Babylon Town takes action to shut down nuisance home in Deer Park following deadly incidents there
By Carolyn James | June 23, 2022
Sometimes, public officials face dilemmas that require them to go beyond strict governance. Sometimes, they have to employ the wisdom of Solomon. Such a moment came to Babylon recently as...
Homeless man charged in the death of Lindenhurst Smoke Shop owner
June 23, 2022
Photo by Joe TurnerSuffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives announced the arrest of a homeless man for the murder of a local shopkeeper in Lindenhurst in May. Charged in that...
Town planners considering okay for Popeyes on site of now-closed diner
By Carolyn James | June 16, 2022
Site of now-closed diner is slated to become a Popeyes fast-food restaurant. Photo by Joe TurnerAn application to open a Popeyes fast-food restaurant at the site of the now-closed Michelle’s...
Copiague senior places first in BOCES competition
June 16, 2022
Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School senior Curtis Doxey recently participated in the regional SkillsUSA competition in Dix Hills. Doxey attends BOCES Career and Technical Education’s weldin... An online subscription...
Amityville remembers… Memorial Day, 2022Free Access
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Village moves forward with clean-up of Avon Lake and Delano Preserve
The Village of Amityville has announced it will embark on an environmentally safe program to manage the overgrowth of an invasive and rapidly spreading species of vegetation known as Parrot...
Local School, library vote results
Voters headed to the polls on Tues., May 17, voting for their school budgets, additional propositions and school board members. Following is a rundown of local results. Amityville School District...
Former APD Lt. Bill Smith celebrates his 90th
Members of the Amityville Police Department recently recognized retired Lt. Bill Smith on his 90th birthday. He is the oldest living retired member of the department. Smith is a lifelong...
Newsday’s Newman of Amityville announces new crossword puzzles
Photo by Don Christensen Stan Newman of Amityville, the longtime crossword editor for Newsday, announced that each Thursday crossword lovers can play a brand-new 15x15 crossword he is creating f......
Copiague Library installs Story Walk at NA Head Start/UNAYO
The Copiague Public Library installed a Story Walk at the North Amityville Head Start/UNAYO (United North Amityville Youth Organization Inc.) complex, with funding assistance from Assemblywoman K... An online...
Pets, Pets, Pets
Westminster Change of Venue: For 144 consecutive years, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show took place in one of five manifestations of Madison Square Garden in New York City. This...
Pets, Pets, Pets
“Dive In and Donate!” Remember the K9 Mile Swim last October when Tom Collings swam nine miles in Cold Spring Harbor to mark his 70th birthday and to raise money...
D-Day: How the South Shore Helped Liberate Europe
By Peter Collorafi
Thousands of men and women from the Towns of Babylon and Oyster Bay served in World War II. An unknown number of them were involved in land, sea, and air...
This Week at Your Public Library
Amityville19 John Street, 631-264-0567Visit:https://www.amityvillepubliclibrary.org • American Sign Language: Thursday, June 23, 7 p.m. Learn American Sign Language in this beginner class offered in... An online subscription is required to view...
Sister Mary Weber, former OLPH School Administrator, at 93
Mary Weber, who later took the name of Sister Mary Loreen as a Dominican Sister from Amityville, died May 3, 2022. She was 93 years old and served as a...
John ‘Jack’ Hearns Bogan, U.S. Army veteran, longtime Amityville resident, Auxiliary Police and Rotary Club member, at 85
By Kelly Mayberry
John Hearns “Jack” Bogan, a retired dentist and lifelong resident of Amityville, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022, of natural causes. Jack was born on November 7, 1936, to...
Geraldine Marie Gillen, loving wife and mother, at 88
When she was 16 years old, Geraldine Marie Deveau left her home in Nova Scotia, Canada, moved to the United States and became a nanny for a dentist in Baldwin....
Record Scholars
•The following students have been named to the fall 2021 dean’s list at Loyola University: Joe Crefall Crema ma and Hannah Daley of Amityville. •The following students have received scholar•...
AMH’S Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society Induction Ceremony
Recently, Amityville Memorial High School inducted its inaugural members into the Amityville Chapter of Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society. The group is advised by Dawn Mizrachi and Jennifer... An...
A lesson in good governance in Babylon Town
EDITORIALA story in this week’s paper outlines the difficult decisions public officials are sometimes forced to make, especially those decisions that involve the lives of people directly. That is the...
DRAWING CONCLUSIONS:
By Kevin Eastwood
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PUBLIC COMMENTARY: By S.C. District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney
Comments made before the S.C. Public Safety Committee requesting funding to combat Gang and Gun Violence. Everyone recognizes the danger of gun violence to vulnerable communities following the events... An...
LI Chrysanthemum Society presentation, June 30
Rita Rover at a National Chrysanthemum Society show. Photo credit: Martin G. Cohen.On Thursday, June 30th, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at Farmingdale Village Hall 361 Main Street, The Long Island...
This Week’s 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, June 23...
St. Martin of Tours School hosting Centennial Carnival
St. Martin of Tours School (30 Union Ave., Amityville, NY) will be hosting its Centennial Carnival from June 23-25, 2022, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. each night. Featuring carnival rides...
Public Notices
Your right to knowPLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Babylon Rental Review Board will hold a Work Session meeting On June 29, 2022 At 6:00 pm. There are nopublic hearings on theagenda...
PUBLIC NOTICE
Board of Trustees LEGAL NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Amityville will hold a Special Meeting for the purpose of...
Public Notices
SUPREME COURT OFTHE STATE OF NEWYORK – COUNTY OFSUFFOLKU.S. BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION,V.DONNA S. JARRETT, ETAL.NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosuredated October 17, 2019,and entered in...