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April 11th, 2007
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Children from Massapequa's Birch Lane Elementary, in kindergarten to fourth grade, participated in the Massapequa Science Fair on February 3 at Berner Middle School. Everyone received a medal for participating. Grades 6 and up were judged, and had a separate awards ceremony. More...

After more than ten years in the planning, safety improvements along Sunrise Highway in Amityville and Massapequa are underway. The plans call for enhanced motorist and pedestrian safety, while helping to keep traffic flowing and should take about 18 months to complete. More...

Long before a Hummer flipped over on Massapequa Avenue at Park Boulevard last week, endangering the lives of more than 7 people, residents had complained of the speeding along that thoroughfare. "Something needs to be done about it," said Mike Mundo, who's lived on the corner of Massapequa Avenue... More...

The Kiwanis Club of Massapequa recently donated a large quantity of toys and clothing to the Brunswick Children's Psychiatric Hospital, many coming from the Toys for Tots Program. The psychiatric center has a youth division with 60 to 70 children up to age 17, who will not be home for the holidays. ... More...
The students at St. William the Abbot school recently entered the Catholic Daughters Essay Contest. The themes of the contest were The Beauty of God's Creation and Taking Time for Others. The students could use a variety of methods to express their feelings. It could be through an essay, poetry, ar... More...
"X marks the spot." Wish it were that easy to pinpoint the Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) clubhouse that was in Babylon from 1884 to circa 1925 (when it burned down). Knowing where would also reveal the site of the flagpole, for at its base lies the tomb of Sensation, WKC's symbolic Pointer. This we... More...
Massapequa 523 Central Avenue + 798-4607 Massapequa Park 40 Harbor Lane + 799-0770 +The work of local artist Armando M. Pisano will be on display for the month of April in the Downstairs Gallery of the Harbor Lane library. +Tonight, Wednesday, April 11, 7 p.m. Stu Gershon, the Digital Doct... More...
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: THURSDAY, April 12 +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...
A memorial mass will be held April 14, 2007 for former Massapequa Park native Doretta (Berton) Fredenberg who died February 20, 2007 at her home in California of gastric cancer. She was 49 years old and had grown up on Frances Lane with her sisters. More...
It's been a long, tough road, but a new law to be signed by Gov. Elliot Spitzer, will provide the best measure of protection against violent sexual predators for our children. After years of debate and dispute, the state has adopted a civil confinement law that will keep dangerous sex offenders off... More...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF OYSTER BAY AND NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Massapequa Union Free School District of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County,... More...