Long Island bar owners and local law enforcement officials gathered for the first time last Thursday in the Garden City Hotel's nightclub known as Blu to announce the formation of Bar Owners Against Drunk Driving (B.A.D.D.), an organization created to ensure safer highways during holidays and throughout the year. FULL STORY

The Floral Park Conservation Society is continuing to make progress in developing a wild flower meadow at Centennial Gardens in the area bordered by Floral Parkway and Raff Avenue. Through the hands-on efforts of many community members, the formerly overgrown area has now been seeded and the plantings have begun to take shape. FULL STORY

Students at Charles Water's Karate & Fitness received belt promotions after successfully completing a series of extensive exams. FULL STORY