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March 28th, 2007
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Following more than two years of controversy, review and negotiations, the Town of Oyster Bay announced that the owner of a newly expanded building at 1129 North Broadway in North Massapequa, which houses Central Tile Ltd., must be modified to come into compliance with the plans that were originall... More...

Three- and four-year-old children who attend St. David's Lutheran Church's Preschool in Massapequa Park took part in a nationwide Hop-a-Thon to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Research. Over $500 was raised from the children's sponsors, parents and their neighbors. The children had to hop for on... More...

Massapequa Park Village presented a $6,239,310 budget for 2007-08 year this week. The tentative budget is an increase in spending of $273,437 over the current budget, or 4.6 percent. That proposed increase will, however, be made up for by an anticipated increase in revenue from a number of sources... More...

On February 7 members of the Fort Neck Garden Club arranged 21 Valentine centerpieces for the Parkview Nursing Home. An arrangement was placed on each table in the facility's dining room. This community service is one of the many the club provides each year. More...
The Plainedge School Board is expected to approve a plan to accelerate its K-5 enrichment program following input from residents at its March 7th meeting who said the district was not doing enough to address the needs of its gifted and talented students. The discussion took place at a budget meeting... More...
Poster The canine nose knows. A search dog found the missing Boy Scout in a Carolina woods last week. We use our best friends' super sensitive snouts to sniff out bombs, food contraband, drugs, certain cancers, and now pirated DVDs. The world's only dog DVD detectives- a pair of female black Lab... More...
The Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program in the Farmingdale School District has been a huge success this year, thanks to the students, parents, staff, administration and colleagues at Dowling College. With this success, the school will reapply for a UPK grant for the 2007-08 school year. More...
CALENDAR The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: THURSDAY, March 29 +Town of Oyster Bay Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting: 7 p.m., Town Bd. hearing room, 54 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay. For further info., call 624-6380. More...
Catherine M. Gaus, who lived in Massapequa and North Babylon, died March 11, 2007 in Kingston, New York. She was 77 years old and owned the Simpson-Gaus Funeral Home in Kingston, New York. More...
A front page story this week outlines the controversy over a North Massapequa building that was constructed in violation of the plans and approvals the owners had obtained from the Town of Oyster Bay. The story also presents the concessions Town officials obtained from the property owner as a resul... More...
SURROGATES COURT - NASSAU COUNTY PROBATE CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent File No 344987 TO - ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF NEW YORK, ANNA SCHUYLER FREISLICH, MINNIE C. RECH a/k/a EMMA RECH, any and all persons cited upon this proceeding as heirs-at... More...