Commissioners from the Hicksville Water District, as well as the Bethpage Water District, announced last week that they are seeking to officially change the date of their elections to coincide with other special district elections. FULL STORY

The leadership of the Sheriff Officers Association (ShOA), the union representing more than 1,100 correction officers in Nassau County, is pleased to announce that on April 7 the Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously, 19 to 0, to ratify a new eight-year contract with the union. FULL STORY

For the second consecutive year, Hicksville's Lady Comets Varsity Girls Basketball Team won the Nassau County Class AA title on March 1 with a determined push during the nail-biting four-minute overtime against Calhoun at C.W. Post on Feb. 27. FULL STORY

Thirteen-year-old Paul Gorelov, a member of the Nassau County PAL Judo Club, recently represented the United States at a prestigious Judo tournament in Japan. FULL STORY