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October 28, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

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Amityville students garner National recognition

Each year, the National Achievement Scholarship Program honors academically talented Black American high school students and provides scholarships for a substantial number of outstanding program participants. More...

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Schools/Sports

Copiague High School senior recognized for achievement

Jhante Collins, a senior at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School, was recently recognized by the Suffolk County Youth Bureau with the Suffolk County Executive’s 2009 Youth Achievement Award. More...

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Columnists

Pets, Pets, Pets

by Joanne Anderson

Manley was a prelude to “Meet the Breeds”: Imagine being a little blind Boston Terrier, alone, wandering the streets on a rainy night. Imagine being scooped up by caring youths. More...

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Library

Record LIBRARY

Copiague 50 Deauville Blvd. 631-691-1111 •On Thurs., Oct. 29, 7 to 9 p.m. More...

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Events & Calendar

Record CALENDAR

The following is a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week. Readers should know that meetings are subject to change without notice. More...

WBFD hosts Chinese auction

TheWest Babylon Fire Department Rescue Unit, 126 Arnold Ave., West Babylon will be hosting a Chinese auction, Fri., Nov. 6. Thedoors open 6:30 p.m. Admission is $6 and includes one sheet of tickets and refreshments. More...

Bishop Reilly class of 1969 reunion planned November 7

Bishop Reilly High School Class of 1969 will host its 40th reunion on Sat., Nov. 7, 6 to 11 p.m. at St. More...

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Opinion

Editorials Get the information you need to make an informed decision on election day

Over the past two months, we have interviewed and written about the candidates running for election in your community. More...

Stand up and be counted, please

We appreciate it when our readers write us letters and request that we print them. More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

by Kevin Eastwood

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Town's study shows sex offender registry inaccurate and out of date

By Carolyn James

A two-year review by the Town of Babylon of the New York State Registry for convicted sexual offenders has shown that the registry is at best out-of-date and at worst doing little or nothing to track and monitor that those offenders are not living n More...

State-of-the-world discussion today at Hofstra University

Hofstra University's Center for Civic Engagement is hosting a full day of dialogue today, October 28, 2009, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., discussing the issues that face our nation and world. More...

Election

Suffolk County Legislature

Gregory and White vie for seat in 15th Legislative District
by Carolyn James

In some ways, the election in the 15th Legislative district is, in the words of Yogi Berra, déjà vu all over again. In that race, Republican Ed White is challenging Democratic incumbent Du Wayne Gregory. More...

DePrima and Dambra run against Bellone and Martinez for Babylon Town Board; Lindsay Henry cross endorsed

By Carolyn James

Two candidates seeking to unseat Babylon Town Supervisor Steve Bellone and acting Councilman Antonio Martinez are out working hard, knocking on doors and trying to get their message across; they may be the underdogs but what they lack in name recogn More...

Suffolk County Legislature

D'Amaro squares off against Meyer in 17th LD
By Lena Pennino

It’s lawyer-politician vs. newbie with corporate knowhow in this year’s battle for county legislator in the 17th District, which covers North Babylon/Deer Park. S.C. Leg. More...

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Obituaries

Mary Saladino, Amityville resident, worked at Copiague High School

As Celeste Makofske watches the Yankees make their bid for the 2009 Pennant, she can’t help but stop and think of her mother, Mary Saladino. “She loved the Yankees and was the team’s greatest fan,” said Makofske. More...

Virginia Ruth Eckelberry, accomplished artist and mentor

Virginia Ruth Eckelberry (nee Nepodal), 95, died peacefully on Sun., Oct. 18, at Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Home in Babylon. She was born on May 11, 1914, in Cleveland, Ohio to her parents John and Antoinette Nepodal. More...

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