Massapequa Post Newspaper

06/07/2025

6/7, Today is National Trails Day. Get a jumpstart on the summer season and make a list of all the Long Island trails you would like to explore in the coming months.
Source: https://nationaltoday.com/national-trails-day/

06/07/2025

Today in Massapequa the "Save the Chief Festival" took place at the high school to raise funds for the legal fight to keep their mascot name. Additionally, a press conference was held where Assemblyman Michael Durso announced "Connor's Law," his bill in memory of Connor Kasin, which will require yearly cardiac fitness certificates including electrocardiograms or an echocardiogram as part of the mandatory sports physical for interscholastic athletes in public schools. There will be more on this story in print and online at massapequapost.com.

06/06/2025

6/6, Phylicia Rashad became the first African American to win a Tony Award for best actress for her performance in A Raisin in the Sun on this day in 2004.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/June-6

06/06/2025

Read all about what's coming up in the next week: https://www.massapequapost.com/category/events-and-calendar/

06/06/2025

Massapequa honors its fallen heroes with packed Memorial Day parade and ceremony.
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As is tradition in Massapequa, the community marked Memorial Day 2025 with a well-attended parade and a solemn ceremony at Klestinec Park. Held Monday, May 26, the parade was organized by American Legion Post 1066 and Sgt. Peter F. Colleran Post 7763 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in coordination....

06/05/2025

6/5, On this day in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy, who was running for U.S. President, was fatally shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He died the following day.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/June-5

06/05/2025

Amityville School Board okays The Tide as its athletic name; gives school superintendent notice. Read more about last night's busy school board meeting.
https://www.massapequapost.com/articles/amityville-school-board-approves-new-name-and-logo-gives-its-superintendent-notice/

06/04/2025

6/4, Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier launched an uncrewed hot-air balloon on this day in 1783. This was the first public demonstration of the discovery that hot air in a large lightweight bag rises.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/June-4

06/03/2025

6/3, Talk show Larry King Live debuted on CNN on this day in 1985 and became largely popular due to King’s easygoing interviewing style.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/June-3

06/02/2025

6/2, “Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.”
-Anais Nin
Source: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/inspirational-quotes_2

06/01/2025

6/1, Happy Birthday to all of our June-born readers. Here are some fun facts about your birth month.
Zodiac: Gemini and Cancer
Source: https://zodiaccalculator.com/month/june
Birthstone: Alexandrite
Source: https://www.gemsociety.org/article/birthstone-chart/
Birth Flower: Rose
Source: https://www.almanac.com/content/birth-month-flowers-and-their-meanings

05/31/2025

5/31, Today is National Smile Day! We are also one step closer to the first day of summer.
Source: https://nationaltoday.com/national-smile-day/