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COMING UP THIS WEEKEND

Friday, May 11, 2012 •Vegas Night, Constantino Brumidi Lodge, 2075 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park. Doors open 7 p.m. Food and drink available. For info., call 631-586-3928. Saturday, May 12 More...

Nassau Police car chase ends on lawn of home in Massapequa; three arrested

by Tiffany Elliott

Three men from Queens were arrested last week after a police chase ended on a front lawn near Fairfield Elementary School in Massapequa. Neighbors are just glad school wasn’t in session. More...

Trio of girls assaults, attempts to rob another girl in Massapequa

Nassau County Police are investigating an attempted robbery that occurred in Massapequa Thurs., May 3, at approximately 3:20 p.m. And they are asking for the public’s help in trying to solve the crime. More...

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“Excuse me while I kiss the sky.” Jimi Hendrix singing Purple Haze More...

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Events & Calendar

St. David’s food drive May 19

On Sat., May 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the members of St. David’s Lutheran Church in Massapequa Park will be holding their annual food drive dubbed Stuff A Bus. More...

Vendors needed

Vendors are needed for a craft fair and car show at St. Paul’s Reformed Church, 158 Phelps Ln., North Babylon on May 19. The rain date will be May 26. For information, email stpaulsfair@verizon.net or call Cheryl at 631-884-6803. More...

Veterans invited to march with Adopt-a-Batallion in Memorial Day parade

Adopt-- Batallion in Massapequa is marching in the Memorial Day Parade in the Massapequas and invites any veteran who is not affiliated with any other organization to join them. For more information call Jack Parker, 516-355-8425. More...

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NOTICE OF PUBLICHEARING, BUDGETVOTE AND ELECTIONOF THE MASSAPEQUAUNION FREE SCHOOLDISTRICTTOWN OF OYSTER BAYAND NASSAU COUNTY,NEW YORKNOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified votersof the Massapequa UnionFree School District of t More...

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Residents rally to make Sunrise Highway a Child Safety Zone

LOOK AT VIDEO OF RALLY UNDER VIDEO INDEX
by Carolyn James

A group of Massapequa School District residents and public officials gathered for a rally to demand that the New York State Department of Transportation designate Sunrise Highway as a Child Safety Zone. More...

Massapequa HS senior is candidate for Presidential Scholar

Bertie Geng, a senior at Massapequa High School, is one of 3,000 candidates nationwide to be selected as a candidate in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The honor is one of the highest bestowed upon a graduating high school senior. More...

Schools/Sports

Former Amityville School Board member Jeanette Santos challenging Kathleen Ward

by Carolyn James

For 21 years, Amityville resident Jeannette Santos served on the Amityville School Board. So,when people urged her to put her hat into the ring again this year, she initially declined the offer. More...

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Library

At Your Library This Week

Massapequa 523 Central Avenue 516-798-4607 Massapequa Park 40 Harbor Lane More...

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Obituaries

John M. Dougherty, Massapequa H.S. graduate, construction worker

John M. Dougherty, a Massapequa High School graduate, class of 1991, died April 25, 2012. He was 39 years old. The cause of his death was not immediately known. More...

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Opinion

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The power of community can move mountains— and hopefully the DOT
by Gary T. Bennett
Massapequa School Board Trustee

Sun., May 6, 2012, a rally was held in Massapequa Park to pressure Albany’s Department of Transportation to reconsider their stubborn arbitrary and capricious point system that will not designate Sunrise Highway a “Child Safety Zone.&rdqu More...

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State’s handling of tax cap and reform a More...

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