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No dog illustrates &amp;ldquo;Pit po­tential&amp;rdquo; better than Conrad. Dressed in goggles and a mo­torcycle &lt;/p&gt;
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harness, this white Pit mix rides to his nursing home pet therapy sessions in a custom compartment on the back of his owner&amp;rsquo;s Kawasaki Nomad. Theseni­ors &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Columnists/.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;em&gt;The following is a list of public meetings and special&lt;/em&gt;
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 &lt;em&gt;meetings are subject to change without notice.&lt;/em&gt;
 
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&lt;strong&gt;THURSDAY, July 29&lt;/strong&gt;
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&amp;bull;Scrabble: 12:15 to 3:15 p.m., Plainedge Public Library, 1060 Hicksville Rd., Massapequa. For further info., call 827-9506. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Events_%28and%29_Calendar/This_Weeks_events.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>The St. David&amp;rsquo;s Lutheran Church&amp;rsquo;s preschool teachers, office personnel, friends and parents of students will play in the annual golf outing and dinner on Aug. 9. Thisyear&amp;rsquo;s fundraising outing will be played a the North Shore Tow­ers 
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Country Club in Floral Park. Theannual golf outing is being sponsoring by the Lutheran Schools Association (LSA). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Events_%28and%29_Calendar/Lutheran_golf_outing_and_dinner_takes_place_August.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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The Great South Bay Forum on Cur­rent Affairs Summer Film/Talk Festival will offer the Howard Zinn Documen­tary &amp;ndash; &lt;em&gt; You Can&amp;rsquo;t Be Neutral on a Mov­ing&lt;/em&gt;
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 tonight, Wed., July 28, 7:30 p.m. the Massapequa Public Library, 40 Harbor Ln., Massapequa Park.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Events_%28and%29_Calendar/Tonight_Documentary_by_Howard_Zinn_at_Library.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <title>Babylon High School to hold all classes reunion September 16 </title>
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 <description>&lt;img src=&quot;/images/2010-07-28/032p1.thumbnail.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;032p1.jpg&quot; title=&quot;032p1.jpg&quot;  class=&quot;image image-thumbnail &quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;85&quot; /&gt;A committee of classmates from the Babylon High School Class of 1950, which celebrates its 60th year this year, is planning an all classes reunion. Theevent will be held at the Venetian Yacht Club, located next to the Babylon Vil­lage dock, Thurs. Sept. 16, 7 to 11:30 p.m. and includes a sit-down dinner and open bar for $50 each.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Events_%28and%29_Calendar/Babylon_High_School_to_hold_all_classes_reunion_Se.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>Beginning in fall, 2010, and culminating in a celebratory Shabbat service in spring, 2012, members of Temple B&amp;rsquo;nai Torah of Wantagh will have the opportunity to study Jewish heritage in a new, meaningful, and profound manner. Were you unable to celebrate your own Bar/Bat Mitzvah during your childhood? Do you wish you could engage in an intensive, long-term course of Jewish study?&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Events_%28and%29_Calendar/Adult_BarBat_Mitzvah_class_offered_at_Temple_Bnai_.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 from the tri-state region. On Wed., Au­gust 4 at 7 p.m. the sixth place games featuring the Plainedge High School v. Lynbrook High School football game is scheduled to be tele­vised. For more information on the primetime summer schedule go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.msgvarsity.com&quot; title=&quot;www.msgvarsity.com&quot;&gt;www.msgvarsity.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Front_Page/Plainedge_football_team_to_be_featured_on_MSG_Aug_.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;img src=&quot;/images/2010-07-28/037p1.thumbnail.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;037p1.jpg&quot; title=&quot;037p1.jpg&quot;  class=&quot;image image-thumbnail &quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;102&quot; /&gt;The first thing that Joshua Sherman heard that caught his attention was a loud smack. When he looked outside of his shop at Min­uteman Press at Park Boulevard and Front Street he saw a car, mid-air, flipping over. &amp;ldquo;I saw the people&amp;rsquo;s faces,&amp;rdquo; said Sherman. &amp;ldquo;Theywere holding on in shock.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Front_Page/SUV_collides_with_another_vehicle_and_flips.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <title>Massapequa&#039;s drug doc, Saji Francis, pleads guilty </title>
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Massapequa doctor Saji Francis plead guilty Thurs­day to illegally selling prescription drugs out of his of­fice adjacent to Massapequa High School. &lt;/p&gt;
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Francis, who was arrested and charged in Decem­ber, 2009, plead to nine Class C felonies in an agree­ment with Judge Jeager that limits his sentence to six months in jail and five years probation. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Front_Page/Massapequas_drug_doc_Saji_Francis_pleads_guilty.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>Notice of formation of BRUSH BRACKET, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 22, 2010. Office location: 31 Tidewater Avenue, Massapequa, NY 11758. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to 31 Tidewater Avenue, Massapequa, NY 11758.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Legals/Public_Notices__Your_right_to_know.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 523 Central Avenue 798-4607
 

Massapequa Park
 40 Harbor Lane
 799-0770
 &amp;bull;The Harbor Lane Library offers the follow­ing &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Library/Its_Happenin_At_YourLibrary.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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Beatrice Ainslie Kraeck, a former Massapequa resident died in California on June 27, 2010. She was 87 years old and, according to her family, left this world on her own terms. Her three children were graced, they said, to have shared her final week with her. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Obituaries/Beatrice_Ainslie_Kraeck_former_Massapequa_resident.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;em&gt;Big Shot, The Grass Roots &lt;/em&gt;
