Ms. Schimel, a longtime Great Neck resident, splits her time between her district office in Great Neck, where she spends most of her time, and sessions in Albany. She is in Albany part of each week, from Jan. 1 to the end of June each year. FULL STORY

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman and the town's Office of Intermunicipal Coordination (OIC) announced that the Town of North Hempstead, the Village of Great Neck, and the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District have joined forces to request that the DEC and the State of New York reallocate an $18 million grant... FULL STORY

Olga Wojcik has been named assistant men's and women's swimming and diving coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, as it has been announced by head coach Sean Tedesco. FULL STORY

On Monday, Sept. 17 the Testaverde Fund for Spinal Cord Injury, Inc. will host its Eighth Annual Spinal Victory Challenge Golf Outing and Dinner at the Woodmere Country Club, followed by a cocktail hour, dinner, raffles and door prizes including a luxurious Caribbean trip donated by Super Clubs Resorts and Liberty Travel of Bay Shore. FULL STORY