February 22, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

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Happy Birthday, Kiwanis! Massapequa Kiwanis celebrated its 57th birthday on September 24, 2005. In honor of their anniversary, we More...

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Library

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Massapequa 523 Central Avenue  798-4607 Massapequa Park 40 Harbor Lane  799-0770 More...

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Obituaries

Marie A. Mauro, 83, of Massapequa

Marie A. Mauro (nee Girardi, of Massapequa, died January 20, 2006. She was 83 years old. More...

Hugh Paterson, Jr., Air Force Major, 53, former Massapequa Park resident

by Tiffany Elliott

Hugh Paterson Jr., who grew up in Massapequa Park and later went on to become a Trustee of a small Village community in Illinois, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on January 27, 2006. He was 53 years old. More...

Helen Allen, 87, of Massapequa

Helen Allen, of Massapequa, died January 20, 2006. She was 87 years old. She was born in New York City in 1918. More...

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Plainedge School District mounts major effort to get more state aid in 2007

Key is to have state recognize districts like Plainedge with little or no commercial property
by Ronald Scaglia

Still reeling from a major defeat of their school budget last year, Plainedge School District residents are working this year to ensure that it doesn More...

MPK Village borrows $3M for major capital improvement projects to roads, parks,Village Hall

by Tiffany Elliott

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Schools/Sports

Massapequa SEPTA to hold meeting

Massapequa Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA More...

Meet the Scholars

Maniaci both of Massapequa. Named to the dean More...

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Events & Calendar

POST CALENDAR OF EVENTS

THURSDAY, February 23 Town of Oyster Bay Planning Advisory Board Meeting: 7 p.m. Town Board hearing room, Town Hall East, 54 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay. For further info., call 6246380. More...

Genealogical workshop of the Huntington Historical Society to meet February 22

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Free art appreciation discussion group available for seniors

The Town of Oyster Bay Department of Community and Youth Services, once again, invites Town seniors to participate in an Art Appreciation Discussion Group. According to Town Councilman Anthony D. More...

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Opinion

LetÕs hold tour companies who deal with children accountable

News accounts about a trip that students from Half Hollow Hills High School arranged for themselves and that included drinking, drug use and other illegal behavior as it got underway is not the first of such trips that have made the news. More...

LIPAÕs windmill proposal is going to cost ratepayers dearly

Dear Editor: When I initially heard about the proposal by LIPA to use windmills as an alternative fuel source, I kept an open mind on the topic & was in favor of the possibility of clean energy from a seemingly innocuous source. More...

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