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ASD hires new Superintendent  

The Amityville Board of Education completed an extensive search for a new Superintendent at the July 24 meeting, with the appointment of Brian M. De Sorbe, Ph. D.  The appointment is effective October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2005. More...

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Events & Calendar

Community Calendar

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week:
THURSDAY, August 8
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Councilman announces sixth S.T.O.P. Day schedule

The sixth of nine S.T.O.P. (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) collection days for Oyster Bay Town residents is scheduled for Saturday, August 10, according to Town Councilman Angelo A. Delligatti. More...

South Shore Single Parents schedule meetings for August

The South Shore Single Parent Group has scheduled the following meeting dates and topics for the month of August: Tuesday, August 6, Single is Normal; Tuesday, August 13, Relax and Be More Productive; Tuesday, August 20, New Places to Meet and Tuesda More...

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MSD to set timeline for reviewing and resolving space problems related to growth in enrollment

Superintendent to give
public report tomorrow night
by Marina McGowan

Massapequa School Superintendent Dr. Lawrence Pereira announced that the school board will present a timetable to the public for dealing with the district More...

Local folks in the news

New York State Senator Kemp Hannon (R-6th S.D.) recently presented Certificates of Recognition to Dorothy Altner and Kristen Van Wie of North Massapequa, fourth graders at Eastplain Elementary School, for the volunteer work they did in the aftermath More...

People/Social

Broadlawn Manor and South Oaks Hospital hold kick-off party for third annual Tapestry Ball

The Tapestry Ball Committee of Broadlawn Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and South Oaks Hospital recently held their Kick-Off Party to celebrate the announcement of theThird Annual Tapestry Ball. More...

Massapequa Kiwanis welcomes new member

Massapequa Kiwanis President William Van Wagner (left) welcomes new member Les Astrof (center) as Club Membership Chairman and Past President Rick Falta (right) looks on. More...

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Obituaries

Laurine Hardie, 74, former Amityville home economics teacher and radio and television cooking show host

by Carolyn James

Laurine Hardie was a woman ahead of her times. Though born in the 1920s when women More...

Louise Rasmussen, 1980 AMHS graduate

Louise Rasmussen, a longtime resident of Massapequa, died July 16, 2002 at Brunswick Hospital, Amityville. More...

Elizabeth G. Koehler, 51-year Massapequa resident

Elizabeth G. Koehler, a 51-year resident of Massapequa, died July 9, 2002 at the Parkview Nursing Home. She was born in Amityville October 19, 1926. More...

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