Homeowners could face up to a 10 percent school tax increase if Gov. George Pataki's 2003-04 budget is passed as is. The governor proposes to slash state aid to the Levittown School District by $5.6 million, said School Superintendent Dr. Herman Sirois at the February meeting of the board of education. FULL STORY

The Hempstead Town Board of Zoning Appeals last week denied granting a parking variance to the owners of property on North Village Green in Levittown, where the owners wanted to construct a church. FULL STORY

Levittown resident Rickie S. Schneider will be participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer to be held this fall. The walk is a two-day event and Schneider will walk 26.2 miles over the two-day period. FULL STORY

Both All-League qualifying wrestlers and total points scored in a qualifying tournament records have been broken and new records have been set. MacArthur scored 508 points and crowned 25 wrestlers with All-League honors. Each wrestler qualified for the Nassau County Wrestling Championships. Nassau County has never seen such domination from a single team in a tournament consisting of nine teams. Matt Myers, Steve Mazziotti, Steve Saven and Greg Martorelli all had upset victories to qualify. MacArthur looks strong to repeat as Nassau County Champions for the third straight year. Coach Greenblatt feels strongly about the Generals' chances to repeat. He commented that with 25 wrestlers in the tournament, MacArthur will be real hard to beat. FULL STORY