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March 7th, 2007
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Since April of 2006, police have conducted three raids at a home at 37 Coolidge Avenue, Amityville, making numerous drug arrests and confiscating thousands of dollars in illegal drugs and weapons. Now the Town of Babylon is looking to determine if the home can be permanently shuttered under its cra... More...

For many high school athletes, the national letter of intent day is one of the most important days of the year, for others, it's just any ordinary day. Numerous athletes from high schools within the Town of Babylon signed to play sports at the collegiate level. More...

When Copiague's Gabrielle Gibson and Ieasia Walker reached the 1,000 career point mark this season, most would have suspected that the ends of two spectacular high school careers were near. They thought wrong. Both are sophomores and have only just begun. More...

On Saturday, March 17, the One Hundred Black Men of Long Island Inc. will honor four distinguished individuals for their extraordinary achievements in contributing to the improvement of our communities. The honorees are The Honorable David A. Paterson, New York State Lieutenant Governor who will re... More...
A world of imagination, adventures, and a wealth of knowledge are unlocked when a person learns to read. To help reinforce the importance of reading, the first-grade students in Lynda Friedman's class at Susan E. Wiley Elementary School in Copiague have recently discovered those possibilities first... More...
Jeff Kolbjornsen, founder of Elite Animal Trainers, says that the "true dog whisperer is someone who understands and can help your dog achieve freedom to be the dog he was born to be". Whether showing a family how to apply his insight to their pet or defending a dog's behavior before a judge, Jeff,... More...
Copiague 50 Deauville Blvd. 631-691-1111 +Bob and Irma Mandel will return to the Library tonight, Wednesday, March 7, 7 to 9 p.m. to share slides and stories of Russia and the Ukraine. Come see the eloquent architecture and learn about the culture of these two countries. More...
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: THURSDAY, March 8 +Amityville Rotary Weekly Meeting: 8 a.m., Nautilus Diner, Merrick Road, Massapequa. For info., call Joanne Goodman, president at 631- 669-7300. More...
Former Amityville resident, caterer and decorated Army veteran, William "Streetman" Henry Richardson, Jr. died January 10, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip. He was 77 years old and had been living in West Babylon for the last two years. More...
If there is one way to understand the impact of a home that is used for illegal drug and weapons activity on a community, it is to speak to the women who live nearby. That's exactly what we did this week as we covered the story about the three drug and weapons arrests that were made by police over... More...
PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE FOR TAXES DUE AND UNPAID TO THE VILLAGE OF AMITYVILLE FOR THE YEAR 2006 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT WHEREAS arrears of taxes levied in the year 2006 by the Village of Amityville, charged and imposed pursuant to law, remain due and unpaid on several tracts, plots, pieces, ... More...