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

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 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

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. 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