With Rite Aid buying out Smith Pharmacy and Economy Drugs closing, Island Drugs and Surgical, on Wantagh Avenue, is the last small, non-chain drugstore remaining in Levittown. FULL STORY

The sale of Massapequa General Hospital, in Seaford, has community groups such as Save Our Services on Long Island questioning what services will be lost and how patients will be informed of these changes. FULL STORY

Mike Neal and Dan Cronin combined for 14 of 19 opening quarter points as the Division Avenue Blue Dragons Boys Basketball team went on to a 76-67 victory over Calhoun. The win followed a 64-50 loss to Glen Cove. FULL STORY

The Island Trees Varsity Wrestling team opened its league schedule with a win over Friends Academy with a score of 51 - 21. The Bulldogs were led by Jason Bates, Robert Nelson, James DelMonaco and Attilio Agostino who all scored by pins. The most exciting bout of the match came at the 152-lb. weight class, where Greg Rossi of Island Trees decisioned the Friends wrestler by a score of 18-11. FULL STORY