At the last meeting of the New Hyde Park Village Deputy Mayor Robert Lofaro reported that the board met recently with the village auditors. The auditors reported that the audit was good and that village finances are sound and the management of the finances is well done. Auditors also explained to the board members the new accounting principles for municipalities that will be put into effect in the near future. FULL STORY

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman, New York State Senator Michael Balboni and Assemblyman Thomas DiNapoli gathered on the steps of the home of New Hyde Park residents Peter and Josephine Seta to announce a new venture they are calling Project Independence. FULL STORY

With the United States Figure Skating Association's (USFSA) National Skating Month campaign just coming to an end and the excitement of the Olympics Winter Games just around the corner, Iceland skating rink, a Long Island landmark for ice sports and recreation, keeps the enthusiasm burning with a series of exhibitions staged by the talented coaches and figure skaters of its resident training school, the Peter Burrows Skating Center. FULL STORY