It was an historic day at Hempstead Town Hall on Tuesday as three Democrats, including the board's first African American woman, were inducted onto a board that has not had two-party representation since 1907. FULL STORY

Although the Democrats swept three Town of Hempstead Board positions, three Republicans retained their seats as supervisor, receiver of taxes and clerk and were sworn back into those positions this week. FULL STORY

Could it be that "holiday fever" has caused the pin-spilling prowess of the Floral Park Knights of Columbus bowlers to dissipate in so noticeable a fashion? Their final tussle, with the Sterling Lanes timber, in this millennium, didn't have the zip - the brimstone and fire - that they exhibited every time they laced up their bowling shoes, on previous nights of this much notable season. FULL STORY