Nearly 200 people attended the 22nd annual Mayor’s Golf and Tennis Classic & Dinner Monday night, the primary fundraiser for the Rockville Centre Community Fund, at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor — about 125 golfers, 30 for tennis and the rest for dinner only. Former Village Justice Frank Yannelli was the guest of honor. Yannelli was introduced by former Village Justice Robert Williams, his colleague for 16 years, and among the speakers were Mayor Mary Bossart and Dr. Barry Dov Schwartz, the spiritual leader of Temple B’nai Sholom who referred to the Jewish harvest festival of Succot, likening the ceremonial citrus, shaped like a heart, to Yannelli’s character. more

Eight years after he perished at age 31 during the attacks of Sept. 11, former South Side Cyclone Joe Hunter, a New York City firefighter and a South Hempstead volunteer, was remembered by the school’s football team: Lineman Gavin Ahern, one of the team’s captains, was chosen to wear Hunter’s jersey, No. 50, at a moving pregame ceremony last Saturday. more

As Barry Athletics celebrates its 75th anniversary, its owner, Joan Hoffman, remembers how the store came to be where it is in Rockville Centre. more

Rockville Centre residents Tom Walsh and Liz Fernandez placed fourth and fifth overall in the 5K race sponsored by South Nassau Communities Hospital on Sept. 27. Fernandez also was the second fastest … more

A 57-year old Rockville Centre resident, identified as “Baby” John Alevis, was among 19 men arrested on Oct. 1 on federal felony charges in connection with what authorities described as a gambling, sports betting and loan sharking ring with ties to organized crime, that operated in New York City and Westchester. more

Rain postponed the Rockville Centre Lions Club annual Duck Race and Family Fall Festival from Saturday to Sunday, but it turned out for the best. more

Jean Brett-Leach, the Democratic candidate for councilwoman in the Town of Hempstead 4th District who is running against Councilman Anthony Santino (R-East Rockaway), says she promises to work hard, fix problems for district residents and reduce government spending. more

Mercy can use your help Mercy Medical Center is seeking volunteers to staff its Information Desk and Gift Shop in the newly-renovated main lobby, and to assist with the dogs in the … more

South Side High School graduate Gina Naomi Baez is currently appearing in "Under Fire," a new musical. In it, the seemingly peaceful South American country of El Mirador in truth struggles under the … more

The Vineyard Church held its annual Community Party at the Rockville Centre Village Green on Sept. 26, and it was quite a party. After it was rained out on its original date in August, the church rescheduled the party for September, and the weather couldn’t have been more beautiful. Those who stopped in were treated to free food and activities for kids, a live DJ, rides, raffles and a watermelon-eating contest. more