Suffolk County police officers safeguard the scene, and wait for the arrival of FAA investigators. It's adjacent to Applebee's Restaurant and the Home Depot in the large shopping complex. FULL STORY

Farmingdale School District administrators on March 15 unveiled a draft budget for the 2000-2001 school year which increases spending by 8.26 percent over last year, and includes the addition of 13 new teaching positions. FULL STORY

The Farmingdale Under 9 Boys, who had an extra season of soccer fun this winter, are shown from left to right: (bottom) Brian Meritz, Nick Newman, Mark Ortiz, Brian Borgi, (top) Chris Maghakian, Kyle O'Brien, Marco LiCata, Andrew Gersitz, and Dylan Burtis. Missing from the photo and the season, due to a broken leg, is Matt Bussin. FULL STORY

The Farmingdale Hawks Midget Football Association is looking forward to their 37th season in Farmingdale, organizing football and cheerleading programs for the youth of Farmingdale and surrounding areas. With registration coming up in April, the organization has set many goals for its membership for the 2000 season. With the continued growth of the organization both in football and cheerleading, they have addressed how to have more children involved. Several years ago, they added tackle football for 5 and 6 year olds. The 7-8-year-olds play in a league without standings, with the emphasis on learning how to play football. The ages 9 through 12-year-olds will continue to have travel teams of a single age that will compete with other towns throughout Nassau County as they always have. FULL STORY