Levittown News

At a New York State Women of Distinction ceremony on Oct. 15 at the Levittown Public Library, five of nine honorees hailed from Merrick.

The Winooski City Council canceled a Wednesday evening meeting to discuss buying a used fire truck after city officials learned the community looking to rid itself of the truck sold it to another municipality.

The 14th Legislative District encompasses the communities of Farmingdale and portions of Massapequa, Old Bethpage, Plainview, Levittown and North Wantagh.

But local residents and park activists aren't convinced. More than 100 of them attended a save-our-park rally yesterday morning - a month after the county issued a statement saying it had pulled the project.

But Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said 19 suspected scammers, including four from Long Island , who cheated Medicaid out of more than $350,000 in benefits either did not live in New York City, as they claimed, or had incomes too high to get the benefits.

Shazad Ghannie, 34, of 2 Saddle Lane, Levittown, told the trooper that he had been in an accident, police said.

Persi Esquivel at the Mineola courthouse after he was sentenced on Thursday. Garett Douglas says he will never forget the moment a pair of headlights crossed a double yellow line on Conklin Street and slammed into the car he was riding in last Thanksgiving weekend.

This week, Californication takes several TV and movie cliches - saying goodbye to a loved one at the airport, the visit from an old high-school friend, even the crass sight gag of sex with midgets - and turns them on their heads, with mixed results.

Nassau County, NY - Dryer vent cleaning should be added to every homeowner's annual home and appliance maintenance list.

I am thrilled to see the support for Kate Murray and Gary Hudes on peoplea s lawns all over Levittown.

Current Hempstead Town Councilmember Gary Hudes is being challenged for his 6th Councilmatic District seat by Matt Hynes.

Levittown - The turret offers a great view of the nearby Adirondack Mountains, the weapons bunkers can serve as wine cellars and the cavernous gymnasium could be turned into the ultimate rec room.Those are just some of the possibilities for the 38,000-square-foot Glens Falls Armory, being auctioned by New York state on Wednesday.

Where is Kristen? Perhaps the most asked question of the heretofore phantom campaign of Kristen McElroy , Democratic challenger for Town of Hempstead Supervisor.

A fundraiser for the Spc. Daniel A. Fuentes Memorial Scholarship Fund is being held on Saturday, Nov.

Sources say Charles Wang is tired of playing the game, and has abandoned the Lighthouse project inside his company.

Levittown - Wind farms in upstate New York are interfering with National Weather Service Doppler radars, making it more difficult to detect and assess approaching lake effect snow storms.The spinning blades on the towering turbines can cause problems by reflecting some of the radar's signal, which can be falsely interpreted as wind or ...

GOVERNOR PATERSON HONORS FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS Twelve Heroes Added to Firefighters Memorial Wall During Annual Ceremony to Commemorate Their Lives Governor David A. Paterson today joins all New Yorkers in remembering 12 New York heroes who risked their lives for the safety of their fellow citizens.

If the last bakery you walked in to didn't make you feel like you were about to go into diabetic shock from all the sweetness, then you're going to the wrong bakeries.

On July 7, Dr. Herman A. Sirois publicly announced he would be resigning from his position as superintendent of the Levittown Public School District.

Don Corkery, the question of whether firefighter Wilbur Ritter died in the line of duty was simple.