King Kullen Grocery Company, Inc., recently sponsored year 2000 summer camp programs for over 700 disadvantaged children. King Kullen, with headquarters in Bethpage, presented two Long Island family organizations with a $15,000 contribution to divide between them. The money was equally distributed between the Family and Children's Association in Nassau County and the Family Service League in Suffolk. FULL STORY

Due to the growing need for blood donations in our area, Long Island Blood Services in Melville have been attempting to recruit more blood donors to help end the shortage of supply they've been experiencing this summer. FULL STORY

The Sons of Italy-Columbus Lodge No. 2143 Golden Lions spent the weekend playing softball to raise money for the Easter Seals Society. The Farmingdale-based fraternal organization participated in the Easter Seals Softball Classic 2000 for the third consecutive year and helped raise over $14,000. FULL STORY

The Farmingdale Baseball League's 18 and under "A" travel team that plays in the Nassau Babe Ruth League ended their 2000 season in early August as the runner-up team in the County Championship playoff tournament. This was the second year in succession that the team has finished the tournament in the runner-up position. In fact, the team has been in the season ending playoff championships 7 years in a row. No other Babe Ruth team in any division can equal or even come close to this successful run. During this streak Tom Sabellico managed the team for the first 5 years, winning 3 championships, and for the past 2 years the team was managed by George Koch, finishing runner-up both years. The team started play back in May, as a very senior team, as 13 of the players are 18 and playing in their last year of eligibility under the league's banner. FULL STORY