The pending construction of an Edward's Supermarket on the property formerly owned by Malvese Equipment Company at the corner of Old Country Road and Charlotte Avenue has fire department officials and local residents concerned over traffic and safety issues that they say will get worse if the store opens. FULL STORY

In another special meeting of the school board a representative from Applied Data Services, the firm coordinating several student reassignment scenarios for the district, presented four preliminary attendance zoning plans for the 1997/1998 school year. FULL STORY

Forty-year-old Don Di Donato of Hicksville celebrated his entry into the Masters ranks by winning top honors in the Masters Division of the 21st Annual Nationwide Insurance Run for ASPIRE, held on the roads of Plainview and Old Bethpage on Saturday morning, April 4. Di Donato, who had twice previously been the overall winner of the ASPIRE 10K Run and had been second overall four times, finished in ninth place overall this year. He crossed the finish line in 32:48, nine seconds ahead of 40-year-old Phil Richey of Danbury, CT, the second-place Masters finisher. FULL STORY

On Thursday, April 23, six of Adelphi's baseball greats will be inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame. One of the Panthers to be honored is Charles Reilly, graduate of Hicksville High School, for his achievements on and off the baseball diamond. The 1998 Hall of Fame Dinner will be held in the Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom on Adelphi's Garden City campus, beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are required. FULL STORY