As senior citizens filed in to East Meadow High School last Sunday for the 29th annual Thanksgiving Dinner, the volunteers were ready. Chefs and helpers in the kitchen waited, as … more

A man emerged from the supermarket with three bags filled with groceries. He handed them over to volunteers from East Meadow Kiwanis. “What did you buy for yourself?” a … more

Clarke senior Gary Tamney broke a tackle against Seaford, but it wasn’t enough, as the undefeated Vikings downed the Rams in a Nassau Conference IV semifinal game at Hofstra, 47-20, on Nov. 12. … more

This year’s election brought about a change in Nassau County government, but the status of the Lighthouse project remains static and unclear. Ironically, Election Day fell exactly a month … more

Even energetic, gorgeous, talented and sexy people have to rest sometime — and that's just what the cast of Broadway’s “Burn the Floor” did recently at the Malverne home of two of their … more

Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts staged four performances of the musical "Gypsy" with local talent from Rockville Centre, Oceanside, East Rockaway and Merrick. Directed by Jon Grodeski, musical director Bill Margiotta, Produced by Diane Donoghue. more

I've recently written a series of articles chronicling what it's like to be arrested for drunk driving in Nassau County. Though I've had the participation of the district attorney's office, Nassau County police and a number of defense attorneys, as well as input from many readers, one voice has been noticeably absent. Until now. more

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District athletic director, recently resigned his post as coordinator of the Nassau County Boys' Basketball Committee because, he said, the Section VIII Athletic Council rejected a proposal of his to fine-tune the seeding process that ultimately determines teams' playing schedules. In 2006, Lerner was the architect of an ability-grouping system that determined a team's conference by its record. Previously, teams were assigned to conferences without much regard to their records. Rather, officials used what they called the "snake," in which teams were seeded and then laid out on a grid that wound back and forth in serpentine fashion. more

When given a second chance, the Clarke football team has made the best out of it. Only one week removed from an 18-point home loss to Roosevelt in the regular-season finale, the Rams upset the … more

Senior Salonee Shah, 17, is the first student at W. Tresper Clarke High School to be named a regional finalist in the prestigious Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology.Shah and two … more