Days before the Levittown Board of Education officially adopted its 2003-2004 budget, residents expressed concerns that tax increases would be too much to take. FULL STORY

Under Governor Pataki's budget proposal for 2003, Long Island School Districts must absorb state aid reductions of over 190 million dollars. Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno in a March 29, 2003 article in the Times Union painted the fiscal situation of the state for the next two years as a "catastrophic mess." In the same article he went on to say that if the legislature doesn't restore the education and health care dollars, municipal and school property taxes will soar. FULL STORY

The Division Avenue Baseball Team is off to a good start for the beginning of the 2003 season. The Dragons won their first game, beating Mineola by a score of 6-1. Jesse Darcy was the winning pitcher, allowing one hit, while striking out 15 batters. Ray Montoro and Brian Frers both had two RBIs to pace Division. FULL STORY

Wantagh Chiropractor Dr. Eric Piesnikowski has signed on once again to be a major contributing sponsor of the 12th annual Nick Katsounis Memorial 10 Kilometer Wheelchair Championship Race, which will be held on the Bethpage State Parkway on Sunday, June 29. FULL STORY