"Many of today's heroes died in wars that united our nation and some in wars that divided it. Some in battles won and some in battles lost. Some as infantrymen and some on a supply truck. Some who died in a blaze of heroic glory and some quietly and alone stricken by a disease. Some were buried with full military honors and some with only their bloodstained uniforms as a burial shroud." FULL STORY

First Lady and candidate for US Senator from New York Hillary Rodham Clinton came to Glen Cove last Friday to pick up an endorsement from Local 282, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau/Suffolk Counties. Mrs. Clinton accepted the endorsement while standing on the Captain's Cove property, a site that is undergoing a major transformation as part of Mayor Thomas Suozzi's waterfront revitalization project. That project, which has garnered over $20 million in grant funding to clean up and reuse contaminated property with a public access to the water a main priority, will generate hundreds of union construction jobs and millions in private investment. FULL STORY

Anthony DiLeo got the game-winning hit in the bottom of the seventh inning to provide Waste Management Pelicans' 23-22 victory over the General Scrappers. Chris Horan was 4 for 4, Michael Alvarez was 3 for 3 and Peter Zientara was 3 for 4 in the Pelican's 15-5 win over the Zavaro Raptors. FULL STORY

Members representing the Matinecock Rod and Gun Club of Glen Cove attended the Annual Convention of the National Rifle Association in Charlotte, North Carolina. They attended seminars on legislative activity, children's safety around firearms, club shooting programs and hunter education. Overall, more than 53,000 NRA members attended the convention. Pictured are (l. to r.): Board Members Jack Mancusi and Brian F. Pemberton, NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre, club member Robert N. Pemberton, and past President James G. Collins. FULL STORY