Five Amityville Memorial High School (AMHS) seniors received certificates of achievement from Suffolk County Leg. Elie Mystal for being named 2008 Scholars of Academic Excellence by the State Education Department. More...

Life is the pits for far too many Pit Bulls. ASPCA statistics show that the Pit Bull and its permutations are more likely to be abused than any other breed; also more apt to be emaciated or chained. The glut of Pits in town shelters forms the tip of the iceberg. We don't see them all. More...

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: THURSDAY, May 8 •Amityville Rotary Weekly Meeting: 8 a.m., Nautilus Diner, Merrick Road, Massapequa. For info., 631-264-0300. The president is Don Carney. More...

George Eisenberg was a great storyteller. His children remember growing up in Massapequa and spending hours with him by the pool at Marjorie Post Park. "He'd always have us sitting around him and he'd spin some wonderful tales," said his daughter Andrea Ingram of Middletown, Delaware. "And when ... More...

Late one night, as I was watching TV with my husband, he turned to me and said, "Oh, by the way, you went over on your minutes this month." Over on my minutes, I thought. What is he talking about? Was he keeping count on the time I spent in the bathroom we shared? Or, had he tapped into some pseud... More...

The annual meeting of the plotowners of the MOUNT ARARAT CEMETERY will be held at the office of the Cemetery East Farmingdale, New York, Monday, May 12, 2008, at 2:00 PM For the election of Directors and for the Transaction of any other business that may Lawfully come before the meeting. More...