi" Cardino,

Construction company owner
by Tiffany Elliott

A well-known Copiague contractor and classic car collector, Joseph Cardino truly lived the "American Dream," according to his son Joseph Jr. More...

Michael "Don" Conway,

Copiague contractor

Michael Conway, 70, died August 11, 2005 in a boating accident off Fire Island. More...

Michael Benedetto, U.S. Marine

by Tiffany Elliott

Michael Angelo Benedetto Jr. died while doing something he loved More...

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