New York State Senator Michael Balboni is joined by Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno as he is sworn into his third term in the New York State Senate by Chief Justice Judith Kaye. Senator Balboni is senator in the Seventh Senatorial District that includes Great Neck, Roslyn, Port Washington, Manhasset, Mineola, Westbury, New Hyde Park and Floral Park. FULL STORY

The alarm has sounded alerting healthcare professionals that there is a blood shortage problem in the New York area. The message is clear: communities must work together to ensure that future patients won't be deprived of all means necessary to treat medical emergencies, say experts in the field. The Winthrop-University Hospital community has answered the alarm by opening a new blood donor center at 200 Old Country Road, Suite 451, in Mineola. FULL STORY

The local Knights of Columbus bowlers continued their onslaught of the Sterling Lanes Lumber with scores that had "Floral Park K of C" written all over them. FULL STORY