Legislative leaders and County Executive Thomas Gulotta came to terms this week on an agreement to make $52.5 million in cuts to the county's 2000 budget. FULL STORY

Christopher McNeela, a 23-year-old resident of Bellerose, earned the highest grade point average of some 1,200 graduating students at Queensborough Community College, and was presented with the President's Award during the college's 39th annual commencement ceremonies on June 16. The President's Award is the college's top academic honor. FULL STORY

After 36 weeks of trying to knock each other's blocks off, the Floral Park Knights of Columbus Bowling Club held its Season-End Bowling Dinner at its clubhouse, where the air was filled with fraternal banter and spirit, wiping out the "Brotherly Bombardment" that took place every Thursday night at Sterling Lanes. FULL STORY