Stuart D. Feigenblatt, a resident of the Village of Great Neck for 17 years and an account executive for a large construction company, has officially filed as a candidate for commissioner of the three-member Great Neck Water Pollution Control Board. He will challenge David L. Lurie, a local realtor, who will run as an incumbent, having just been appointed by the Water District Board to fill temporarily the vacancy on the commission after Commissioner Sidney Evans resigned. The election for the position will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 9, the same date as the Great Neck Park District election. FULL STORY

Continuing a tradition of almost lifelong service to this community, David L. Lurie, a commissioner of the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District, is seeking to continue in his post. A local business owner, he has been involved in all aspects of Great Neck life since coming here as a child in 1938. The WPCD board recently appointed him commissioner, an appointment that met with equal enthusiasm and approval from the Town of North Hempstead. FULL STORY

Now, people longing to play baseball are no longer relegated to softball because of a new game called fastball. Fastball, a game invented by Steve Sigler of Jericho, originator of Men's Senior Baseball, and Val Lewis of Elk Grove, California, blends some of the best features of baseball and softball into a new game that can be played by people of any age or gender. FULL STORY

Despite a strong defensive performance, the Great Neck South Rebels football team closed out their league schedule with a 21-0 loss to Calhoun on Saturday. FULL STORY