July 30, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

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Today's news, Aug. 5, 2008: National Night Out

Tomorrow, Tues., Aug. 5, the 25th National Night Out will be held at John Burns Park, Merrick Rd., Massapequa, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. More...

Massapequa Coast Little League's 12-year-olds win District 31 Championship

What seemed impossible, became a reality on July 18 when the Massapequa Coast Little League (MCLL) Team defeated North Bellmore-North Merrick (NBNM) team, in extra innings, 6 to 5, to be crowned District 31 Champs. More...

Massapequa Stars U-12 soccer players shine

Recently the Massapequa Stars U12 Division soccer team won the Eastern N.Y. State Championships beating rival East Islip, 2-1. The girls now advance to the Eastern Region 1 Championships in Portland, Maine. More...

L.I. Welcomes the Wounded Warriors

Photos by Joe Turner

In Amityville More...

Special Sections

Schools/Sports

Birch Lane students participate in "Hop for Health"

Massapequa's Birch Lane elementa­ry school students recently participat­ed in Hop for Health, an event which raised funds for Autism Research. More...

McKenna Elementary School holds Health and Wellness Fair

Shown in the photo, Oyster Bay Town Councilwoman Rose Marie Walker, third left, back row, and Town Clerk Steve Labriola, second from left, back row, attended the McKenna Elementary School Health and Wellness Fair in Massapequa Park. More...

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Events & Calendar

POST CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: THURSDAY, July 31 •Scrabble: 12:15 to 3:15 p.m., Plainedge Public Library, 1060 Hicksville Rd., Massapequa. For further info., call 827-9506. More...

Breanna Romaine selected for Jr. Statesman of America program

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Ven­ditto, left; Councilwoman Rose Marie Walker, second left, and Town Clerk Steve Labriola (4th from right) participated in Project "Lead Bake Sale" in North Mass­apequa. More...

Annual Street Festival August 9 and 10

Come to our Annual Street Festival. Be sure to mark your calendars for Sat. and Sun., Aug., 9 and 10, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our street fair will be held on those dates and we are sure you will not want to miss it. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Public Notices

Your right to know

Notice of formation of Steadfast Consumer Solu­tions LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on April 4th 2008. Office lo­cated in Nassau county. More...

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Today's news, Aug. 1, 2008: Massapequans remember "the forgotten war"

On Sun., July 27, members of the Veterans More...

Oyster Bay Town Councilman Angelo Delligatti to run for District Court in November; replacement being sought

by Tiffany Elliott

Oyster Bay Town Councilman Angelo Delligatti is running for District Court in November. More...

Town looks to extend building moratorium another 6 months

by Tiffany Elliott

Next month, the Oyster Bay Town Board will be discussing extending the moratorium on construction in Massapequa. More...

L.I. Welcomes the Wounded Warriors

God Bless our Troops!
Photos by Cliff De Bear and Carolyn James

A dinner and reception for the veterans was held at the Air Power Museum, Republic Airport Farmingdale, July 24. More...

L.I. Welcomes the Wounded Warriors

Long Island says Thank You!

In Massapequa and Beyond... More...

Columnists

Pets, Pets, Pets

by Joanne Anderson

Velveeta became the "valium" for our rescued, stressed Afghan Hounds. A week after authorities seized 67 Af­ghans and 25 parrots, from a New Mexico hoarder at 3 a.m. More...

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Library

At The Library

Massapequa 523 Central Avenue, Massapequa 798-4607 40 Harbor Lane, Massapequa Park 799-0770 •Senior Connections Information and Referral Service will be at the Central Avenue Library, Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m. More...

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Obituaries

Richard O'Keefe, World War II veteran and father of local residents

By Joanna Fantozzi

Richard Joseph O'Keefe, a World War II veteran who was stationed in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, died June 19, 2008. More...

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Opinion

Local response to Wounded Warrior Project outstanding

Editorial

The young man sat in a wheelchair, accepting a handshake and a thank you from civilians for his ser­vice in Iraq. It seemed so little for his giving so much. More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS—

by Kevin Eastwood

Full Story

Domestic drilling is not the United States' solution to independence from foreign oil

Public Commentary

As an avid reader of this publication, and a frequenter to the opinion section, I have read some very intriguing articles advocating for the drilling of domestic oil. More...

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