Amityville community celebrates Anne Crocitto and Richard MeyerFree Access
March 21, 2024
The community of Amityville recently celebrated the achievements of two outstanding residents, Anne Crocitto and Richard Meyer. They were given the Distinguished Residents award at the Mayor’s Annual Social, which...
Town officials join lawmakers calling for change in state no- cash bail lawsFree Access
By Carolyn James | March 21, 2024
Babylon Town officials have joined local state lawmakers in calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature to make new bail reforms “that restore the discretion of judges and...
Babylon Town proclaims March Irish-American month, also honors Copiague HS scholar Kemmora SimmonsFree Access
By Carolyn James | March 21, 2024
Babylon Town officials stood alongside Jim McGrath, president of the AOH St. Patrick’s Division 2 of Babylon, on February 28 to proclaim March Irish American Month in the town. Councilman...
Northeast Elementary School holds Black History Month celebrationFree Access
March 14, 2024
Amityville’s Northeast Elementary School pre-k and kindergarten students recently held a performance for their parents during the school’s annual Black History Month program. Directed by music teacher Megan Ashe, students...
Proposition for at large school board elections likely on Amityville School ballot in MayFree Access
By Carolyn James
A proposition likely to be on the Amityville School District ballot on May 21 proposes changing the method by which school trustees are elected. Currently, candidates run for specific seats...
Babylon Town brings Amityville $500K in ARP funding for new ambulanceFree Access
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SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center opens in Babylon
New York State Senator Monica R. Martinez announced the opening of a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Babylon. The center, at Babylon Town Hall, is...
Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz to be inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame
The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will induct award-winning Broadway and movie lyricist and composer Stephen Schwartz on March 23 at 7 p.m. The induction ceremony...
Good Samaritan Hospital celebrates St. Francis heart program’s 10th anniversary
Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its St. Francis Heart Center, which provides patients who require complex surgery precision cardiovascular surgical care on...
LI’s “Street Cat Doctor” gets her just rewardFree Access
Dr. L. Gay Senk is the veterinary force on Long Island behind the Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) movement to curtail the overpopulation of feral cats, while also improving the quality of life...
Cat-ching up on the purrfect storm and some kitty litters
This week’s “Pets” will cover several recent Feline News Flashes: Meeting with Mayor Adams about Babylon Village’s proposed feral feeding ban: At the end of the 2/27 public hearing, crowded...
A feral cat feeding ban is never the answer
Our “Meows” were Heard: When we learned about the proposed Babylon Village feral feeding ban, we notified the Long Island cat contingent. Many thanks to TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return) and other cat...
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Amityville19 John Street, 631-264-0567Visit: https://www.amityvillepubliclibrary.org • Beginner Line Dancing: Thursday, March 21, 11:30 a.m. Ringo Montana will teach dance to a mix of country and popular music. Program continues on...
Sister Mary Jane Phillips, Dominican Sister and nurse, at 92
Sister Mary Jane Phillips, who ministered as a nurse at Our Lady of Consolation Residence in West Islip for almost 20 years, died March 5, 2024. She was 92 years...
Susan C. Johnson, former teacher and longtime resident of Amityville, at 80Free Access
Susan C. Johnson, a longtime resident of Amityville, former teacher in the Amityville School District and member of the Woman’s Club of Amityville, died Feb. 23, 2024 at Massapequa Care...
Joseph Randazzo, Lindenhurst legend and Army veteran, at 97
y Carolyn James
After waiting for almost a year to turn 18 so he could join the service, Joe Randazzo enlisted in the U.S. Army. It was June 6, 1944, D-Day. Mr. Randazzo...
Combining culture and dance in new Copiague HS course
Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School in Copiague has launched a new foreign language elective for students this year called “Cultural Dance Explosion.” The goal was to create a course...
Loving literacy at Deauville Gardens West
The first-grade classes at Deauville Gardens West Elementary School are working hard on their reading and writing lessons this year. The students in Ms. Howe’s class recently created a “we...
Park Avenue Memorial Elementary unveils Calming Corner
Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School in Amityville held a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently to unveil their Calming Corner. The room was designed for students, faculty and staff members to enjoy moments...
A wake up call for legislative sanity
EDITORIALGOP lawmakers, driven to action by the appalling release of four individuals accused of heinous crimes involving the dismemberment and disposal of human remains across Babylon, West Babylon, and Bethpage...
Cherry blossoms are not the only things blooming in Washington
PUBLIC COMMENTARYBy Tom H. Hastings
It's budget season on a permanent basis now. When I was a full-time community organizer I used to love to go to Washington DC in time for the cherry blossoms...
Leg. Richberg seeking college student for 2024 page program
Suffolk County Legislature Minority Leader Jason Richberg is seeking a resident of the 15th Legislative District to participate in the Suffolk County Legislature’s 2024 Page Program. The Page Program is...
GPS Chartplotter seminar offered to boaters
On Thurs., March 28, the newly updated seminar “How to Use a GPS Chartplotter” will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the West Islip Public Library at 3...
Babylon Chorale holding auditions March 25, April 1the
The Babylon Chorale will hold auditions on Monday March 25 and April 1, starting at 7:30 p.m., at Sisters of St. Joseph Brentwood Campus. All voice parts are welcomed. The...
Public Notices
Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Suffolk Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 616415/2023 Freedom Mortgage Corporation...
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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK Mortgage Assets Management, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Suffolk County Public Administrator, as Limited Administrator of the Estate of Josephine Parrino; et al., Defendant(s)...
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AVISO DE LA REUNIÓN ESPECIAL DEL DISTRITO DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE AMITYVILLE VOTACIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DEL FIDEICOMISARIO 9 DE ABRIL DE 2024 POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA...