The Farmingdale Lobby Committee has developed legislative proposals in order to pursue increases in Federal and State Aid to education. These proposals address unfunded mandates and the changes that can be made to support Long Island school districts, thus positively impacting Farmingdale School District programs. FULL STORY

The statewide environmental group Citizens Campaign for the Environment has been lobbying to stop mercury pollution and working to make wind power a widely used source of energy in an effort to improve the environment. FULL STORY

For the second year in a row, Thanksgiving Sunday turned out to be one of the most beautiful days of the Autumn, and a record field of 530 intrepid cross country runners showed up to enjoy a picture perfect morning of running through the trails of Stillwell Woods in Syosset. FULL STORY

Megan Toth, a resident of Farmingdale, and a junior at Half Hollow Hills High School East, completed the fall season for the Sagamore Rowing Association and the Crew Club of Oyster Bay by garnering two gold medals at the Long Island Frostbite Regatta held on Nov. 11 on Beekman Beach in Oyster Bay. For her first race, Toth was a coxswain for a girl's varsity quad boat, which placed first. In her second race, Toth was a member of the eight-girl varsity boat, which placed first. FULL STORY