After being vacant for nearly six years, the building on the corner of one of the busiest intersections in Farmingdale reopened as the Library Cafe in late October. The coffeehouse chose its name appropriately as the location on the corner of Main and Conklin Streets in Farmingdale was once home to the Farmingdale Public Library, which moved to Merrits Road back in 1994. FULL STORY

After a brief tenure as chief of the Nassau Health Care Corporation (NHCC), Jerald C. Newman recently resigned from the position. FULL STORY

The Long Island running community celebrated the holiday season in style once again this year with the traditional Ho Ho Ho Holiday 5K run on the roads of Bethpage on Sunday, Dec. 17. Runners from the Farmingdale community were very prominent in the list of finishers. FULL STORY

Among the highlights of the Dec. 19 general meeting of the Greater Long Island Running Club was the presentation of a Club Special Service Award for 2000 to Jeff and Mary Anne Goldman of Farmingdale. FULL STORY