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August 27, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

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Today's news, Sept. 3: Town officials issue summonses to new adult club

Babylon Town officials issued numerous summonses to the owners of the Zodiac Lounge in West Babylon last week after they learned that the owners were operating a More...

Folks in the News

Christopher James of West Babylon went on a fishing trip with his aunt Marie Broderick, a former Amityville resident, and caught a 7.3-lb. fluke, winning the fishing pool for the day on Speedy out of Captree. More...

A great summer in the Amityville Schools

Amityville's elementary level students had the unique opportunity to participate in the district's first ever All Sports Summer Preparatory Camp. More...

Record Scholars...

•Jessica Alagna, of Amityville, has been named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee. A 2002 graduate of Massapequa High School, she is majoring in writing communication at the college. More...

Special Sections

Columnists

Pets, Pets, Pets

by Joanne Anderson

Imagine writing a letter to Charles Darwin and having him answer. This particular1874 inquiry was about dog suicides. Odd topic, wouldn't you say? More...

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Obituaries

Anthony S. Ambrosino

By Tracy Bongianni

Anthony S. Ambrosino, a 53-year resident of Amityville, died Aug. 12, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip. He was 80. Anthony was born on March 2, 1928 in Ozone Park to Antonio and Jenny (Minichino) Ambrosino. More...

Don Carney, Copiague resident and Rotarian

by Tiffany Elliott

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...

Mary O'Malley, resident of Dominican Village

By Joanna Fantozzi

Mary O'Malley (nee McLaughlin), a resident of Amityville for nine years, and a former resident of West Islip for more than 40 years, was a volunteer at heart. More...

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Opinion

Editorial

State must take action on escalating property taxes

The New York State proposal, supported by Gov. More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

—by Kevin Eastwood More...

Public Commentary

Terror by Heroin on Long Island...
by Mike Dougherty

It's time to do the math and connect the dots between the Taliban in Afghanistan and the growing number of heroin overdoses on Long Island. More...

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Today's news, Sept. 2, 2008: Granddaughter of local residents is Miss Pre-Teen runner up

Katherine DeMarco, the 12-year-old granddaughter of Mario and Mildred DeMarco of Amityville was named 4th Runner Up at the Pre-Teen New Jersey Sr. Scholarship and Recognition Program. More...

SLA closes troublesome Amityville bar

By Carolyn James

The New York State Liquor Authority has revoked the license for the Punta Roca, a bar in Amityville that Village officials and police have been concerned about for months. More...

Soldier returns home to welcome his newborn son

Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center was where the happy reunion took place between mom, Lorraine, new baby, Nicholas and dad, Army Specialist Juan Leon of East Massapequa. More...

Schools/Sports

Dale Yarmosh, of Amityville wins Longest Drive Contest

Dale Yarmosh, of Amityville, won the Longest Drive Contest at Chairman Ernie Caramanico's New York Tire Dealers Fifteenth Annual Golf Classic honoring John Gamauf at the Stonebridge Country Club in Smithtown this month. He is shown at the event. 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 28 •Copiague Bd. of Ed. Meeting: 7:30 p.m., Bd. Conf. Rm., Copiague Central Adm. Bldg. For further info., call 842-4015, ext. 516. More...

Jones about your 401(k) options, call or visit your Vendors sought for Walk and Rock fundraiser Sept. 20 local financial advisor today.

Sunrise Senior Living of West Babylon 580 Thomas Financial . Montauk Hwy., West Babylon, will be having an outdoor flea market craft fair, walk and rock fundraiser, Sat., Sept. 20, 10 a.m., to 2p.m. More...

St. Martin of Tours holds blood drive

St. Martin of Tours, 37 Union Ave., Amityville, held a blood drive June 17. St. Martin's Knights of Columbus provided a complimentary barbecue dinner. Shown at the blood drive are, Paul Richichi, Fr. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Public Notices

Your right to know

Notice of Formation of Island Wide Vending, LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with NY Secy. Of State (SSNY) on 7/15/08. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. More...

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