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March 5th, 2008
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Amityville Village Police Officer Joe Slack was awakened by the sound of someone banging on his door at 1 a . m . , Monday. He got up and went outside to see his neighbor's home at 77 Coles Ave., in flames. More...

The average annual salary for new police officers will be reduced by $5,000 as part of a new contract approved recently between the Amityville Police Department and Amityville Village. The change impacts on those hired after January, 2008, and covers civil service salary lines for offices from Aca... More...

Suffolk Police continue to investigate the hit-and-run death of an Amityville man who was struck in the roadway in front of 37 Park Avenue, Sat., Feb. 23. Police later identified the subject as Lyndon Crowther, 26, of 44 Oak St., Amityville. More...

ADVANCE for Physician Assistants editorial advisory board member Robert M. Blumm, RPA-C, MA, DFAAPA, has been recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). Blumm, a physician assistant in surgery from Amityville, has been a PA for 38 years, the last... More...
Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School continued its yearly tradition of hosting a Senior-to-Senior Dinner/ Dance in the school cafeteria for local senior citizens and twelfth grade students. More...
Too bad there's no such thing as "Westminster Map Quest": Type in any starting address and then the destination "Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) Babylon 11702". A list of directions would lead directly to the vanished clubhouse site. More...
Copiague 50 Deauville Blvd. 631-691-1111 •Citizenship classes will be offered Wednesdays beginning March 12, 6 to 9 p.m. for those planning to take the Citizenship Test administered by the U.S. Department of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). To register call B.O.C.E.S. at 6... More...
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: THURSDAY, March 6 •Amityville Rotary Weekly Meeting: 8 a.m., Nautilus Diner, Merrick Road, Massapequa. For info., 631- 264-0300. The president is Don Carney. More...
Leah MacGilvray Murray loved airplanes. She worked for a magazine about flying and was herself an accomplished pilot. Mrs. Murray, who was raised in Massapequa Park, died Jan. 17, 2008 in Missouri City, Texas. More...
On Sunday, we begin Daylight Saving time. While we lose an hour of sleep Saturday night, we gain an hour of daylight that many people look forward to each year. It's also time to put fresh batteries in your fire and carbon monoxide alarms to ensure they are operating properly. They provide a meas... More...
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Village of Amityville will hold a Public Hearing in the Court room of the William J. Kay Memorial Building, 16 Greene Avenue, Amityville, N. Y. at 7:00 P.M. More...