Veterans’ Day was observed last Wednesday with a reverent ceremony in Elmont. more

Slowly but steadily, paper ballots are being counted in an effort to determine who will serve as Nassau County executive next year. As of Wednesday night, incumbent Tom Suozzi trailed his Republican challenger, Ed Mangano, by 219 votes. more

Elmont School Board President Frank Ragona died Wednesday, stricken by an apparent heart attack. more

A rainy Saturday in November didn’t seem like the kind of day that would bring out volunteers for charity, but despite chilly temperatures and a threatening storm last weekend, the site of a local Habitat For Humanity house on Louis Avenue in Elmont drew volunteers from all over the area, who helped make sure a home-in-progress had all four walls before the day was over. more

As concern over swine flu outbreaks spreads nationwide, schools in Elmont and Franklin Square are sticking to their game plan to prevent closings and event cancellations. So far, according to district officials in the area, everything is going according to plan. more

A shoplifting attempt turned into a physical confrontation in a robbery that occurred in Elmont on Tuesday. The event, along with others, have been cause for concern among residents, as the threat of an economy-spurred spike in crime looms, especially given that it occurred in broad daylight. 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

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

In Elmont and Franklin Square, incumbent legislators held onto their seats by comfortable margins last Tuesday. more