The Hicksville Tree Lighting ceremony took on special meaning this year as the community paid tribute to the fallen heroes of the Sept. 11th attacks. The annual tree-lighting, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Hicksville-Jericho and the Hicksville Fire Department, was held at Kennedy Memorial Park on the evening of Dec. 7. FULL STORY

A dangerous, carnivorous lizard was stolen from the Long Island Reptile Museum in Hicksville last week, police and museum officials have reported. FULL STORY

In an effort to make a few lives more pleasant this holiday season, the Hicksville Ice Hockey Club has decided to collect toys for the U.S. Marine Corps "Toys for Tots" program. FULL STORY