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NC begins spraying in Massapequa

Effort underway to control spread of West Nile virus
The Nassau County Department of Public Works will begin ground spraying in parts of Nassau County, including Massapequa, to help control mosquitoes which may be carrying the West Nile virus... More...

SUV collides with another vehicle and flips

Accident at Park Boulevard and Front Street startles witnesses

The first thing that Joshua Sherman heard that caught his attention was a loud smack. When he looked outside of his shop at Min­uteman Press at Park Boulevard and Front Street he saw a car, mid-air, flipping over. More...

Special Sections

Schools/Sports

Please meet our local scholars

•Named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey are Mas­sapequa residents Steven Suntzen­ich and Briana Wallace and Mass­apequa Park resident Paige McAtee. More...

Massapequa Wrestling, Inc. holds championship event

The second annual Friday Night Lights Takedown Championships was another successful event with 305 wrestlers participating in an exciting atmosphere under the lights in a beautiful evening. More...

MHS Law students conduct Moot Court

On Wed, June 9 Moot Court Trials were performed by members of Daniel Bachman’s Massapequa High School’s introduction to law class. Presiding at the trials was Village Justice Gerard E. Giannattasio. More...

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Library

It’s Happenin’ At YourLibrary

Massapequa 523 Central Avenue 798-4607 Massapequa Park 40 Harbor Lane 799-0770 •The Harbor Lane Library offers the follow­ing More...

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Obituaries

Beatrice Ainslie Kraeck, former Massapequa resident and Massapequa General Hospital nurse

Beatrice Ainslie Kraeck, a former Massapequa resident died in California on June 27, 2010. She was 87 years old and, according to her family, left this world on her own terms. More...

TOBAY Music Under the Stars continues

Big Shot, The Grass Roots and Andy Cooney are just some of the scheduled performers for the fifth week of the 2010 Town of Oyster Bay Music Under the Stars concert series, according to Town Supervisor John Venditto. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Public Notices - Your right to know

Notice of formation of BRUSH BRACKET, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 22, 2010. Office location: 31 Tidewater Avenue, Massapequa, NY 11758. More...

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Nassau Knights win Summer Sizzler

Massapequa players celebrate victory

Recently the Nassau Knights from Massapequa battled the summer heat to win... More...

Plainedge football team to be featured on MSG Aug 7th

MSG Varsity is airing the Top 10 High School Games from the tri-state region. On Wed., Au­gust 4 at 7 p.m. the sixth place games featuring the Plainedge High School v. Lynbrook High School football game is scheduled to be tele­vised. More...

Massapequa's drug doc, Saji Francis, pleads guilty

By Jill Bngiorni

Massapequa doctor Saji Francis plead guilty Thurs­day to illegally selling prescription drugs out of his of­fice adjacent to Massapequa High School. More...

People/Social

Pets for Adoption

Shown left, Heather ~ sweet Pit mix More...

Fire Island Lighthouse dinner dance to be held Aug. 14

The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society will hold their 24th Annual Barefoot Black Tie Dinner Dance on Sat., Aug. 14, 6:30 – 11 p.m. Enjoy a ca­tered dinner and dance to the sounds of the live band, Tradewinds. More...

Massapequa resident hosts local art show

Massapequa resident and artist Beth S. Goldberg will be showing her abstract mixed media series and her biblical series entitled Sacred Space: Works by Beth S. Goldberg. More...

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Columnists - Free Access

Pets, Pets, Pets

No dog illustrates “Pit po­tential” better than Conrad. More...

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Events & Calendar

This Week’s events

The following is a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week. Readers should know that meetings are subject to change without notice. More...

Lutheran golf outing and dinner takes place August 9

The St. David’s Lutheran Church’s preschool teachers, office personnel, friends and parents of students will play in the annual golf outing and dinner on Aug. 9. More...

Tonight: Documentary by Howard Zinn at Library

The Great South Bay Forum on Cur­rent Affairs Summer Film/Talk Festival will offer the Howard Zinn Documen­tary – You Can’t Be Neutral on a Mov­ing Train, tonight, Wed., July 28, 7:30 p.m. More...

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Opinion

Political Cartoon

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It’s time to pass a Federal Shield law

by Kevin Z. Smith

During the course of its investigation into the current Gulf of Mexico oil spill, The Associated Press was giv­en information from the then-office of Mineral Man­agement Services that was not making a lot of sense. More...

Upgrades to Preserve mean nothing unless the public helps keep it beautiful

Dear Editor: With all the focus of recent days on the Gulf Oil spill I can’t help but comment on what seems to be a trend of local importance. More...

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