Farmingdale Mayor Joseph M. Trudden was recently appointed the Long Island area spokesperson for the New York State funeral industry. Trudden was selected by the New York State Funeral Directors Association (NYSFDA) earlier this month. FULL STORY

At a special meeting of the Board of Education on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Howitt Middle School, board members presented their plans for full day kindergarten, which is scheduled to begin in the Farmingdale school district in September. Residents, including parents, attended the meeting to voice their concerns. FULL STORY

Coach Bob Thompson's 9-year-old Farmingdale Hawks took first place in the Suffolk Police Athletic League (Atlantic Division). FULL STORY

The CYO St. Kilian Stars ninth-grade girls basketball team, which finished third in its eight-team league during the regular season, won its first round playoff game Sunday afternoon by beating St. Raymond's of East Rockaway, 43-39. This was the third year in a row that these two teams had faced each other in the playoffs. St. Raymond's won two years ago with St. Kilian winning last year. This year's game was played at St. Kilian, as the St. Kilian CYO played host to the first round bracket with five games being played that day. FULL STORY