The New York State Department of Education is offering the Great Neck School District additional funding for 28 4-year-olds to attend pre-kindergarten for a half-day program. In accordance with the guidelines for eligibility for the funds, a public hearing was held on March 7 at Lakeville School. Most of the people who attended serve on a Universal Pre-K Advisory Committee composed of board of education members and directors of public and private pre-kindergarten programs. The program is named "Universal Pre-Kindergarten" by the state, but all participants call the title an unfortunate misnomer as it raises expectations of a broader based, publicly funded service which is not the case. FULL STORY

The Manhasset-Lakeville Water Authority gave the above advice on water conservation along with a true success story of contamination clean-up at a courtesy meeting held at the Village of Lake Success on March 12. FULL STORY

Tilles Center for the Performing Arts announces the 10th anniversary of Swing for Kids, the popular annual golf and tennis tournament that will be held this year on Monday, June 11. One of Long Island's most popular fundraising tournaments, Swing for Kids (SFK) takes place at the Meadow Brook Club in Jericho and The Creek in Locust Valley. According to SFK's founding general chairman, Peter Tilles of the Tilles Investment Co., the annual tournament benefits Arts Education at Tilles Center. FULL STORY