A group of Boy Scouts put the spotlight on a little known piece of local history in recent weeks, when they embarked on a project to clean up an old cemetery near Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale. FULL STORY

Farmingdale's widely used, non-profit afterschool program, Farmingdale Care, Inc., is expected to receive state funds to expand services. FULL STORY

For the second time in the space of a few weeks, Farmingdale was the host to a major sporting event on Saturday, July 8, as women from all over Long Island - and from places far away indeed from Long Island - converged on the Woodward Parkway Elementary School to compete in the 17th annual Vytra Health Plans Long Island Women's Run. FULL STORY

Among the highlights of the July meeting of the Greater Long Island Running Club was a special presentation to 13-year-old Deanna McDermott, who recently participated in her first wheelchair race - the fun run that preceded the Salomon Smith Barney North American Wheelchair Championship Race in Farmingdale earlier this summer. FULL STORY