Rev. Rodney Eberhardt and his wife escaped the blaze unscathed, after the arrival of emergency personnel alerted them to danger. The Farmingdale Fire department quickly responded, after they received a call from a motorist who noticed smoke coming from the house in the early morning hours of Dec. 26. FULL STORY

As people around the globe say good-bye to 1999 to usher in a brand new millennium, in Farmingdale's little corner of the world, folks can remember the past year as one filled with several memorable local events. FULL STORY

The Farmingdale Hawk Cheerleaders recently marked the end of another successful season. The girls are shown here, celebrating. FULL STORY

An errant turn along the way turned the 12th annual Ho Ho Ho Holiday Run from a 3.1 mile run into a 3.95 miler, but the extra distance didn't faze first female finisher Donna McMahon of Farmingdale or many others of the 1,182 finishers in Bethpage's annual celebration of the holiday season for the Long Island running community. The Greater Long Island Running Club combined with primary Run sponsor Mobile Eight Apparel Corporation and its On the Brink line of Sportswear, Grubb & Ellis Realty, and the Town of Oyster Bay to help local runners enjoy a great morning of family fun and fitness on the roads of Bethpage. FULL STORY