The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week:

THURSDAY, August 23

•Amityville Rotary Weekly Meeting: 8 a.m., Nautilus Diner, Merrick Road, Massapequa. For info., 631- 264-0300. The president is Don Carney.

•Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting: 8 p.m., Simpson Methodist Church, 30 Locust Ave., Amityville. Open meeting. For info., call 24-hr. hotline, 669- 1124.

FRIDAY, August 24

•New Mothers' Support Group: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, 1000 Montauk Hwy., W. Islip. For further info. and to register, call 376-4444.

•Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting: Our Lady of Assumption School, Molloy Street, Copiague,7:30 p.m. For info., call 24-hr. hotline, 669-1124.

SATURDAY, August 25

•Bariatric Support Group: 9 to 10:30 a.m.; Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, 1000 Montauk Hwy., W. Islip. For further info. and to register, call 376-4444.

•Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting: 8 p.m., First Methodist Church, 25 Broadway, Amityville and 1 p.m., Church of the Assumption, Church Street, Copiague. For info., call 24-hr. hotline, 669-1124.

MONDAY, August 27

•Town of Babylon Planning Board Meeting: 7 p.m., Babylon Town Hall. For further info., call 957-7414.

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