Community Activist Diane Bentivegna, Garden City Park Civic Association Corresponding Secretary Janet Bevers and Research Assistant to Village of New Hyde Park, educator Dr. Lorna Lewis, and cultural instructor Teresa Louie were named Women of Distinction by Senator Craig M. Johnson last week. FULL STORY

Before he turned the budget over to Assistant Superintendent for Business Michael Frank, Superintendent Robert Katulak also commented on the budget. He said, "Just to give you some background information, this budget was a team effort of all the administrators who head up the various departments. FULL STORY

It is time to get serious about curing Parkinson's disease, says PUPS for Parkinson's Disease, Inc., so the organization is holding a Walk for a Cure on Sunday, on April 19 at Belmont Lake State Park in North Babylon to benefit Parkinson's disease research. FULL STORY