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• Tipping dispute leads to arrest, injuries

  nightclub Sunday morning, striking another woman in the arm, Nassau police said.Police charged Kashmire Dawson, 24, of 427 Albany Avenue with assault and possession of a dangerous weapon after the 3:53 a.m. incident Sunday.Her 26-year-old victim was treated   Read more »

• Cops: Amityville driver who hit house was drunk

  Amityville man was drunk when he drove his car off the road in Hempstead and into a fencepost, sending it flying into the head of a woman who was in her yard smoking a cigarette, Nassau police said Sunday.Lorenzo Kelly, 42, of 98 Monroe St., then drove his   Read more »

• Nurse, minister Benetia Tekosky-Johnson dies

  earlier marriage to Willie A. Greene Jr. ended in divorce. Services will be Saturday at Bethel AME Church, 20 Simmons St., Copiague, at 7 p.m., preceded by a wake from 4 to 7 p.m. Burial is Monday at Amityville Cemetery, 55 Harrison Ave., at 10 a.m.   Read more »

• LI people on the move, April 25, 2013

  Yolanda Hall-Miller has joined the executive board of the Long Island Men's Center , an Amityville -based organization that helps men access health and human services, education, and social, cultural and economic resources. The Bay Shore resident is a social   Read more »

• Bill would keep homeless kids near their schools

  in shelters closest to their original school district, under legislation introduced Monday by Legis. DuWayne Gregory (D- Amityville ).Gregory, chairman of the legislature's Human Services committee, introduced the measure at a committee hearing, saying his   Read more »

Around the web

• Police search for driver in fatal Long Island hit and run

  Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip. long island, amityville, hit and run accident, long island news AMITYVILLE, L.I. (WABC) -- Suffolk County police are trying to find the driver who struck a pedestrian in Amityville early Sunday morning.   from WABC Read more »

• Westhampton Beach Baseball Wins First League Game Since 2011

  May 6, 2011. It was the last time the Westhampton Beach baseball team won a league game, a 3-2 victory at home over Amityville. It was also the last time the Hurricanes won a league series. The streak can be put to rest now. The Hurricanes (2-10 League VI,   from 27east.com Read more »

• Bonackers Take Two Of Three From Amityville

  series of the season in League VII, taking two of three games from Amityville last week to improve to 2-6 on the year. Amityville fell to the same record, and the teams sat at the bottom of the league standings as of Monday morning, behind Bayport/Blue Point   from 27east.com Read more »

• Organizers Of L.I. Summit Say FDA Should Decide Merits Of Medical Marijuana, Not States

  N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A Long Island not-for-profit agency headed a conference Monday, trying to highlight a message of skepticism and caution on the issue of medical marijuana. The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence along with the Seafield   from CBS New York Read more »

• Architects busy as construction rebounds

  am Tue, April 2, 2013 Amityville’s Art of Form Architecture has seen a 15 percent bump in business this year as the deep freeze of the Great Recession finally thaws. Complete access, including browser, mobile devices and tabletsOver 12 years of online archivesWeekly   from Long Island Business Network Read more »