Hicksville Water District Commissioner Karl M. Schweitzer was recently elected by his peers to serve as president of the Nassau/Suffolk Water Commissioners' Association (NSWCA), a professional organization of water districts administered by locally elected water commissioners. Richard Humann, Hicksville Water District Commissioner, who has been serving as NSWCA's treasurer for over seven years, was reappointed to another one-year term. FULL STORY

A special election for the open seat in the 7th New York State Senatorial District will be held Tuesday, Feb. 6 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at all regular election polling locations. The seat, previously held by Michael Balboni, was vacated when he was appointed to a position in Governor Eliot Spitzer's administration. Democrat Craig Johnson and Republican Maureen O'Connell are vying for the seat. FULL STORY

Dr. Durlan Castro will be the featured speaker at the Greater Long Island Running Club's (GLIRC) Tuesday, Feb. 20 open meeting, which will take place at 8 p.m. in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Road in Plainview. FULL STORY