Last week, freshman Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano laid it on the line for county residents. He told us that the county is facing a $286 million deficit, the largest in its history. more

The South High School Athletic Honor Society held a wellness fair on April 24. more

The Merrick Police Athletic League kicked off the spring 2010 soccer season on March 27 with its first-ever intramural soccer festival at Coleman Country Day Camp in Merric more

More than 20 Nassau baseball coaches showed up to support Clarke coach Tom Abruscato during the Rams’ 14-12 league win over Division on Monday afternoon.     Abruscato was … more

After guiding Lawrence to three Nassau County football championships and one Long Island title in 10 years, Lou Andre has retired as head coach of the Golden Tornadoes. more

As if to atone for the horrible weather the week before, Mother Nature graced Rockville Centre with the most beautiful day of the year so far on the occasion of the 14th annual St. Patrick's Parade last Saturday. more

As it has for the last 13 years, the annual Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Parade will step off this Saturday, March 20 at noon from the corner of N. Long Beach Road and Maple Avenue. Over 110 different organizations will march this year, proceeding down Maple Avenue past Village Hall and ending at N. Village Avenue. more

Dana Levitt, of Lynbrook, was one of several student athletes who were honored by the Binghamton University Athletic Department for attaining a perfect 4.0 GPA during the Fall 2009 semester. Dana, a sophomore on Women's Track and Field team, is the daughter of Harry and Stacy Levitt of Lynbrook. more

Members of South Side High School's Athletes Helping Athletes club recently volunteered their time at the Long Island Special Olympics Floor Hockey Competition. They are photographed with the Nassau … 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