Grant offers flood relief to Beach Road residents

March 8, 2006 / Front Page

Grant offers flood relief to Beach Road residents

by Tiffany Elliott

To the relief of waterfront residents on Beach Road in Massapequa, a $1.3 million dollar grant to alleviate the flooding that occurs there has been announced. More...

Student congratulated by Cong. Peter King

Congressman Peter King (R-Seaford) is shown congratulating Brian Flannery of North Massapequa for earning a Congressional Nomination to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point. Flannery will be graduating from Plainedge High School. More...

Keeping America beautiful

By John H. Meyer

If you could turn back the pages of time to 1961, one would see that a national organization, Keep America Beautiful was beginning to have an impact, by educating communities how litter and other forms of pollution were tarnishing our environment. More...

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Schools/Sports

St. William the Abbot kindergartners celebrate Winnie-the-Pooh authors' birthday

Kindergartners at St. William the Abbot, Seaford, celebrated the author A.A. Milne%27s 80th birthday with Winnie-the-Pooh Day. The children dressed in Winnie the Pooh outfits, listened to Pooh stories and sang Pooh songs. More...

ToBay announces Senior Citizen Softball

Oyster Bay Town Councilman Anthony D. Macagnone invites residents ages 60 and older to join the Town of Oyster Bay Senior Citizen Softball League, whose season officially kicks off in April. More...

SEPTA to hold Adults Only Bowling March 11

Massapequa SEPTA will be hosting our Second Annual Adults Only Bowling and Silent Basket Auction at Massapequa Bowl, 4235 Merrick Road Massapequa, Saturday March 11, 8:45 p.m. More...

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Obituaries

Connie Ryan, of Massapequa

Connie Ryan (nee Moreno), of Massapequa, died January 31, 2006. She was 93 years old. More...

Edward J. Heaney, loving husband and father

Edward J. Heaney, of West Babylon and formerly of Massapequa, died January 24, 2006. He was 72 years old. More...

Edna Pheysey, former North Massapequa resident

by Tiffany Elliott

Edna Pheysey lived in North Massapequa for 16 years before relocating to Georgia with her family. Mrs. Pheysey, a devoted mother and homemaker, died February 9, 2006. She was 94 years old. More...

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Senator Hannon connects seniors to services

Irwin Summer of Plainedge (left) is shown chatting with Senator Kemp Hannon (R-6th S.D.) at the Senator%27s recent "Connecting Seniors to Services" seminar at Plainedge Library. More...

ASD in negotiations with teachers, secretaries, custodians

by Carolyn James

The Amityville School Board is in the midst of contract negotiations with three of its bargaining units- teachers, secretaries and custodial employees-and all three are becoming restless. More...

Massapequa High School holds Moot Court trials

On Thursday, January 26, Moot Court Trials were performed by members of Mr. Bachman%27s Massapequa High School%27s introduction to law class. Presiding at the trials was Village Justice Gerard E. Giannattasio. More...

Events & Calendar

POST CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: More...

Al-Anon/AA to hold spring workshop March 25

Al-Anon/AA is holding a spring workshop entitled Choices 2006, Bloom Where You%27re Planted on Saturday, March 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Joseph%27s College in Patchogue, Sunrise Highway. For information call Leslie at 631-969-9847. More...

Massapequa Philharmonic to present French hornist Daniel Wions

The Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of guest conductor, David Hattner, presents French hornist Daniel Wions, performing the Strauss More...

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Opinion

This song is Hollywood's best?

There are many who believe that the Hollywood elite are out of touch with mainstream America. Others refute that claim saying that Americans get to see and hear exactly what they want and that Hollywood simply responds. More...

Roads in MPK a bit salty

What was all that salt along Clark Boulevard following the snow storm last week? It looked as if there was a big leak in the salt and sander and the salt simply poured out. More...

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