I am a dentist who practices in Great Neck and lives in Manhasset and I have just had the experience of a lifetime. Dreams are rarely this good. Imagine being in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican where there is a worldwide delegation of Jews seated in the audience waiting for a private audience with His Holiness John Paul II. It is to be a meeting of gratitude within the tone of reconciliation. FULL STORY

The renovation and expansion proposal of the Great Neck Library's main building will be the topic at a Úquot;Town MeetingÚquot; hosted by the Town of North Hempstead's Supervisor, Jon Kaiman, on Monday, March 7 at 7 p.m. at North Middle School. A PowerPoint presentation will be shown that will take the public step by step through the rationale and plans for the proposed project. Members of the community will then have the opportunity to make statements and raise questions. A fact sheet has been prepared so residents will have something to take home and consider further before the time comes to vote. No date for a referendum has been set, but it is the goal of the library board to have a vote sometime during the month of May. A simple majority is required for passage. FULL STORY

"No records are broken in Special Olympics except those for courage, determination and sportsmanship." (Quote from the Special Olympics.) FULL STORY

In the latest NCAA Division III statistical release, the US Merchant Marine Academy men's and women's basketball teams both rank among the national leaders in field-goal percentage defense, scoring defense and rebounding margin. FULL STORY