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June 2, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Today's news, June 10: Car goes into lake in Babylon; six teens rescued

No injuries reported
A 1997 Ford Explorer, driven by an 18-year-old West Babylon youth, veered off the road and was partially submerged in the water at Argyle Lake in Babylon Village... More...

CAR FIRE ties up traffic on Sunrise Highway

Police say vehicle was stolen

Amityville and Massapequa firefighters worked to put out a car fire that occurred shortly after 6 p.m., May 30. More...

Buckle Up! New York-Click it or Ticket campaign is underway

Now through June 6, the Suffolk County Police Department will participate in the Buckle Up New York-Click it or Ticket Campaign, funded through the New York State Governor’s TrafficSafety Com­mittee. More...

Celebrating the South Shore Trolley

by Carolyn James

The 100th anniversary of Babylon trolleys will be celebrated Fri., June 11, and Sat., June 12 when the town will host one-hour bus tours along the historic trolley route of the Babylon Railroad Co., w More...

Shopping center in Amityville closed after collapse of mansard; stores now opentrapped

by Carolyn James

TheVillage of Amityville took control over a shopping cen­ter site on Merrick Road Mon­day, May 24 after thousands of pounds of debris from a man­sard fell hours earlier. Theshop­ping center, which houses Swan Cleaners, Better Bagels and oth­er More...

Fire damages home on West Smith Street in Amityville Village

by Carolyn James

A firethat apparently started as a result of an electrical malfunction damaged a home at 28 Smith St., Fri., May 21. The fire broke out at 5:30 p.m. and the Amityville Fire Department responded. More...

Special Sections

Columnists

Pets, Pets, Pets

Babylon, home of the clubhouse and kennels belonging to Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) from 1880 to 1904, was linked with “pooch prestige” from the get-go. 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...

Long Island Senior Games being held through June 13

Angie Carpenter, Suffolk County Treasurer urges everyone to be involved in the Long Island Senior Games at Suffolk County Community College. There are ribbon events and medal events,; some require registration. Events run through June 13. More...

Vendors needed

Vendors are needed for a Strawberry Festival to be held on Sat., June 5, 1 to 5 p.m. at Our Lady of Con­solation Nursing and Reha­bilitative Care Center, 111 Beach Dr., West Islip. Therain date is Sun., June 6. More...

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Opinion

Parades remind us of what is best about our country

Prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks on our country, many of the parades down our main streets were thin in terms of marchers and thinner yet in terms of spectators standing at the sidelines and cheering the marchers on. More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

by Kevin Eastwood

Full Story

Constitutional rights are upheld by the ACLU, not subverted

Dear Editor: Re Mr. Kotz letter to the editor April 1, 2010 entitled, “America needs to pay attention to those who are under­mining the Constitution.” Mr. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Public Notices

Notice of Formation of Logical Energy Partners LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 3/26/10. Officelocation: Suffolk County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. More...

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North Amityville Head Start hosts Kids' Day

TODAY'S NEWS: North Amityville Head Start held its first Kids Day celebration last week... More...

LATEST NEWS: Amityville man arrested in shooting incident

Two charged after incident in Massapequa

Nassau County Police arrested two men Sunday night charging them in a shooting incident that occurred in the vicinity of Central Avenue and Grand Boulevard, Massapequa shortly after 6 a.m. Police gave this account:... More...

Ring, ring, ring goes the trolley as Babylon celebrates its trolley history

Call to reserve a seat on a trolley tour June 11th & 12th
By Carolyn James

This story contains a video Next month, the Town of Babylon will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the trolley lines in Babylon. More...

Amityville celebrates its rich heritage

There was sweet music, great food, a variety of vendors and plenty of fun and history at the Amityville Vil­lage Heritage Fair May 23. More...

Amityville Police nab man wanted in Nassau County

A Massapequa resident wanted in Nassau County was picked up by Amityville Village Police April 17 af­ter APO Justin McElmoyl observed him traveling in a vehicle heading west on Merrick Road with dim head­lights. More...

Schools/Sports

Lacrosse Supervisor’s Cup event to be held June 4 - 6

The Massapequa Lacrosse Club and the town of Oys­ter Bay are holding the Fifth Annual Supervisor’s Cup to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. More...

Copiague students celebrate VIP Day

Grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles were just a few of the very im­portant visitors to Copi­ague’s Deauville Gardens Elementary School dur­ing More...

Fourth grader represents Amityville’s St. Martin of Tours in Recorder Festival

Lena Vazquez, a fourth-grade student at St. Martin of Tours School in Amityville represented the school at the 2010 Recorder Fes­tival of Suffolk County Music Educators As­sociation held at Brent­wood High School. More...

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Obituaries

Mary Malone, longtime Amityville resident, artist and model

by Tiffany Elliott

Longtime Amityville resident, artist and model Mary Belford Malone died May 7, 2010 at her home in Billings, Montana. She was 82. More...

Frank Putre of Copiague, former NYFD Chief and St. Martin of Tours volunteer

by Carolyn James

Throughout his life, Frank E. Putre gravitated to the things that enabled him to be of service to his country, his community and his neighbors. A longtime member of St. Martin of Tours R.C. More...

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