Frank LiCausi, proprietor of the Farmingdale Music Center, was recently nominated by the Quality of Life Party to seek election as a village trustee. FULL STORY

In the wake of recent violence involving two rival motorcycle clubs that resulted in more than 70 arrests and one fatality in Plainview, local residents have said gang activity is a top concern. But although gangs do exist in the Farmingdale area, the problem is not extreme, said a police officer at a Feb. 26 Concerned Citizens Association of Farmingdale (CCAF) meeting. FULL STORY

In Farmingdale, the football tradition is tremendous. The school teams at all grade levels are reputed as powerhouses, with the varsity team recently capturing their first ever Long Island Championship. There have even been Farmingdale natives who transcended to the NFL. With all this, its understandable that the youth of the town are eager to get in on the action and propel Farmingdale's reputation into the next millennium. Fortunately, the newly founded Farmingdale Titans provide all youth with equal opportunities and a fair share of their time to shine. FULL STORY

Consider it a Christmas gift for a cousin who never lived to see the holiday in 1998. Pete Campbell, a local resident of Farmingdale, will participate in the St. Anthony's Triathlon in St. Petersburg, FL, as a member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training (TNT). The event is of Olympic proportions, involving a 1.5K swim, a 40K bike ride and topped off with a 10K run. Campbell's goal is to raise $5,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help find a cure for the diseases which include Hodgkin's disease, myeloma and non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL), the disease that claimed Campbell's cousin, Dennis Drohan's life four years ago. FULL STORY