To find Joe Heaney of Hempstead in the midst of retirement means you will have to join him amidst the clatter and noise of what appears to be Long Island's last aircraft factory. But with Grumman and Republic no longer building bombers and fighters, John is actually a hard working volunteer at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City where he is putting his extensive aviation skills to work restoring priceless aerospace artifacts for future public view. FULL STORY

A plan to merge the Theodore Roosevelt, formerly known as the Nassau County, Council of Boy Scouts with the Suffolk County Council, was voted down on Long Island last week. FULL STORY

In a down-to-the-wire battle for that much-sought-after first-place trophy, as this year's explosive season nears the end, there is, each week, a new leader of the pack as the Floral Park Knights of Columbus bowlers treat each other like anything but brothers. FULL STORY