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Babylon Town announces offensive to halt expansion of Republic Airport

by Carolyn James
Babylon Town officials announced a major offensive to halt any expansion of Republic Airport, and to hold the airport More...

MPK Village Board meets with

N.C. Leg. Peter Schmitt

Massapequa Park Mayor James Altadonna, who also serves as treasurer of the Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA), recently had the opportunity to discuss some of the more important issues facing Nassau County and Massapequa Park residen More...

Evidence at BHC civil trial bolsters claims that Steins knew and approved of rental deal

by Carolyn James

In what was one of the rare dramatic moments in an otherwise long and laborious civil trial, Dr. Anwar Jit Singh stepped down from the witness stand on Monday, walked slowly to the plaintiff More...

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Events & Calendar

The Massapequa Board Buzz

The following is a summary of actions taken by the Massapequa Board of Education at its regularly scheduled meeting on June 24, 2004. More...

Ceremony honors attainment of Eagle Scout rank

Troop 90, of Massapequa, announced the recent Eagle ceremony held to honor the attainment of the rank of Eagle Scout by Timothy Bates and Brian McIntyre. More...

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week:
THURSDAY, July 15

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Obituaries

Edward C. Scott, former Amityville School Trustee and NYC Police Officer

by Jacqueline
L. Linger

"He wore many hats in his lifetime, and for each one he did what was required and more," said Thomas Scott, son of Edward C. Scott Jr. More...

Peter W. Donohue, of North Massapequa

Peter W. Donohue, of North Massapequa, died July 1, 2004. More...

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MAC Pack pushes through 11th hour agenda

by Carolyn James

Sweeping moves to extend the Superintendents contract and grant tenure to a number of administrators in the Amityville School District brought a wave of vehement protest at a raucous school board meeting June 29. More...

Local folks in the news

James J. Bello, Jr. honored

Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi honored James J. Bello, Jr. More...

New School Board Seated

Two nights after the June 29 meeting, JulietJordan-Thompson and Michelle Sikhrangkur were sworn into office, ending the MAC Pack majority and establishing a new alliance of Jordan-Thompson, Sikhrangkur, Egglinger and Walters. More...

Schools/Sports

St. Rose fifth grade travel volleyball completes a winning season

St. Rose fifth grade travel volleyball completed a winning season. They went on to play in the championship game at Holy Trinity High School but lost a close match to Our Lady of Victory of Floral Park. More...

Massapequa HS boys golf team makes school history

The Massapequa High School varsity boys golf team recently completed an outstanding season by winning the Nassau County Championship for the first time in 31 years and the Long Island Championship for the first time in school history. More...

Massapequa Flash girls soccer team defends title winning tourney

Pat Carbonaro More...

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Opinion

ASD trustees Manton and Mee were responsible public servants

This year, two Amityville School trustees, Bill Manton and Marietta Mee, left the board. Both had worked tirelessly over the past five years to rectify major problems with the multi-million Park Avenue project, and to protect the public More...

A vote for Bush is a vote for America’s security

Our President George W. Bush is a smart, well-educated person with a degree from Yale and a master More...

Local health care facilities need state support

by Richard J. Murphy

New York state More...

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