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January 13, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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County looks to locate trailers for homeless sexual predators in Babylon

by Carolyn James
Suffolk County will be making a final decision this week on where to locate an emergency housing trailer for up to 18 convicted sexual offenders. More...

Sexual assault in Field of Dreams under investigation

The Amityville Village and Nassau County Police De­partments worked together to apprehend and arrest a sub­ject involved in a sexual assault that took place at the Field of Dreams at Old Sunrise Hwy., Massapequa Dec. 8. More...

Safe boating courses and vessel safety checks offered

Safe boating courses, free vessel safety checks and more are offered by America’s Boating Club®, the United States Power Squadrons®. With 18 squadrons around Long Island, there’s one near you. More...

Special Sections

Schools/Sports

Wiley fifth graders attend music festival

Copiague’s Susan E. Wiley Elementary School fifth-grade students Heather Voisey and Maya Jones, along with their music teacher, Karen Swenson, attended Adelphi University’s 21st Annual Long Island Flute Festival. More...

St. Martin offers program for two-year-olds

St. Martin of Tours School in Amityville has a two-year-old program. The program offers an environment which stimulates creativity and allows for socialization. Peg Garry, nursery teacher, facilitates. More...

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LEARNING ABOUT FIRE SAFETY IN NURSERY SCHOOL: The nursery school class in Grace Early Childhood Center at St. More...

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Library

At YourLibraryIt’s Happenin’

Copiague 50 Deauville Blvd. 631-691-1111 •On Sat. Jan. 16, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in keeping with President Obama’s call for National Service, the Copiague Library is getting involved by having a day dedicated to teen community services. More...

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Obituaries

Lisa Ann Sirico, West Babylon resident

by Tiffany Elliott

West Babylon resident Lisa Ann Sirico died Dec. 22, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip. She was 51. She was born Oct. 20, 1958 in the Bronx to Samuel and Carmen (Cesani) Sirico. More...

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Opinion

Editorial:

Views of the news

Simon Cowell, the force behind the popular show, American Idol, once said “Not everybody is perfect, and I don’t think we should be looking for perfect people.” It was Simon Cowell, and several other “imperfect people&rdqu More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

by Kevin Eastwood

Correction: As a result of a production error, the incorrect cartoon was placed down in last week’s edition. We apologize for the error. More...

Readers’ Voices: Letters and Commentary

We told them it would come to this

The Library of Congress missed a chance to right its wrong and reinstate Col. Morris Davis to his post at the Library’s Congressional Re­search Service (CRS) in December. Col. More...

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Taxpayers do it standing in line

by Carolyn James

At one end of Babylon Town Hall, a swearing-in cer­emony was being held for Supervisor Steve Bellone, Councilman Lindsey Henry and Clerk Carol Quirk, all who won re-election in November. More...

Decorating outdoor Christmas trees with a gift to the environment

A group of students from the Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School worked together this holiday season to bring a little cheer to resi­dents, birds and the en­vironment . More...

People/Social

Air National Guard Airman 1st Class David J. Fairley graduates basic training

Air National Guard Airman 1st Class David J. Fairley gradu­ated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Anto­nio, Texas. He is a 2006 graduate of Amityville Memorial High School and the son of Christine Fairley of Amityville. More...

TD bank names Carol Ann Hasenstab retail market manager for Nassau County

TD Bank, America’s Most Conve­nient Bank®, has promoted Amityville resident Carol Ann Hasenstab to retail market manager in Melville. More...

Local runners win awards in 17th annual LI Blood Services Rob’s Run

Local athletes John Daly of Massapequa, Boyd Carrington and Jessica Petermann of Amityville, and Andrew Valenski and Greg Karl of Massapequa Park, each of whom won awards in the Long Island Blood Services Rob’s Run, a 5 kilometer cross country More...

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Columnists - Free Access

Pets, Pets, Pets

“Teddy” a small Newfoundland mix, spent at least four months living in the woods where Southern State meets Bethpage Parkway. A group of dedicated people were determined to bring him to safety. More...

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Events & Calendar

This Week’s events

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...

OLOC to sponsor February blood drive

On Wed., Feb. 3, Our Lady of Consolation Nursing & Rehabilitative Care Center, in conjunction with Long Island Blood Services, will be spon­soring a blood drive between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. More...

Fundraiser to benefit Last Hope Animal Rescue

Last Hope Animal Rescue is holding a fundraiser called “Catch of the Day”, Sun., Jan 17, 1 to 5 p.m., at Popei’s Restaurant, 760 Grand Avenue, Deer Park. Proceeds to benefit the Feral Cat Programs of Last Hope. More...

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Poll

The DEC plans to mitigate the water contamination from the plume heading into our area from Grumman in Bethpage by filtering it at the well site; the balance will go into waterways and the Great South Bay untreated. Do you agree with the DEC’s plan?