Chairperson William S. Dobkin and Commissioner Ruth J. Tamarin both voted affirmatively, with Commissioner Andrew Imperatore absent due to recent surgery, to present the usual "22 or 23 concerts" this coming season, a wish fervently expressed by over a dozen residents at the Jan. 6 park district open meeting. FULL STORY

''The budget process starts this evening, in terms of the public,'' stated Board of Education President Judi Bosworth, as she opened a Jan. 21 board meeting that would hear requests from the UPTC (United Parent Teacher Council) and the GNTA (Great Neck Teachers Association). FULL STORY

The New York Metropolitan Intercollegiate Soccer Official Association (NYMISOA) announced that the US Merchant Marine Academy men's soccer team has been chosen as the recipient of the 1998 Sportsmanship Award. FULL STORY

The Children's Medical Fund of New York (CMF, New Hyde Park), a volunteer-driven, non-profit organization dedicated to helping support and equip Schneider Children's Hospital of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, held its 23rd Annual Golf; Tennis Charity Classic. FULL STORY