Keeping that ‘Amityville’ connection
December 8, 2022
Since 2017 lifelong friends have gotten together to celebrate their Amityville roots and connections. They bring news and stories of all our Amityville friends sharing celebrations and events. Their friendships...
Commissioner’s election in Copiague set for Tuesday; Julian Wellington unopposed
Carolyn James | December 8, 2022
Voters in the Copiague fire district will head to the polls on Tues., Dec. 13 to elect candidates to the Board of Fire Commissioners. Fire commissioners are volunteers and receive...
NAFCo responds to oil spill on Bethpage Road
December 8, 2022
On Wed., Nov. 23, the Town of Babylon’s Hazmat Unit and the North Amityville Fire Company responded to a building at North Oak Street and Bethpage Road., at approximately 11:20...
Seven friends from Amityville complete the NYC Marathon
December 1, 2022
On November 6, seven friends, all from Amityville, completed the 2022 New York City Marathon. To qualify, each applicant chose a charity to run for and in so doing, together...
Long Island offers tips to avoid being scammed
Scammers are turning up the heat, pretending to be PSEG Long Island or impersonating prominent area utilities, and threatening to turn off service for nonpayment. PSEG Long Island urges customers...
Babylon Town approves new budget for the coming year
The Babylon Town Board approved the Town’s 2023 budget Wed., Nov. 16. The new spending plan focuses on two new major initiatives: adding more park rangers to address quality of...
Town set to vote on new budget Wednesday; increase in part-town tax bill; general tax bill to remain stableFree Access
By Carolyn James
The Babylon Town Board is expected to vote on the town’s new budget on Wednesday. The new spending plan focuses on two new major initiatives: adding more park rangers to...
Amityville Historical Society honors Joan Donnison and Peter Hudson
Amityville Village resident and civic leader Joan Donnison was recently recognized with the William T. Lauder Award and Peter Hudson with the Distinguished Service Award by the Amityville Historical Society....
Amityville Rotary Club donates to St. Martin’s Food Pantry
The Amityville Rotary club donated $1,000 worth of Parmalot (long shelf life milk) to St. Martin's Food Pantry. The Club supports the pantry all year through milk donations and with...
Amityville Rotary welcomes speakers
The Amityville Rotary Club, which now hosts its Thursday morning meetings at Brownstones on Merrick Road in Amityville, hosted representatives of The Opening Word who gave a program about their...
Pets, Pets, Pets
Van the Man saved his own life in the nick of time. This Van the Man is a kitten named after the singer Van Morrison for reasons that will reveal...
Pets, Pets, Pets
“In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects,...
Pets, Pets, Pets
The 21st annual National Dog Show is on NBC Thanksgiving Day at noon, right after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Each of the 1,700-plus dogs entered has a background story...
Your Library News
Amityville19 John Street, 631-264-0567Visit:https://www.amityvillepubliclibrary.org • Shredding Day: Saturday, December 10, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cleaning out your closets and want to safely get rid of some of your papers...
Maxo Marcelin, former Chief in the North Amityville Fire Co., at 66
Maxo Marcelin, a former Chief in the North Amityville Fire Company, died Oct. 31, 2022. He was 66 years old. Mr. Marcelin was born in Haiti, Nov. 4, 1954, the...
Paulette Claire Lebel, a Sister of St. Dominic in Amityville for 63 years, at 91Lindenhurst.
Paulette Claire Lebel, a Sister of St. Dominic in Amityville for 63 years, died Nov. 5, 2022. She was 91 years old. She was the daughter of Louis and Albertine...
Sister Rosemary T. Dever of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, at 88
Sister Rosemary T. Dever of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, died Oct. 28, 2022. She was 88 years old and was a licensed nurse practitioner who worked at many...
Introducing the top 10 in the Copiague Class of 2023
Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School has announced the top 10 students for the Class of 2023. With a weighted GPA of 105.69, Jack Langan has been named the valedictorian....
Spelling bee champions at Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School
Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School in Amityville hosted its annual spelling bee on Nov. 17. Fourth grader Lamell Ellis emerged as Park Avenue’s top speller for the second time as...
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Celebrating Amityville pride at HomecomingPhotos courtesy of Amityville School District
After being postponed due to inclement weather, Amityville Memorial High School was excited to hold its homecoming parade on Oct. 22. Led by the high school’s marching band, the parade...
Bet we can do better than this
Many baseball fans who spent afternoons or evenings watching America’s Favorite Pastime on television this year may have noticed, with varying degrees of tolerance, the large number of ads promoting...
Make sure you keep Christ— the merry— in Christmas
PUBLIC COMMENTARY:Dr. Glenn Mollette
Christmas is a good time to catch up on your pumpkin pie eating. Pecan pie seems readily available so this too is a good option. Try to drink one glass...
Santa is coming to Amityville Village
The holiday season has officially arrived, which means the Amityville Fire Department will be escorting Santa and Mrs. Claus and their whole crew around the Village to meet everyone and...
Your Calendar of Events
Meetings are subject to change without notice. Readers should check online or call to confirm if the meeting is being held and if in person or virtually. THURSDAY, December 8...
Bellone announces holiday event schedule for Suffolk
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the holiday events schedule for Suffolk County Department of Parks facilities this holiday season. After another successful year with strong attendance across all County...
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