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Truck and car crash in Amityville; two injured

North Amityville Fire Chief Aaron Collins and volunteers who responded to an auto accident involving an overturned flatbed truck that dumped hundreds of cinder blocks into the roadway at New Highway and Chestnut Road Sept. More...

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A new school year begins in Amityville

The buses rolled up, children stepped off and learning began in a new school year in the Amityville Union Free School District on Sept. 4. Teachers and students were excited for the year ahead and the limitless possibilities for growth. More...

Copiague District opens its doors to a new school year

After almost two years of construction and renovations throughout many of its schools, Copiague School District opened its doors for the start of the 2018- 2019 school year on Sept. 5. More...

Staff readies for the new school year in Copiague

Copiague School District welcomed staff and faculty members back to school to kick off the 2018-2019 school year during Superintendent’s Conference Day on Sept. 4 at the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School auditorium. More...

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Obituaries

Paul R. Eastman, Amityville school baseball, wrestling and soccer coach, veteran

Memorial Service: November 18

Paul R. Eastman, who coached baseball, wrestling and soccer in the Amityville Schools for 29 years, died in Concord, New Hampshire July 29, 2018 of congestive heart failure. More...

Memorial services Sunday for Robert Erath

A memorial service for Robert W. Erath will be held 1 p.m., Sun., Sept. 30, at the First Methodist Church, 25 Broadway, Amityville. A reception will be held immediately following the service at the home of Jeffrey and Angela Erath. More...

Funeral services Sunday for Everett Budd

Funeral services for Everett K. Budd, a lifelong resident of Amityville who died Sept. 13, 2018, will be held at Powell Funeral Home, 67 Broadway, Amityville on Sun., Sept. 30 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Public Notices

Your right to know

Notice of formation: Copiague HS Class of 78 40R, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on May 31,2018. More...

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Village opens entrance to HS on Lake Drive; residents oppose decision

by Carolyn James

Residents living on West and East Lake Drive in Amityville were not happy with a plan to have an entrance to the high school parking lot off their street reopened. “We’ve already organized, and plan on being at the next (Village Boa More...

Fall Weekend Events

Friday September 28 •On Fri., September 28 at 5 p.m., the library will have Tween Black Cat Sculpture. Come have fun while we sculpt a cute black cat and a pumpkin in Sculpey Clay. Join local artist Amy Vail in this stepby step program. More...

Columnists - Free Access

Pets, Pets, Pets

An Afghan Hound puppy in an urgent situation was sent to test me. I believe the puppy was dangled in front of me by my dad, less than 48 hours after he passed away on 9/10 at the age of 97. More...

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Library

AT YOUR LIBRARY THIS WEEK

Amityville, Oak and John Streets 631-264-0567 More...

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Events & Calendar

RECORD CALENDAR

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. THURSDAY, September 27 More...

Remembering 9/11 in Amityville

Photos by Joe Turner

Even 17 years after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, emotions ran high as Amityville Village, its officials and its residents, gathered to pay tribute to those who lost their lives that day. More...

Ever-popular Amityville Applefest coming Saturday, October 6th

The Amityville Rotary Club is hosting its ever-popular annual Apple Festival. This year’s event is Sat., Oct 6, on the grounds of the Amityville Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School, 140 Park Ave., Amityville. More...

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Opinion

Residents not wrong in objecting to way in which Amityville School Board renewed Superintendent’s contract

Before we comment on the controversy surrounding the way in which the Amityville School Board brought forward and approved an extension on Superintendent Mary Kelly’s contract, we have to say three things: More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

- by Kevin Eastwood

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PUBLIC COMMENTARY: Trump trade war jeopardizes American energy jobs

by Merrill Matthews

This summer, China and the United States launched the opening salvos in a trade war that has been brewing for months. America imposed a 25 percent tariff on $34 billion of Chinese goods. In response, China slapped tariffs on U.S. More...

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