The Floral Park American Legion will host a presentation by New York State Supreme Court Justice Edwin McCarty, a retired Army Reserve colonel who has served on missions in the Middle East, for members and the public Friday, May 2, at 8:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Floral Park American Legion on Elizabeth Street in Floral Park. FULL STORY

Students, community members, teachers and veterans gathered recently at Sewanhaka High School for a flag raising ceremony, paying tribute to the young men and women who graduated from the school and are now serving the country in the war in Iraq. Assemblyman Tom Alfano offered words for hope along with Sewanhaka Central High School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. George Goldstein, Sewanhaka High School Principal Debra Lidowsky and students. FULL STORY