The Levittown - Island Trees Youth Council held its 14th Annual Presidents Awards Dinner last weekend. The dinner, held at the Wantagh Inn on Sept. 13, is held annually to thank and recognize the numerous presidents of the various sporting organizations that make up the Youth Council. FULL STORY

It was a time of sorrow and remembrance. Of the several hundred men, women and children - uniformed or in plain clothes - attending the September 11 vigil at Levittown Veterans Memorial Park, it was difficult to spot a dry eye. But it also was a time of hope. A time of unity. FULL STORY

Wow, where do we begin. First, we would like to thank the Island Trees baseball organization for its support. Now, onto baseball. The Island Trees Bulldogs baseball All-Star team just completed a grueling yet extremely successful tournament schedule. The team was assembled way back in the first and second week of May 2002. The team consisted of 12, 10-year-old baseball players. In alphabetical order they are Cody Abramson, George Balsamo, Daniel Bartlett, Matthew Christoffersen, Anthony Ciaramitaro, Bradley Fliller, Jack Garren, Michael Gruber, Anthony Lanzarone, Christopher Nickel, Patrick Reilly and Bryan Verbitsky. FULL STORY

The 2002 Boys' Varsity Soccer Season has finally kicked in. The fact that numerous key players graduated last year does not stop this young team from accomplishing their goals. Over the summer, this young team was diligently preparing for a long, hard season ahead. With hard work and dedication, this team will try to achieve, if not surpass, their goal of returning to the semifinals of the playoffs. Coach Radcliffe feels "that anything is possible; this is a very skillful bunch of kids with a tremendous amount of knowledge of the game." FULL STORY