Greg Carman is new to politics, but not to the local community. Born and raised in Farmingdale, the 12th generation Carman is seeking election to the 14th Legislative District. FULL STORY

Dave Mejias, a native Daler who has spent his whole life in the community, is seeking election to the 14th Legislative District. The candidate is running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines. FULL STORY

Name the leading three teams in the English Premier League (as of standings on Oct. 19). Jot down the name of the GK for the US Men's National team. For extra credit, name the coach of the team. Then tell us your favorite player on the US squad. Respond accurately for all four questions and you qualify as an avid Farmingdale High School Boys Varsity Soccer team fan. It's guaranteed every member of this team knows the answers to those queries. These 21 student-athletes eat, breathe and sleep the sport 24/7/365. Sweep, clear, drive, center. Tough defense leads to striking offense. Coach's Bruce Tetelman and Scott Rollins call the shots for the 2003 Daler squad. This group is mastering one of the key aspects of the sport. "They play a short passing game style," commented Coach Tetelman, "and have improved greatly on their ability." They have also improved on effectively reversing the ball from one side of the field to the other. Progress is made at practice. "They display a hard work ethic during practice sessions," said Coach Rollins. "There's a great camaraderie among them." Ball control and trapping skills are constantly worked on each day. Defensive techniques and strategies are covered along with training and endurance drills. FULL STORY

The Hawks traveled to Uniondale to face a tough opponent. The defense once again came up big, with their third shut-out of the season. The defensive team of Tori Penn, Tommy Scrimo, Kyle Radtke, Rocky Santopadre, Daniel Toledo, Tyler Ward, Shane Mclune, Andre Johnson, Matt Costello, Justin Schrank and Ronnie Kramer shot down the Knights for the whole first half. In the second half, the Hawks took the ball behind the blocking of James Sunde, Nick Rivera, Joe Woodland, Bradley Amazon, Chris Pochat, and Tommy Dwyer and marched the ball down the field. With the traditional Farmingdale power running game Tori Penn ran for 65 yards on the opening drive to the 1 yard line. Tyler Ward took a quarterback streak in for the first score. With great lead blocking by Santopadre, Radke and Penn were able to move the ball the whole second half. The final score came on a naked bootleg by Tyler Ward for a 40-yard touchdown. Both extra points were scored by Tori Penn. Bradley Amazone ran for the first time gaining 15 yards. FULL STORY