North Massapequa News

An Amityville man was arrested Wednesday after committing four burglaries the same day, Nassau police said.

Nine laptop computers were stolen overnight from Plainedge High School in North Massapequa, Nassau police said Wednesday.

A former employee of a Massapequa tavern was arrested Sunday after he used a key and access code to enter the building after hours and steal cash, Nassau police said.

It's probably safe to say that people who listen to morning radio have heard the John R. Gambling show on WOR.

The Village of Massapequa is famous throughout Long Island for its spectacular Memorial Day and Independence Day parades.

The appearance of Asian Longhorned Beetles were first discovered in areas of Massapequa and Amityville in 1996.

The Public Information office reports he details of several burglaries and unusual incidents that occurred in communities in Nassau County between Feb.

The Narcotics Bureau reports the details of the arrest of two women for possession and sale of heroin that occurred on Sunday, March 22 at 8:50 p.m. in North Massapequa.

Mar 23, 2009 8:07 pm US/Eastern Reporting Jennifer McLogan A burglary spree on Long Island has residents on alert, with the thieves posing as repairmen.

Two Lindenhurst women face drug charges for allegedly possessing and selling heroin, police said Monday.

Police are advising Long Island homeowners to verify repair workers' identifications after a rash of burglaries by bandits posing as repairmen.

Controversy over last May's Massapequa School District's Board of Education race, one that saw one seat decided by a single vote, continues into 2009.

Last month, a Seaford youth helped to save a Massapequa house on Tryconnell Avenue from possible destruction through a house fire.

ORANGEBURG - An expected 500 participants from Rockland's four undergraduate colleges will get together next week for a Relay for Life cancer fundraiser.

The Columbus Lodge #2143 celebrates its 45th birthday on Feb. 16. On that fabled date in 1964, the lodge was instituted as a member of the Order Sons of Italy in America.

Included with this article are more photos from the Jan. 25 ceremony in Bethpage, in which the Sons of Italy renamed The Aida Lodge in honor of Kathy Mazza, the Massapequa native and Port Authority police ...

A New York wildlife rehabilitator says a bobcat rescued on Staten Island has a healthy appetite and 'quite an attitude.'

The bobcat, which weighs about 30 to 35 pounds, was captured with a humane trap Wednesday in a residential area.

It was taken to Bobby Horvath, a wildlife rescuer in North Massapequa (Mas-uh-PEE'-kwuh), Long Island.

Horvath said Thursday he suspects someone was illegally keeping the bobcat caged outdoors when it escaped. It is declawed, but could have survived by hunting squirrels, mice or rabbits.

A New York wildlife rehabilitator says a bobcat rescued on Staten Island has a healthy appetite and ``quite an attitude.'' The bobcat, which weighs about 30 to 35 pounds, was captured with a humane trap ...

Renovation work on the expanded Waldbaum's in North Massapequa is now complete. The ribbon-cutting reopening ceremony was held on Friday, Jan.

The Oyster Bay Town Board has approved the reappointment of four members and the chairman of the Examining Board of Electricians.