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August 4, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Smooth sailing along Great South Bay in Amityville

by Carolyn James
This story contains a video Taxes may be high, traffic unbearable and the weather kind of iffy, but living on Long Island does have its benefits. Sailing on the Great South Bay is one of them. More...

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Schools/Sports

North Amityville Fire Company hosts golf classic to benefit Chief Gooch September 13

The North Amityville Fire Company (NAFCO) will host its Third Annual Golf Classic to benefit Ex-Chief Lon Gooch, Mon., Sept. 13 at the Bergen Point Golf Course, 69 Bergen Ave., West Babylon. Registration begins at 7 a.m. More...

Please meet our local scholars

•Amityville residents Nordia Campbell and Emily Tannenbaum were named to the provost’s list for a grade point average of 4.0 for the spring semester at Hofstra University, Hempstead. More...

Amityville athletes honored for their dedication

Amityville Public School District athletes who participated in the spring athletic program were honored for their performance and dedication to their teams and sports. More...

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Obituaries

Freddy Galvez: 20 year member of the Amityville Fire Department

by Tiffany Elliott

Longtime Babylon Town employee and Amityville resident Ferdinando “Freddy” V. Galvez, Sr. died June 13, 2010. He was 88. More...

Lynn Flora, formerly of Copiague

by Tiffany Elliott

Former Copiague resident Melinda “Lynn” Flora died June 24, 2010. She was 61 years old and loved to travel, according to her family. More...

Lynne James, Amityville resident, at 50

by Tiffany Elliott

Amityville resident Lynne Pascale James died June 28, 2010 at her home after battling breast cancer. She was 50. She was born Sept. 25, 1959 in Brooklyn to Anthony and Carmela (Sconza) Pascale and grew up in Wantagh. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Public Notices

Your right to know

Notice of Formation of Nephilim Angel Records & Entertainment Firm LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 6/8/10. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. More...

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Today's post, Aug. 11: Police seek help in locating two who broke into NA home - Free Access

Incident on Somerset Road on Saturday

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a burglary by two armed men at an occupied home in North Amityville. They gave this account:... More...

Amityville Park Avenue principal heads to court on DWI charges

by Carolyn James

Steven Lindenfeld, the assistant principal at the Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School in Amityville, will be heading back to court next week in answer to charges that he was driving while intoxicated. More...

People/Social

Amityville health educator recognized for tobacco-use prevention efforts

The Tobacco-Free Healthy Schools Project and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice recognized sixty-five Long Island schools, including Amityville’s Edmund W. More...

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Columnists - Free Access

Pets, Pets, Pets

Contrary to popular belief, even though cats are self-cleaning, they require baths from time to time, especially when flea-infested or covered with a substance that would be harmful if licked off. 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...

Senior Citizen Contest underway

It promises to be a sensational summer for one lucky Long Island senior citizen. That’s because starting today and running through Aug. More...

Vegas night August 6

The Sons of Italy, Constantino Brumidi Lodge N0.2211, located at 2075 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park, is hosting a Las Vegas night on Fri., Aug. 6 and Fri., Aug.13, 7 p.m. to midnight. Games include Roulette, Blackjack, and other games of chance. More...

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Opinion

Eat well and protect LI’s heritage at the same time

The African wild dog, Giant Panda, Tiger, Tasmanian Devil, Harp Sea and Snow Leopard, are all on the endangered species list, facing a high risk of extinction in the near future. Add to that list the local Long Island Farmer. More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

by Kevin Eastwood

Full Story

Get involved in Scouting’s oral history project

Dear Editor: I’m writing to invite veterans and Boy and Girl Scouts to participate in a unique initiative I am bringing to our community: The Library of Congress’s Veterans Oral History Project. 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?