District wants to use $2.5 Park Avenue settlement for new roofs at elementary schools
Amityville School District residents will be asked to approve spending $2.5 million —the proceeds of the district’s settlement in the Park Avenue Memorial School lawsuit—to complete repairs at Northeast and Northwest, and replace intercom and PA systems in all schools. More...
Funds would come from projected savings in state budget
A plan to bring what he termed “real tax relief for New Yorkers,” was proposed recently by Gov. David Paterson as part of his new budget and is under review by he legislature. If enacted, the plan will give property owners tax credits that will be paid for by projected savings at the state level over the next fiscal year. More...
Twenty-five years ago, residents of North Amityville were being held hostage by incidents of violence that had become a daily part of their lives. Illegal drugs were being sold openly at the corner of Great Neck Road and Albany Avenue, and there were almost daily incidents of shootings and gang violence. Families were living in fear and could not walk the streets in their neighborhoods. More...
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•The Amityville Public Library will be offering Income Tax preparation assistance free of charge, Sundays, 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 28; March 14 and 21 and April 11.
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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.
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Longtime Amityville resident and active community member Rosemary Wood died Jan. 26, 2010 at her home. She was 92 and had lived in her South Bayview Avenue home for 90 years. She was born Jan. 15, 1918 in Brooklyn to Alexander C. and Grace E. (Weldon) Webber and moved to Amityville when she was two years old. In addition to caring for her family and home, Mrs. More...
Residents in the Amityville School District went through some difficult times ten years ago when they approved millions of dollars in spending to renovate the historical Park Avenue School. The project was riddled with problems and a lot of the taxpayers’ hard-earned money was wasted. More...
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 20868/09 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. RUHALUZZAMAN CHOUDHURY, Defendant(s). More...
St. Martin's school earns Energy Star award