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August 20, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

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Breaking news, Aug. 28: Owner of Nautilus Diner dies

George Efstathiou, co-owner of the Nautilus Restaurant, Massapequa, died suddenly Tuesday night, Wednesday morning of an apparent heart attack. More...

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Amityville Police Officers supported the Wounded Warrior Ride of Long island, which went through Amityville and Babylon last month. More...

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Pets, Pets, Pets

by Joanne Anderson

Riddle: Where do you have a party for a Chihuahua? Answer: At a Mexican restaurant, of course. "Pesos for Paco" is a benefit dinner at Don Ricardo's in Babylon Village on Thursday Sept. More...

Poster Pets of the Week

The Paco Clone, left and Maine Coon mix cat above. More...

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Obituaries

Marie Spitz, West Babylon resident and Record newspaper employee

By Carolyn James

At the age of 75, Marie Spitz decided that she wanted to go back to work. She saw an ad in her local newspaper, interviewed for the position and was hired by the Amityville Record as an advertising representative. More...

Ethel Fowler, well-known Amityville artist

by Tiffany Elliott Lifelong Amityville resident, local historian and artist Ethel Barbara Fowler died June 28, 2008 at New Island Hospital in Bethpage. She was 97 and dedicated her life to caring for her family and her community. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Public Notices

Your right to know

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR ABFC 2006-OPT2 TRUST, ABFC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OPT2, Pltf. vs. JOHN WYNDER, GLENDA WYNDER, Defts. Index #07-11270. More...

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Today's news, Aug. 28: Copiague man charged with grand larceny and filing false report

Yesterday, Suffolk County Police today arrested a Copiague man for filing a false report of robbery. Police gave this account: More...

Today's news, Aug. 26, 2008: Amityville Rotarian Don Carney dies

Former Amityville Rotary Club president and real estate salesperson Donald J. Carney died after a valiant struggle with leukemia. The 67-year old was a soft-spoken man with a big heart, according to his family and friends. More...

New Orleans Hornet Mike James comes back to Amityville

By Ben Sklar

"It feels good to be in the situation to embrace a neighborhood that has embraced me. More...

Schools/Sports

Amity High School track team completes flawless season

The Amityville Memorial High School boys track team has had a stellar season, during which cooperation, teamwork, and the pride of running on a newly renovated track all played a role in the team achieving League 6 Championship status, and making i More...

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Events & Calendar

RECORD CALENDAR OF EVENTS.

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: THURSDAY, August 21 1005 Massapequa 516- More...

Registration for TOB Parent and Tot Program

Supervisor Steven Bellone announced that registration for the Series IV of the Town of Babylon Parent and Tot Program has been scheduled. Registration will be held Tues., Sept. 30, 9 a.m. More...

Vendors needed for church fair

Vendors are wanted by The United Methodist Church of Bay Shore, 107 East Main St., Bay Shore, for their fair on the front lawn, Oct 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a rain date of Oct. 25. A 10' by 10' reserved spot is $30. More...

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Opinion

Editorial

Let's not tap into phony studies and lower the drinking age

A group of college administrators have pressed for lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18. More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

—by Kevin Eastwood

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Public Commentary

Taxpayers ask public to support cap on school tax increases

Dear Editor: On June 18 my vice president, Frank Bustamante, and I went to Albany to meet with Gov. Paterson and civic leaders from across New York State. More...

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