With County Executive Thomas Gulotta's fiscal year 2000 budget proposal under heavy scrutiny and legislative elections less than three weeks away, Democrats and Republicans on the Nassau Legislature are continuing to tout their parties' ideas for dealing with the county's multi-million dollar budget deficit. FULL STORY

That noise you heard, last Thursday evening, wasn't thunder -- it was the Floral Park Knights of Columbus bowlers scattering the Sterling Lane's lumber, with the usual Council 2345 sharpness and ferocity. In the early weeks of the new season, it is easy to see that the local keglers have found their new home to their liking, as evidenced by the manner in which they have been putting numbers on the board -- numbers that promise another banner year. FULL STORY