Going from comedy to horror was a big change for former Rockville Centre resident Chris Smith, but the move seems to have paid off in spades. more

After a lifetime of traveling and cooking, Ritz-Carlton Executive Chef Vincent Russo returned to New York and his hometown of Rockville Centre this week, to promote the first ever city-wide chef-driven event to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s New Orleans affiliate. more

“Hostage negotiators responding. They request that you do not enter the room the hostage is in.” Lt. Christopher Romance of the Rockville Centre Police Department spoke with a calm authority as he relayed the message to his officers. “Suspect is a white male, he has two female hostages.” Six men, including Mayor Francis Murray and Police Commissioner Charles Gennario, stood outside Mercy Medical Center’s St. Anne’s building, taking careful note of what was going on in the hospital. Had the situation been real, there would likely have been a number of news helicopters overhead and significantly more officers present. more

Nearly 40 students came together on Sept. 17 to participate in Mayor Francis Murray’s Youth Task Force. more

Even as the first building is being rented at a fast pace and a second building is already in the works as an addition to the AvalonBay Rockville Centre community, a number of village officials attended the Banks Avenue apartment complex’s grand opening on the evening of Sept. 22. more

A 6-year-old boy was injured at the annual Kids’ Fest open house last Saturday when he was hit by a canopy blown about by gusts from a helicopter landing in the Recreation Center parking lot. more

Pope Benedict XVI named Peter Anthony Libasci, the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre since June 1, 2007, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire on Monday. more

Marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Village of Rockville Centre hosted a brief commemoration last Sunday — the second of the week — at the site of New York Remembers, a state-sponsored exhibit on display at the Recreation Center through the end of September. more

 For the first time in Molloy College’s 56-year history, students have a place to call home on its Rockville Centre campus. more

The rain clouds overhead couldn’t dampen the excitement that filled the driveway in back of Watson Elementary. The strong, cool wind, which told of the end of summer, also brought energy to the young students waiting to enter school. more