Commemorating freedom was the theme of this year's Fourth of July celebration in the Town of Oyster Bay. Residents from throughout the town lined Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay to see the annual parade march from the Oyster Bay Community Center to the Derby-Hall Bandstand in Townsend Park. Chairs were placed in the shade, opposite the bandstand, for the audience. FULL STORY

Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District) and Assemblyman Steven Labriola (12th Assembly District) recently announced their success in winning a $15,000 New York State Legislative Grant for the Friends of the Massapequa Preserve. This funding will go toward the creation of a professionally produced educational video that would focus on the Massapequa Preserve. FULL STORY

Most of the SUNY All-Stars have never played on the same team before last week, but after the first game no one would ever have known. FULL STORY

The stars are coming out again in Farmingdale and not at night. During the weeks of July 8 and 15, Winning Beyond Winning (WBW) will again be hosting its annual Baseball and Softball Camp for boys and girls, age 8 to 13 at Saltzman East Memorial School in Farmingdale. FULL STORY