Islip Town Councilman Steve Flotteron, shown, second from right, recently attended the East Brentwood Fire Department Installation at the Smithtown Sheraton in Hauppauge. Councilman Flotteron presented Citations to three firemen on behalf of the Town Board. More...

The Deer Park School District provides its students with opportunities to develop healthy minds and bodies through their successful athletic program. Promoting an environment where students learn about teamwork, hone problem-solving skills and interact through positive competition, each grade level offers students a chance to connect with their peers and educators. More...

REMEMBER THE NECESSARY STORE? It was on Deer Park Avenue and carried everything, and I do mean everything. You could buy toys, clothes, kitchen utensils, glassware and much much more. Paul Melander and his son Steve were the owners and worked there full time. Steve lives in Newark, Delaware and is an avid fisherman - he keeps in touch with Jerry Snover these days. More...

Babylon Library, 24 South Carll Ave. 669-1624 •Cupcake Floral Bouquets: Sat. May 9 from 3-4 p.m. For young adults. Free. •Digital Photography & your Computer: Mon. May 11 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10 fee. •House Selling in a 2009 Market: Wed., May 13 from 6:30-8 p.m. Free. More...

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: FRIDAY, May 8 •Breastfeeding your Baby Course: 7-9:30 p.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip. $50 pp, 2 classes. For info., call 376-444. More...

Longtime Copiague resident and family historian Joseph J. Chille died April 17, 2009. He was 83. "When he died, much of our family history went with him," said his son Christopher of Copiague. "He was a great storyteller." Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Chille lived in Long Island City, Queens before moving to Copiague in 1969. More...

Years ago, when immigrants came into the United States, they had to pass a health examination. This was not a punitive exercise against immigrants; it was a very real and efficient way of protecting the American population against disease and of caring for those who came across our borders and the ocean to find a better way of life. More...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TOWN OF BABYLON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Babylon Union Free School District of the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York will be held in the library of the Babylon Junior-Senior High School, More...