The William M. Gouse Jr. VFW Post #3211 - under Commander William G. Walden - with the cooperation of Fire Chief Robert Lang of the Hicksville Fire Department and Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, held a solemn flag retirement ritual at the Hicksville Fire Department on Flag Day, June 14. FULL STORY

At a meeting of the Hicksville Gardens Civic Association last week, Nassau County Legislator Edward P. Mangano (R, 17th L.D.) addressed the key issues residents want corrected before local elections this November. FULL STORY

With nearly 700 entrants, 606 finishers and spurred on by the memory of those New York City Police Department and Port Authority heroes who gave their lives on September 11, this year's David Lerner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation Run was the biggest and, undoubtedly, the most emotional, ever. The five kilometer run was last month at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. FULL STORY

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto announced that the Apple & Eve Tennis Classic, presented by Pathmark and hosted by the Town of Oyster Bay, is coming to Syosset-Woodbury Community Park July 14 through 21, and local volunteers are needed. FULL STORY