The city intends to move forward with what is being called a “first round” of layoffs in the coming days, as officials contend with a projected $10.2 million deficit and attempt to craft a … more

By a count of 1,841 votes to 936, residents approved the Long Beach School District’s $122.1 million 2012-2013 budget on Tuesday. In the contest for Board of Education trustee, newcomer Stewart … more

Rockville Centre’s Lions Club members were joined by local officials and many from the community for their first annual dinner that raised funds for the outpatient Diabetes Education Center at Mercy Medical Center and other Rockville Centre Lions Club charities, many of which are sight-related. more

Photographs and antiques took center stage at the Phillips House Museum of Rockville Centre on May 6 starting with the official opening of “A Year in Rockville Centre” that was followed by the … more

Facetime with Zuckerberg A team from 21st Century Security, located in Baldwin, provided the 25-person executive protection/security detail for the Facebook I. P. O. in Manhattan on May 7. … more

Members of Rockville Centre’s Homemakers Club will gather on May 22 for their annual Achievement Day, to celebrate their 50th year of weekly meetings at the Recreation Center and 90 years as a chapter of the Homemakers Organization. more

Join your neighbors as Rockville Centre Police Commissioner Charles Gennario, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, leads the annual Memorial Day Parade down Maple Avenue at 10 a.m. on May 28 to Veterans Memorial Park in front of the Recreation Center, where a commemoration will take place at 11 a.m. more

For nearly 20 years, village residents and visitors have packed Centennial Park at Mill River to celebrate Rockville Centre’s incorporation with a musical tribute by the village’s own South Shore Symphony Orchestra, dance performances and a dazzling show of fireworks by Grucci. more

Kindergartners at Hewitt Elementary School recently participated in an event they will surely never forget. more

Long Island sections of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) celebrated “90 Years of Making a Difference on Long Island” at Temple Avodah in Oceanside on May 9. more