Nassau County Comptroller Fred Parola has announced the results of his office's six month review of Nassau County's processing of personal service award contracts, calling for sweeping governmental reform. "Nassau County traditionally seeks outside expertise to such a degree as to undermine sound financial responsibility and erode public confidence in county operations," said Parola. "The study we conducted," he said, "did not involve contracts awarded for purchases or to contract agencies and other non-personal vendor services." FULL STORY

Competing against approximately 7,500 school winners from throughout the United States, Virginia Pourakis, a Sewanhaka High School senior, has won a Principal's Leadership Award scholarship. FULL STORY

Like Ol' Man River, the Floral Park Knights of Columbus pin-spillers "jes keep rollin' along," in their well-known "weekly wood walloping" that has become their trademark. FULL STORY