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Police release photo of subject wanted for grand larceny in Massapequa in November - Free Access

Someone broke into a car in the parking lot of Synergy Gym in Massapequa Nov. 25 and stole personal property from inside the car. More...

Winter Weekend Events

Friday, January 8   More...

Special Sections

Schools/Sports

MHS Girls Varsity Basketball news

MASSSAPEQUA GIRLS BASKETBALL TO HOST “CYO NIGHT” On Fri., Jan. 15, Massapequa Girls Varsity Basketball invites all St. Rose CYO girls basketball teams to participate in their CYO night when they take on the Syosset Braves. More...

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Columnists - Free Access

Death, desertion & mutiny were frequent

Part III
by Sandi Brewster-Walker

It was estimated that the New England and Long Island whaling fleet in 1830 consisted of around 203 ships, barks, brigs and schooners; however by 1840 it reached near 552 vessels. More...

Pets, Pets, Pets

Since I’m in the business of playing matchmaker for pets and people, I’ll let you in on a trade secret: There are different style adoption pleas, depending on whether you are writing a newspaper column like “Pets;” social medi More...

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Events & Calendar

Post Calendar

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.  THURSDAY, January 7   •Amityville Rotary Weekly meeting: 8 a.m. More...

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Opinion

Change is difficult but can be worth it

EDITORIAL

The first week of January is almost over. How are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions?  More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS - by Kevin Eastwood

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Decision on relocation of 7th precinct demands for public input

PUBLIC COMMENTARY:

Dear Editor: More...

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Farmingdale football awarded Rutgers Cup as Nassau’s top team

by Liam Henry

What does a perfect record and a County title in Nassau County earn you?  Well, if you are talking football, then the Rutgers Cup is exactly what you are talking about.  The 2015 recipient of the Rutgers Cup went to the Farmingdale Dalers a More...

Massapequa Varsity Girls Soccer team holds season-end banquet

Oyster Bay Town Councilman Joseph G. Pinto (left) joined New York State Senator Michael Venditto (right) for the Massapequa High School Varsity Soccer Banquet Dinner held at the Unqua Corinthian Yacht Club in Amityville. More...

 

People/Social

Nine Massapequa H.S. students go on life-changing mission in Guatemala

Nine Massapequa High School students went on a life-changing mission this past summer to improve the lives of impoverished community members in Guatemala. More...

Hofstra student from Massapequa co-authors science paper

Hofstra University senior bioengineering student, Nickolas Boroda from Massapequa, has co-authored a paper published in the latest issue of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering.  To publish a study in a peer-reviewed journal as an undergraduate More...

Officials join residents at Shoreville Park Civic holiday party

Shoreville Park Civic Association held their Christmas & Holiday Party at Smuggler Jack’s Restaurant in December. More...

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Library

\\ AT YOUR LIBRARY THIS WEEK

Massapequa, 523 Central Avenue 516-798-4607 Massapequa Park, 40 Harbor Lane 516-799-0770 www.massapequalibrary.org   More...

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Obituaries

Tom Stone, veteran of WWII and former Massapequa Park Village code enforcement officer

by Carolyn James

When Jeanne Drews began working as a teacher in Maine, she was upset to see that there was no American flag on the flagpole outside of her school. She made sure that changed. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Public Notices

Your right to know

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU Filed 11/20/15 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the morgtgaged More...

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