In an effort to save $3 million dollars and perhaps even more, from the $36 million outlined in bond Option No. 1, approved by the board and by the School Reconfiguration Committee, Herricks school board trustee Keith DiMarco suggested that no stage improvements be made for any of the elementary schools or the high school, but rather that the Community Center auditorium be air conditioned and all cultural arts programs be held in the Community Center throughout the year. FULL STORY

Trustee Richard Coppola announced, at the last New Hyde Park Village Board meeting, that the New Hyde Park Little League has donated $7000 to the village to install sod and a sprinkler system at Memorial Park on Lincoln Boulevard. FULL STORY

Check and checkmate! Bright and early at 8 a.m. on Thursdays mornings, 4th, 5th and 6th graders in the Stewart Manor chess club gather in teacher Gerard Georgi's room and pair off for a couple of matches. FULL STORY

Twenty-three students at Master Charles Water's Hwang Karate Studio, located at 122 Hillside Avenue in Williston Park, have received belt promotions after successfully completing a series of extensive exams. FULL STORY