After much negotiation, Nassau officials ultimately agreed on a budget for 2001 as well as a four-year plan, which was mandated by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority (NIFA). As a result, Nassau County residents can expect a 9 percent property tax increase for 2001, which amounts to $95 a year per average household. The four-year plan, passed unanimously by the Nassau County Legislature, then calls for a 5 percent increase each year from 2002 to 2004. Because of the agreement, Nassau lawmakers have averted for now a takeover by a NIFA control board. FULL STORY

Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gulotta presents Citation to Honoree Past Grand Knight Tom Moore at the recent testimonial dinner dance. FULL STORY

On one of the most productive nights in the league's history, the Floral Park Knights of Columbus pin-punishers gave the Sterling Lane lumber lots of "what for," in a fine exhibition of wood spillin'. FULL STORY