The Amityville Fire Department responded to a transformer explosion at Dixon Avenue and Route 110 on Dec. 6. The cap from the transformer blew and landed on the hood of this SUV, parked nearby, damaging it. Photo by Joe Turner More...
Amityville teachers have reached an agreement with the school district on a new contract that calls for an 11.5 percent increase over four years. Their contract expired June, 2005 and runs through June 30, 2009. Under the newly signed pact, teachers received a two-percent increase in 2006 and 2007... More...
Many a North Amityville resident received their New Year's wish in this year when the Town decided that the longstanding half-built house of worship on Albany Avenue will be demolished. The community's most vocal opponent, Noel Campbell, said that the incomplete building was an "eyesore," always b... More...
Furry leaders of the amalgamated canine and feline trade unions have demanded equal time this week. I'll try to appease both. Dogs first: Proposed Town Dog Run Park: The Town of Babylon is considering building a dog run park behind the Town Shelter property in W. Babylon. Access and parking would... More...
+A program on Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice will be offered tonight, Wednesday, January 10, 7 to 9 p.m. +John Pappas of All-State Driving School will give the mandatory fivehour prelicensing course Saturday, January 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Upon completion of the course, attendees will receive the MV... More...
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: THURSDAY, January 11 +Amityville Rotary Weekly Meeting: 8 a.m., Nautilus Diner, Merrick Road, Massapequa. For info., call Joanne Goodman, president at 631- 669-7300. More...
Thomas Gerard Dusch, former resident of Amity Harbor, died December 6, 2006 at his home in Seven Lakes, North Carolina. He was 68 years old. Born October 24, 1938 in Brooklyn to John Edward and Helen (nee Burkhart), he later proudly served in the U.S. Navy. For ten years he worked for the Village ... More...
If Republicans and Democrats at all levels of government have one thing in common it is that they drink from a common pool of complaints. Case in point: The recent party line appointments for judges in Nassau County and the long running dispute in Congress over President George Bush's judicial appo... More...
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