After a 21-year-old man was abducted from a dormitory at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Farmingdale last week, the school's administrators are exploring the idea of arming its security guards...
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The Farmingdale campus of La Salle Regional Elementary School has been experiencing a steady increase in enrollment throughout the past few years...
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On Monday, Dec. 22 at 5:30 and 8 p.m. the Kiwanis Club of Farmingdale will host "Escapades on Ice" in the auditorium of Weldon E. Howitt Middle School. The Dec. 21 show was canceled, but all tickets will be honored on Dec. 22. General admission is $6.50.

A special use permit to operate a hotel in Bethpage will be subject of a Tuesday, Jan. 20, public hearing by the Oyster Bay Town Board, according to Town Councilman Joseph D. Muscarella.

"The applicants, Extended Stay Management, Inc. and Northrop Grumman Corporation, are seeking a special use permit to operate a 104-room, three story hotel," Councilman Muscarella said. "The property is located in 'G' business and 'H' industrial zones on South Oyster Bay Road, approximately 1,667 feet south of Stewart Avenue in Bethpage."

The meeting will be held in the Hearing Room of Town Hall East, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay. Beginning at 7 p.m., the regular town calendar, including the above-mentioned hearing, will be called. Following the regular town business, the Town Board will be available to listen to public comment on any subject.