Community Corner

The Most Wonderful Time of The Year This Week

A look at events in the Massapequa area.

It's a slow week for public meetings and government offices, but a very busy week for last minute shopping and planning holiday celebrations. Christmas comes in the middle of the week, and we'll tell you what you need to know.

Here's a look ahead:

Christmas: Wednesday is Christmas Day, a federal, state and local holiday. It is the celebration of the birth of Christ and many local businesses will be closed early Tuesday on Christmas Eve and remain closed through Wednesday.

Schools: Massapequa Public Schools will have no classes all week and through Jan. 1. 

Town: Town Hall in Oyster Bay will close at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and remain closed through Sunday. There will be normal Sanitation and S.O.R.T. collection. The Town Ice Skating Rink will be on a holiday schedule beginning Tuesday through the remainder of the week.

LIRR: The Long Island Rail Road will add extra trains Tuesday for Christmas Eve There will be six trains added on the Babylon Branch: a 1:28 p.m. train from Penn Station traveling express to Rockville Centre and then local to Babylon; A 1:53 p.m. train from Penn Station stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre, then traveling local to Babylon; A 2:22 p.m. train from Penn Station traveling express to Rockville Centre and then local to Babylon; A 2:32 p.m. train  from Penn Station traveling express to Lynbrook and then local to Babylon; A 3 p.m. train  from  Penn Station stopping at Jamaica, Rockville Centre and traveling local to Babylon and a 3:31 p.m. train from Penn Station traveling express to Rockville Centre and then local to Babylon.

Library: The Massapequa Public Library will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, they will be open the rest of the week and the Bar Harbour Library will hold a Harry Potter movie marathon on Friday.



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