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August 24, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

Breaking News - 8/31/2011 01:05 PM

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Hurricane Irene Comes and Goes

CLEANUP UNDERWAY
This story contains a video Posted Sun., Aug. 28, 5:04 p.m As it turned out it was its size more than its power that made Hurricane Irene such a force to be reckoned with here on Long Island. More...

AMHS Hall of Fame to induct first group of honorees

A group of Amityville Memorial High School graduates have been working for about a year putting together an Amityville Hall of Fame to recognize athletes, teachers, staff and residents who have made an impact on the community. More...

Sentencing of Park Avenue Elementary School Assistant Principal postponed

Steven Lindenfeld, the assistant principal at Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School in Amityville, who was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated Feb. 12, 2010, was scheduled to appear before N.C. District Court Judge Tammy Robbins. More...

Movie starring Julianne Moore filmed at Oak Beach Road last week

The Manhattan film company, Maisie Film, Inc., filmed at a home and the surrounding area on Oak Beach Road through August 19. More...

Michael Durnin interns with District Attorney

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice recently welcomed Michael Durnin, of Amityville, as a summer intern in her office. More...

Special Sections

Columnists - Free Access

Pets, Pets, Pets

Hair of the Dog- please don’t look for hangover cures here. The “hair of the dog” rules my life. When you choose to own Afghan Hounds, their hair takes precedence over your own. More...

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Library

At The Library

Copiague 50 Deauville Blvd. 631-691-1111 More...

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Events & Calendar

NAFCo Ladies Auxiliary hosting outdoor family movie night this Sunday

The North Amityville Fire Company Inc. Ladies Auxiliary is hosting an outdoor family movie night, Sat., Aug. 27 with a rain date of Sun., Aug.28. Doors open 6:30 p.m. and the movie begins 7:30 p.m. sharp. The movie Rio will be shown. More...

St. Paul’s holding gospel concert August 28th

On Sun., Aug. 28 . 3 to 5 p.m., St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 147 Park Ave., Amityville will offer “Elvis Time” a gospel concert with Steve Mitchell. Tickets are $15 each. For tickets and information, call Cindy at 631-806-8685. More...

Col. Gilbert Potter Chapter and DAR held annual luncheon

Colonel Gilbert Potter Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) held its annual luncheon at Unqua Corinthian Yacht Club in Amityville on June 16. More...

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Legals - Free Access

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Your right to know

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Breaking News - 8/26/2011 01:28 PM

Amityville and Long Island prepares for Hurricane Irene

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Posted Fri., 12:40 p.m. By Carolyn James When it comes to the impending visit by Hurricane Irene, local officials put it this way: We’re preparing for the worst but praying for the best.” More...

And two sets of twins makes six

Proud grandparents are Patricia and Richard Agrillo of Copiague Harbor; Jeff and Lucille Facchin of Plainview and Rudy and Maria Stadler of North Babylon. Great grandparents are Nikki and Al Milite of Plainview. More...

IN THE NEWS

King speaks at GOP event

Coach Tom Gargiulo, a Republican candidate for Babylon Town Board was honored by his friends and family at Bartini's in Babylon. During the event, Cong. Pete King stopped in to support tom and his running mate Matt Groh. More...

Paumanake Pow Wow has one good day!

Photos by Joe Turner

The Babylon Town Paumanake Pow Wow had at least one good day during its two-day festival last weekend when the rains came down. “Saturday wasn’t bad,” said Shawn Cullinane of the Babylon Council on the Arts, which hosted the event. More...

Schools/Sports

Miles Middle School hosts career fair

Edmund W. Miles Middle School (EWMMS) in Amityville welcomed professionals from a wide variety of fields to provide students with insight into their respective careers and how they got there. More...

Copiague HS inducts twenty-seven into the National Honor Society

Twenty-seven students from Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School were recently inducted into the Isabella M. Driscoll Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS). More...

SmartBoards donated to St. Martins School

St. Martin of Tours School recently received a large donation from alumni, Patrick Woods, to purchase Smart Boards for every classroom. More...

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Obituaries

Angela Brandine of Copiague, worked at Busy Bee Mall in Massapequa

by Tom Strong-Grinsell
Student Correspondent

Like many of her generation, Angela Brandine came to this country as a youngster; her parents were seeking a better life for themselves and their children. Originally from Siracusa, Sicily, the family came through Ellis Island with Mrs. More...

Charlie Lee, Amityville resident, local restaurant owner

by Tiffany Elliott

For many years, one of the most popular Amityville restaurants was the House of Lee on Merrick Road. More...

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Opinion

Editorial:

Calling on AT&T to pull tastless ad

An AT&T commercial, designed, we suppose, to capture our attention and to be humorous, is only 50 percent successful. It wasn’t funny and while it caught our attention it was downright offensive and insulting to men and women. More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

by Kevin Eastwood

Full Story

Readers Commentary Fuschillo applauds Governor for signing MTA’s no-smoking law

by NYS Senator Chuck Fuschillo

Gov. Andrew M Cuomo signed a law this week to prohibit smoking on MTA operated outdoor train ticketing, boarding or platform areas, including the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North. 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?