Last week, as the mercury hit record-setting levels and consumers throughout the tri-state area suffered through hot days and nights marked by brownouts and blackouts, the Hicksville Water District helped ease some of the heavy strain placed on the area's electric grid, while generating income and saving money. FULL STORY

Watters Among Eight Accused of Stealing Over $150K in Public Assistance Benefits -- Nassau County District Attorney (DA) Kathleen Rice announced that charges have been filed against eight defendants accused of stealing more than $150,000 from the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS). The cases were referred to the district attorney's office by the Nassau County Department of Social Services' Special Investigations Unit. FULL STORY

On Sunday, Aug. 20, 20-year-old Danny Ball, the UK's top competitor, five-time British, European champion in extreme open hand forms, point stop sparring and continuous fighting, will perform and sign autographs at the Broadway Mall near the rotunda between 1 and 3 p.m. FULL STORY

Registration for the fall season of the Hicksville American Soccer Club is ongoing. FULL STORY