"Madge Kaplan was one of the most extraordinary people I ever had the privilege to call a friend," said New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, reflecting on the death of his good friend Madge Kaplan, who died early last Wednesday morning, Oct. 31, following a long illness. FULL STORY

"Great Neck is now part of the lives of people in Belgium, Holland, and the U.K.," says Great Neck author Rochelle Shapiro, as she told the Great Neck Record of the now worldwide success of her first novel, Miriam the Medium. FULL STORY

Trinity College sophomore Josh Grossman of Great Neck was selected as the 2007 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Golf Player of the Year and Bantam head coach Bill Detrick (Cromwell, Conn.) was voted the 2007 NESCAC Coach of the Year. FULL STORY

On Nov. 4, 39,805 athletes from all over New York, the United States, and the world tested their endurance, resilience, and perseverance in the ING New York City Marathon, a tradition began in 1970. FULL STORY