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From the Post Office to the florist shop, it was an eventful week in the Maassapequas.
Village Ends Parking Sensor Experiment
The Village of Massapequa Park has voted to end the parking sensor program on Park Boulevard.
It's Rough Being A Florist, Come Valentine's Day
If you think of working in a florist shop as being a calm, serene experience, you've obviously never worked in one around Valentine's Day.
Smokin' Al eats about $60,000 in sales on Giants win
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Massapequa Board of Trustees Honors Frank Flood
It was in 1975 that Flood began serving in local government. From that year to 1985, Flood served, first, on the Village of Massapequa Park Planning Commission.
Mangano Plans to Merge Police Precincts
Claiming it will save money and not diminish police protection,A Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano A announced Monday that the county's eight police precincts will merge into four.
Smokin' Al cuts off Super Bowl offer
Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online subscriber? Click here Al Horowitz, owner of Smokin' Al's Famous BBQ Joint in Bay Shore and Massapequa Park, has had to pull back from a proposal he made last week.
This week saw honors bestowed on a longtime public servant and one of Massapequa High School's top students.
Police: 4 Suspects Arrested Minutes After Break-In Of East Patchogue Home
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L.I. BBQ Joint Will Pay For Your Super Bowl Party If Giants Win
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Village Anticipating Hospital Proposals
When Brunswick Hospital in Amityville closed three years ago, it left the Massapequa area in dire need of a having a nearby hospital that could treat, above all others, those patients in need of emergency care.
Village Honors Retiring Water Commissioner
After almost 20 years of service to Massapequa, Water Commissioner Frank Flood is calling it a day.
Crime Watch: Burglaries in N. Village Apartments
The following information was supplied by the RVC Police Department. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate conviction s. Arrest: On Jan.
Busing Consultant Approved, Superintendent's Contract Renewed
A In a split vote and a heated meeting, the board of education extends Susan Agruso's contract 3 to 2. Consultant will update a 2004 transportation analysis.
Last year at this time, Massapequa was still digging out from the more than three feet of snow on the ground from a series of major snowstorms.
Crimes Nearby: Leaving Scene of Fatal Accident; 'Heroin Highway'
Commack Suffolk County police have confirmed that six Commack homes have been burglarized since New Year's Eve.A The slew of home invasions has many area residents speaking out about what they are calling a rash of recent burglaries in the area.
Druggists' cure for anxiety: a pistol
Rattled druggists from Long Island to the city are increasingly applying for gun permits following a spate of fatal robberies by armed thugs desperate to score highly addictive painkillers.
There were two words that dominated the news in Massapequa this week: "Tax cap." The new state law capping real estate tax increases at two percent, had an impact on area schools and on the Village of Massapequa Park.
Man Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run
A Northport man was arrested Saturday and charged in the hit and run accident that killed a Massapequa Park construction worker.