Levittown Fire Chief and FDNY Lieutenant Ronald T. Kerwin lost his life trying to save others in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Now a commemorative sign dedicating Jeffries Road to this truly heroic man has been made in his memory. FULL STORY

Earlier this month, US District Court Judge Denis Hurley issued a preliminary injunction on Nassau County's three-month-old smoking ban, halting its enforcement to allow for additional review of the ordinance. Nassau County Presiding Officer Judy Jacobs, however, said the injunction does not overturn the law, which went into effect on March 1 of this year, and the ban is still in effect. State law will take effect July 24. FULL STORY

When they left you last, the Lady Bulldogs were on a real high, just beating the best pitcher in Nassau County, Kim Lerch of North Shore HS. Well 10 days later, the Bulldogs were still trying to get the next game in. The county semifinals at Mitchel Field were interrupted by none other than Mother Nature. It seems fitting the way the whole season went with the nasty, cold and wet weather. So, after some tough practices indoors, the game headed over to play the Falcons of Valley Stream South. Not the ending the Lady Dawgs had hoped for, but all in all, it was a great three-week playoff. The game was scoreless after two innings, but the Falcons erupted for four runs in the bottom of the third. The Bulldogs were able to get two runs back when Lori Brennan led off the sixth with a single. She was moved to second on a fielder's choice by Erin Carroll. Both Lori and Erin scored on consecutive hits by Beth Hughes and Becky Santoriello, who had two hits in the game. Michelle McGurk also had a double and a walk, but it was not meant to be, the Lady Dawgs' season ended with a 6-2 loss. Lauren Poplawski finished her season with her walkless streak, hitting 108 1/3 innings as she walked her first batter in the second inning. Poplawski had a terrific season and should be proud of her new school record. FULL STORY

The MacArthur varsity softball team captured its first county title since 1992 when they defended the Baldwin Bruins in two straight games in a best-out-of-three series. The Lady Generals entered the Class A tournament as the #1 seed and they ended that way winning five straight playoff games. FULL STORY