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June 16, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Amityville Village recognized for its Green building

New Village Hall meets highest standards
By Jill Bongiorni Student Reporter Amityville’s new Village Hall has been recognized as one of the leading environmental-friendly buildings on Long Island. More...

Cousins receive sports award

Amityville seniors Bonnie Siry and Gavin Kretz were recognized with the Dellecave Award at the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame annual brunch June 6. Theevent was held at the West Lake Inn in Patchogue. More...

Kevin Mills of Amityville to speak

Kevin Mills of Amityviulle will be among a group of speakers at the Long Island Cancer Survivor Celebration to be held at Crest Hollow Country Club today. A financial executive, he is father of four and grandfather of three. More...

History gets a home in Babylon Town

Babylon Town celebrated its history as it opened the restored Old Town Hall and unveiled the Babylon Museum. More...

Special Sections

Schools/Sports

Amityville Little League World Series this weekend

Photos by Joe Turner

Amityville Little League’s World Series is being held Sat., June 19 at the Louden Avenue Field. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. and the public is invited to go down and watch the games and events. More...

W.I.H.S. Class of 1970 reunion planned

The West Islip High School Class of 1970 40-year reunion will be held Fri., Aug. 6, 8 p.m. to midnight at Meadows Edge – West Sayville Country Club. The cost is $75 per person and includes weekend events. More...

Amity School District offers Summer Feeding Program

The Amityville School District offers a Summer Feeding Program which is free and open to any child from age two to 18 years old. The program runs Monday through Thursday. There is no program on Friday. The schedule for area schools follows: More...

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Obituaries

Keith Owen D’Aguilar a former custodian in Copiague School District and longtime Amityville resident

by Lena Pennino

Keith Owen D’Aguilar­— a former custodian in Copiague School District and longtime Amityville resident—died in April at the age of 82 in San Jose, California after a short battle with leukemia. More...

James A. Flynn, veteran, local restaurateur and honorary member of Southward Ho Country Club

By Carolyn James

James Flynn spent most of his childhood growing up on Ocean Avenue in Bay Shore. Years later he would tell his children what it was like to grow up in the community, which he loved. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Public Notices

Notice of Formation of Acme Real Estate Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/23/10. Office loc.: Suffolk Co. SSNY has been designated for service of process against LLC. More...

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Philip Murtha, veteran and firefighter, dies

Murtha was model for Firefighters Memorial Statue in front of Babylon Town Hall

As a serviceman for his country, a volunteer for his community and a family man, World War II veteran and former New York City firefighter Philip Murtha was a role model, both literally and figuratively. More...

AFD Vamps attack car fire on Sunrise Hwy.

Amityville and Massapequa firefighters worked to put out a car fire that occurred shortly after 6 p.m., May 30. The vehicle was in the eastbound lane of Sunrise Highway at County Line Road. More...

Bethel A.M.E. Church honors Linda Hart

By Ellen Holliday

Once again, Bethel A.M.E. Church had standing room only for its concert, dedicated to cancer survivor and Amityville/Massapeuqa resident Linda Hart. More...

People/Social

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Students celebrate Flag Day, which was held on Monday. In 1949, President Truman signed an Act Of Congress designating the 14th day of June every year as National Flag Day. More...

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Columnists

Pets, Pets, Pets

Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason why certain “desirable” dogs or cats languish at a shelter. For the last month a handsome, friendly young Siamese cat has been waiting to be discovered at Babylon Town Shelter. More...

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Events & Calendar

MPK Church of the Nazarene offers free VBS for ages 5 - 12

The Massapequa Park Church of the Nazarene is offering Vacation Bible school for children ages five - 12 at no cost. VBS will run from Mon., June 28 through Fri., July 2 from 8:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. The theme this year is Hero Headquarters. More...

Handbell choirs to perform June 23

The First United Methodist Church of Amityville, 25 Broadway, Amityville will present a concert Wed., June 23, 7:30 p.m. featuring the Handbell Choirs of the Church, directed by Robyn Hyland and accompanied by members of Celebrations Brass. More...

Become a registered NYS Child Day Care provider

Continuous recruitment is being offered for those interested in becoming registered NYS Child Day Care providers through the Little Flower Day Care Network. Applicants must be 18 years of age or more. More...

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Opinion

Congratulations to the Bulldogs, Lions, Devils, Marauders, Cougers and Chiefs

Congratulations and a big shout out to the Lindenhurst baseball team, the West Islip Boys Lacrosse team and the Massapequa Boys Volleyball team who made first place in state rankings following games last weekend. More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

by Kevin Eastwood

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Free speech is still everyone’s right in America

Dear Editor: On March 25 you printed my comments that you titled America needs to pay attention to those who are undermining the Constitution. On June 3 you printed a rebuttal to my comments by Charles Litwin, Babylon Village. More...

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