 and Andy Cooney are just some of the scheduled performers for the fifth week of the 2010 Town of Oyster Bay &lt;em&gt; Music Under the Stars &lt;/em&gt;
concert series, according to Town Supervisor John Venditto. &lt;em&gt;Night Fever &lt;/em&gt;
 and &lt;em&gt; ABBAMANIA &lt;/em&gt;
will kick off the week with a perfor­mance at Ellsworth W.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Obituaries/TOBAY_Music_Under_the_Stars_continues.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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During the course of its investigation into the current Gulf of Mexico oil spill, The Associated Press was giv­en information from the then-office of Mineral Man­agement Services that was not making a lot of sense.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Opinion/Its_time_to_pass_a_Federal_Shield_law.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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&lt;strong&gt;Dear Editor:&lt;/strong&gt;
 With all the focus of recent days on the Gulf Oil spill I can&amp;rsquo;t help but comment on what seems to be a trend of local importance. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Opinion/Upgrades_to_Preserve_mean_nothing_unless_the_publi.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society will hold their 24th Annual &lt;em&gt; Barefoot Black Tie Dinner Dance &lt;/em&gt;
on Sat., Aug. 14, 6:30 &amp;ndash; 11 p.m. Enjoy a ca­tered dinner and dance to the sounds of the live band, Tradewinds. Open bar and silent auction. Prizes will be given for best theme attire. Thecost is $95 per per­son.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/People%7CSocial/Fire_Island_Lighthouse_dinner_dance_to_be_held_Aug.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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Avon Products, Inc. recently announced that local business owner Bozena Grabowski, of Farmingdale,has been recognized among the beauty giant&amp;rsquo;s best sales managers in the U.S. and inducted into Avon&amp;rsquo;s prestigious Circle of Excellence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/People%7CSocial/Local_business_owner_Bozena_Grabowski_honored_by_A.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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The Amityville Woman&amp;rsquo;s Club recently awarded high school seniors Yonnique Wilson and Ashley Moreno the Naomi Griffith Scholarship Award. The award was established many years ago to foster and encourage further education for a graduating young woman. This year&amp;rsquo;s scholarship committee consisted of Karen Colfer, Mary Evens, Susan Johnson, Pauline Koller and Chair Dorothy Garvin. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/People%7CSocial/Locals_honored.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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Mr. and Mrs. Ted Barnes of Massapequa and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rubin of Del- Ray Beach, Florida announce the engagement of their children Teddy Barnes and Melissa Rubin. &lt;/p&gt;
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Teddy is working on Long Island and in Manhattan as a home automation technician and Melissa is working as a guidance counselor in Queens. &lt;/p&gt;
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A September 2010 wedding is planned. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/People%7CSocial/Teddy_Barnes_and_Melissa_Rubin_to_wed.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;img src=&quot;/images/2010-07-28/023p1.thumbnail.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;023p1.jpg&quot; title=&quot;023p1.jpg&quot;  class=&quot;image image-thumbnail &quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;98&quot; /&gt;Presiding Officer Peter J. Schmitt and County Executive Ed Mangano have an­nounced their joint participation with the Nassau County Police Department to imple­ment Nassau&amp;rsquo;s new &lt;em&gt; Too Good For Drugs &lt;/em&gt;
Program.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/People%7CSocial/Legislator_Belesi_and_Nassau_County_Executive_Mang.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;img src=&quot;/images/2010-07-28/024p1.thumbnail.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;024p1.jpg&quot; title=&quot;024p1.jpg&quot;  class=&quot;image image-thumbnail &quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;113&quot; /&gt;Temple Sinai of Massapequa and Amityville once again par­ticipated in the Salute to Israel Parade. Many of Temple Sinai&amp;rsquo;s congregants and their Rabbi Janise Poticha marched up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan among 24 floats, 17 bands, countless dignitaries and elected officials before a crowd of almost one million spectators.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/People%7CSocial/Temple_Sinai_in_Salute_to_Israel_Parade.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;img src=&quot;/images/2010-07-28/028p1.thumbnail.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;028p1.jpg&quot; title=&quot;028p1.jpg&quot;  class=&quot;image image-thumbnail &quot; width=&quot;117&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;John Guastavino, of North Massapequa, (pictured below) recently completed his Eagle Scout service project in the Massapequa Preserve. Guastavino direct­John &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/People%7CSocial/Guastavino_completes_Eagle_Scout_service_project_i.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&amp;bull;Named to the dean&amp;rsquo;s list for the spring semester at Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey are Mas­sapequa residents Steven Suntzen­ich and Briana Wallace and Mass­apequa Park resident Paige McAtee. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Schools%7CSports/Please_meet_our_local_scholars.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>The thirty-third annual Doppy Open Golf Tournament will be held Fri., Aug. 13 at the Middle Island Country Club, at noon, followed by a cock­tail hour and dinner. The event is sponsored by the Tobay Beach lifeguards and is named in honor of the late George Doherty, who was af­fectionately known as Doppy. 
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Doppy was the former cap­Doppy &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.massapequapost.com/news/2010-07-28/Schools%7CSports/Golf_Tournament_and_dinner_to_be_held_Aug_13tain.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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