"It's not so dramatic or exciting as last year," said Town of North Hempstead Supervisor May Newburger, "because it's more of the same. What we tell you is fact." Supervisor Newburger was speaking of her proposed budget for the year 2000 which will be filed today, Sept. 30, as required by law. The tentative budget will then be presented to the town board at its Oct. 4 meeting. Mrs. Newburger met with us in company with her Comptroller, Michael P. Locorriere, and Director of Operations, Arthur A. Gianelli, a few days before the budget's filing. FULL STORY

The story of the encephalitis-carrying mosquito has been fraught with confusion from the start. First we were told that the disease that resulted from its bite was St. Louis Encephalitis, later to hear that it is a less severe disease called West Nile Encephalitis. If the latter, no one seems to be sure how or why it suddenly has appeared in the New York area. Although plans to spray parts of Suffolk County with malathion were announced last week, this week Nassau County announced its plans to spray a lesser insecticide, Scourge, in selected areas. North Hempstead had already hired an exterminating company to treat area ponds with special briquettes that kill mosquito larvae. FULL STORY

The girl's Varsity Field Hockey Team coached by Steve Sproul and Brandy FULL STORY