2019-12-04

Everett F. Seidenberg, boater and former Commodore of South Bay Cruising Club, dies at 90


Everett Seidenberg, a longtime resident of Baby­lon Village and former Commodore of the South Bay Cruising Club, died October 24, 2019, at his home in Stuart, Florida, where he moved in 1991. His daughter described him as a man who had a wide array of interests from operating a Ham Radio to football, to boating and fishing. “He was a […]

Iris Zervos, a former food service worker in the Copiague school district, dies at 91


Iris Zervos, a former food service worker in the Copiague school district, who was motivated by one thing in her life—her children, died October 17, 2019. She was 91 years old. “She went into the district because my brothers Michael and Jeffrey went to the schools and she wanted to keep an eye on them and supplement the household income,” […]

AT YOUR LIBRARY THIS WEEK

Amityville 19 John St., 631-264-0567 • On Thurs., December 5 at 6:30 p.m., the library will have Inner Peace Through Meditation this Holiday Sea­son. Meditation has been known as a healing modality. Join John Bednarik, longtime meditator, as he discusses the extraordinary positive effect that meditation can have on your life. The benefits are so numerous. By incorporat­ing meditation into […]

Staff recognized for dedicated service

During Superintendent’s Conference Day on Sept. 3, the Copiague School District recognized 33 staff members for their dedicated years of service. Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Todd Andrews announced each staff member and called them up to the podium one by one to receive their service award. Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Bannon presented a token of appreciation for their service to […]

Gold status for Walter G. O’Connell HS

Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School was recently awarded gold partnership status by Junior Achievement of New York. Based on the work done by students in Colleen Gurnter’s social studies leadership class last year – including ex­panding their participa­tion and programs and partnering with other school districts – they went from a silver sta­tus to gold this year, the highest […]

Reading to Rufus a hit at Park Avenue Elementary School

Rufus, a four-year-old yellow Lab­rador Retriever, provides a source of comfort for students at Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School in the Amityville Union Free School Dis­trict. Children look forward to inter­acting with the certified therapy dog during his weekly visits. The six-week “Reading with Ru­fus” program provides students with an opportunity to improve their lit­eracy skills. There are proven ben­efits […]

Pets, Pets, Pets

Let’s call this week’s Pets “The Mushroom Mystery: A True Thanksgiving Tale with Twists & Turns.” Here goes: On Thanksgiving evening when most folks were fighting off the effects of tryptophan and/or traffic, we’d just started driving home from our family gathering upstate in Orange County. Around 7:15 p.m., I got a call from HomeAgain (the microchip company) that an […]

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, December 5 •Amityville Rotary Weekly meeting: 8 a.m. For info, call Al James at 631-264-0077. The president is Linda Thompson. •Inner Peace Through Meditation this Holiday Season with John Bednarik: 6:30 p.m., Amityville […]

Rotary Club names ‘Student of the Month’

The Rotary Club of Amityville pre­sented AMHS senior, Trinity Tobin, with the November “Student of the Month” Award. Trinity has shown exemplary scholastic achievement through her dedicated studies and high GPA. She is currently looking into several options for college, in­cluding an Ivy League institution. Pictured left to right: Jacqueline Noon (AMHS Guidance Counselor and Honorary Rotary Club Mem­ber), Trinity’s […]

CSD athletes recognized at annual awards ceremony

To recognize many accomplishments of its student- athletes both on and off the field, the Copiague School District held its 20th annual Fall Sports Awards Night on Nov. 12 at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School. Sponsored by the Booster Club, student-athletes in gymnastics, girls soccer, boys soccer, field hockey, girls tennis, volleyball, cross-country and football were recognized for their […]