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March 3, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Turnovers keep police, rescue busy

Amityville Village Police and Fire Rescue rushed to assist a woman whose vehicle struck a tree, hit the curb and rolled over on an icy road. Thatincident occurred Feb. 12, shortly after 8 a.m. More...

Gruesome find on South Shore Long Island Railroad train

Amityville and MTA police made a troublesome discovery last week, and are continuing their investigation into the incident. More...

Deauville Gardens Elementary School kids thank our Vets

The first-grade students in Ashley Price’s class at Deauville Gardens Elementary School in Copiague spent an afternoon expressing their appreciation for our nation’s soldiers, two in particular. More...

Special Sections

Schools/Sports

AHS students emulate writers of yesteryear

The Amityville Memorial High School library was recently transformed into a writers’ salon to mimic the writing forums of yesteryear. More...

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Columnists

Pets, Pets, Pets

From 1880 to 1904 dogs residing on the Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) property in Babylon needed a ride to/from Madison Square Garden for the annual dog show. How did they commute? More...

Pets for Adoption

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Last Hope Animal Rescue to hold St. Pat’s dinner March 14

Last Hope Animal Rescue’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner and auction will be held Sun. March 14, 1 to 5 p.m. at the Milleridge Cottage at Milleridge Inn, 585 North Broadway, Jericho. There will be a live auction and raffle baskets. More...

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Opinion

We’d rave about newspapers if they were invented today

I can understand why newspapers are not viewed as trendy today. After all, they were really the iPods of 1690. More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

by Kevin Eastwood

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Readers’ Voices: Letters and Commentary

Dear Editor: “Answer found in ACLU membership” by George Henry Kotz, West Islip (Letter to the Editor, Feb. More...

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Hearing set on proposed law for accessory apartments

By Carolyn James

This story contains a video On March 8, the Amityville Village Board will hold a public hearing to outline its proposed law for accessory apartments in single family homes. Thenew code will be designed, said Mayor Peter T. More...

Gov looks to link real property tax credit to level of school spending

Proposal would penalize property owners living in school districts that increase tax levy's more than four percent

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 the legislature. More...

Robber shoots at manager as she leaves Wendy's restaurant

Police are seeking the public’s help in apprehending a man who attempted to rob the manager of a Wendy’s fast food restaurant in Copiague today. Police gave this account: More...

People/Social

WBHS to hold Haiti fundraiser

West Babylon High School will be hosting a benefit concert for relief in Haiti, Thurs., March 4, 7 p.m. with a snow date of March 11. More...

Winter birding event planned

The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society has scheduled a winter birding program on Sat., March 6 from 9 a.m.- 11 a.m. Bring binoculars and dress warm! More...

Copiague Fire Department to host Comedy Night Dinner

The Eagle Engine Company of the Copiague Fire Department will host its sixteenth annual benefit Comedy Night Dinner, Sat., March 20, 6:30 p.m. with America’s top comedians. More...

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Library

It’s Happenin’ A t Your Library

Amityville Oak and John Streets 631-264-0567 •The Amityville Public Library will be offering Income Tax preparation assistance free of charge, Sundays, 1:30 to 4 p.m. on March 14 and 21 and April 11. More...

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Events & Calendar

ThisWeek’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...

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Obituaries

Former Amity resident and NAFCo volunteer Stuart Tweed Brandt

Stuart Tweed Brandt passed away at his home on Jan. 12, 2010, of natural causes. Mr. Brandt was born on July 23, 1939, at Aurora, the son of the late Arthur August Brandt and the late Emily Sarran Brandt. More...

Dorothy Basile, Amityville Historical Society member

by Tiffany Elliott

Dorothy L. Basile died Feb. 2, 2010 at Missionary Sisters of St. Benedict in Huntington. She is the mother of Larry Basile, and a member of the Amityville Chamber of Commerce and the Amityville Historical Society. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Public Notices

Your right to know

NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING ON March 16, 2010 AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWNS OF BABYLON, SUFFOLK COUNTY AND OYSTER BAY, NASSAU COUNTY, STATE OF NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Educati More...

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