Rockville Centre Cadette Girl Scout Troop 860 ran a Food Drive for Island Harvest on Sept. 20 at King Kullen on Sunrise Highway. The girls collected over 400 pounds of food for an Island Harvest Member Agency, St. Paul AME Church in Rockville Centre, which is starting a food pantry for distribution to Rockville Centre residents. more

The Rockville Centre 10-year-old boys baseball team won the 2009 District 30 Williamsport Championship by defeating Oceanside National 12 -1 and back-to-back games with Lynbrook that ended in 5-4 … more

Wrong time for SSHS spending To the Editor: It is with complete disgust, but no surprise, that I read the recent story about the plans for South Side High School, “Multi-million rehab … more

In an effort to encourage middle school students to strive for lifestyles that promote healthy bodies and minds, parents Cathy Lucas and Leticia Pickett organized an interactive Health and Safety Fair that was held at South Side Middle School on Sept. 30. more

Holding gold shovels wrapped with purple bows and wearing white hard hats emblazoned with the school’s logo, Molloy College dignitaries braved a biting wind on Sept. 30 at a ceremony to break ground on the college’s new Public Square. more

Attending Columbia Emily Morr, who graduated summa cum laude from Siena College this past May, has been accepted into Columbia University and is currently attending classes in its mental health … more

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