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December 15, 2005 / Front Page

Lindenhurst Village to welcome new Suffolk County Courthouse

An aging industrial building on a key downtown corner in this south shore Village is being transformed into a new Suffolk County 2nd District Court. More...

Suffolk County Police investigate motor vehicle accident in Copiague

Suffolk County Police First Squad Detectives are investigating a motor vehicle accident in which a bicyclist sustained serious injuries. More...

Senator Johnson inducts former W. Islip resident into Veterans Hall of Fame

State Senator Owen H. Johnson (4th Senate District, Babylon), Chairman of the Finance Committee, recently inducted former West Islip resident Anthony Casamento posthumously into the New York State Senate More...

Suffolk Police make arrest in series of armed robberies

The Suffolk County Police First Squad Detectives announce the arrest of a 36-year-old resident of a Kings Park Halfway House for a recent series of armed robberies of commercial businesses, most of which were fast food restaurants in the North Amityv More...

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Half Hollow Hills School District recognizes faculty members with 25 years or more of service

At a recent Half Hollow Hills Board of Education meeting, faculty members who have been with the district for 25 years or more were honored for their dedicated service. More...

Night of music and memories at

Half Hollow Hills High School East

The Hills Foundation recently sponsored a Night of Music and Memories at Half Hollow Hills High School East. The Hills Foundation was established in 1993 for the enhancement and enrichment of the children in the Half Hollow Hills School District. More...

Wilson Tech honors VICA officers

Wilson Tech honored Venise Toussaint, Jean Lommel and Bernard Robert of North Babylon, shown center, left to right, on being elected officers in the SkillsUSA chapter at Tech More...

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Library

This week at the library

Bay Shore/Brightwaters,
1 South Country Rd., Brightwaters

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Obituaries

"Wild" Bill Boer: legendary Long Island drag racer and auto mechanic

by Tiffany Elliott

Bill Boer was a Long Island drag racer who always triumphed the race and stole the trophy at the Hampton Dragway quarter-mile. More...

Anthony E. Siano: West Islip Fire Department member and Veteran who received purple heart

by Tiffany Elliott

A 25 year active volunteer of the West Islip Fire Department, Anthony Siano, died October 24, 2005, just one week shy of his November 4 birthday. He was 87 years old. More...

Alfred E. Thunelius, West Islip resident

Alfred E. Thunelius, of West Islip, died October 31, 2005. He was 78 years old. More...

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Babylon Schools hold pre-budget forum

by Janine Logan

A Pre-Development Budget Forum sponsored by the Babylon Village School District on Monday, November 21, brought about 40 residents to the high school auditorium. More...

Public hearing on Lindenhurst BID

by Ronald Scaglia

At its last meeting, the Lindenhurst Town Board approved a public hearing on the issue of creating a business improvement district (BID) in the Village of Lindenhurst. More...