Anton Community Newspapers
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Anton Community Newspapers, also known by its legal name Long Island Community Newspapers, Inc. is a print media company based in Mineola
Mineola, New York
Mineola is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 18,799 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a Native American word meaning a "pleasant place"....

, NY on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...

 in Nassau County
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...

 and produces 18 weekly newspapers in Nassau County as well as The Boulevard Magazine
The Boulevard Magazine
The Boulevard is a Long Island/New York City Regional Variety magazine owned by Anton Community Newspapers. Founded in 1985, it was well received as a bi-monthly newspaper inserted into selective weekly newspapers in and around Long Island's famous Gold Coast.-History:The magazine began as a...

and Healthy Living. Anton Community Newspapers is one of the largest privately owned newspaper companies in New York State.
The current Anton Community Newspapers stems from the 1984 purchase by Karl V. Anton, Jr. of Community Newspapers, Inc., a chain of eight community newspapers on the North Shore of Long Island, from Edward Higgins. By fall, Anton had had moved the company's headquarters from Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 26,964....

 to Mineola, changed the corporate name to Long Island Community Newspapers, and started expanding the chain rapidly, both with purchases and creation of new titles, such as Garden City Life in 1985 and the Hicksville Illustrated News in 1986.

Today, Anton Community Newspapers publishes 18 weekly newspapers in Nassau County, NY, in addition to other bimonthly publications. The Boulevard magazine spun off from the roots and relationships of the community newspapers, capitalizing on established relationships and seeking out new ones. Anton Community Newspapers serves Long Island’s famed Gold Coast area.
After Mr. Anton's death, his wife, Angela Susan Anton, became the Publisher and CEO of Anton Community Newspapers.

Publications

The current publications for Anton Community Newspapers are:
  • The Farmingdale Observer

The Farmingdale Observer is a community newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

 that serves the towns of Farmingdale
Farmingdale, New York
The Village of Farmingdale is an incorporated village on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York in the United States...

, Bethpage
Bethpage
*Bethphage - was a place in ancient Israel, mentioned as the place from which Jesus sent the disciples to find a donkey and a colt with her upon which he would ride into Jerusalem...

, and Plainedge, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. This newspaper, which can be ordered through a subscription, reaches most of the town's residents. This newspaper includes, bridal/baby announcements, awards, town news, county news, and local sports news.
  • Garden City Life
  • Glen Cove Record-Pilot
  • Hicksville Illustrated News
  • Levittown Tribune
  • Manhasset Press
  • Massapequan Observer
  • Mineola American
  • Oyster Bay Enterprise-Pilot
  • Plainview Herald
  • Port Washington News
  • Syosset-Jericho Tribune
  • Floral Park Dispatch
  • The Illustrated News (New Hyde Park, Albertson, Garden City Park, & the Willistons)
  • The Roslyn News
  • The Westbury Times
  • The Three Village Times
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