New York State Assemblyman Rob Walker (R-Hicksville, 15th District) along with members of the Nassau County Assembly Republican delegation held a roundtable discussion May 19 that touched upon what had become an extremely popular issue these days - property tax relief for Long Island residents. The Assembly Republican Steering Committee sponsored the event, which took place at the Farmingdale Public Library and is part of a series of roundtable events being held throughout New York State. FULL STORY

Emmy Liss, a junior at Friends Academy, is working hard to make a difference. Earlier this year, the 16-year-old Brookville resident launched Teens Take Charge, a new nonprofit Long Island-based organization designed to help teenagers find community service opportunities they can identify with through an easily accessible online resource. Teens Take Charge website (www.teenstakecharge.org) is accessible database listing various registered nonprofit foundations located throughout Nassau County. The information is sorted by location and focus so teenagers can find whatever they are looking for based on their priorities. FULL STORY

The dedication of the Michael Magro Foundation's scoreboard at Hicksville Middle School took place May 22 at 3:30 p.m. FULL STORY

The Hicksville American Soccer Club (HASC) will hold open tryouts June 12 through June 15 for the 2006-2007 travel seasons for U10-U12 boys and girls (those born between July 31, 1994 and Aug. 1, 1996). Tryouts for these age groups only will take place at Triangle Park (Old Country Road between South Oyster Bay and New South Roads) as follows: FULL STORY