Summer brought good news to the area, as there was news that the osprey had returned to our peninsula in greater numbers than ever before. There were nine active nests reported on or near the shorelines of Long Island Sound, Manhasset Bay and Hempstead Harbor.

Karl V. Anton, publisher of the Manhasset Press and 17 other weekly newspapers on Long Island, died on July 8 at the age of 81

The Long Island Rail Road announced that it would resume its major track rehabilitation program installing concrete ties on all four tracks west of Jamaica Station. Work was also scheduled on the installation of concrete ties, new ballast and signal and switching improvements on the single track between Great Neck and Port Washington on the Port Washington branch. Two LIRR bridges, at Stonytown Road in Plandome and Manhasset Avenue in Manhasset were also scheduled to be replaced.

The Manhasset Baptist Church announced that its pastor of 16 years. Rev. Bryan Wilkerson, would be leaving to accept a call to serve as minister at Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA.

The Town of North Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals granted King Kullen the conditional use permit it had requested at the June 28 meeting. After more than a year of denied appeals and other hearings, the North Hempstead Town Board in April passed a resolution granting Manhasset Ventures LLC Northtown Realty rezoning of the property on which the developer wishes to build a King Kullen supermarket.

Barbara Donno was elected president of the Manhasset Schools Board of Education for the 2000-2001 school year. Thomas Killeen was elected as vice president.

The Democrats nominated Jon Brooks of Manhasset to run against incumbent Michael Balboni for the NY State Senate.

Arnie Sims, long time Manhasset High School coach died at the age of 68. Mr. Sims had coached at Manhasset High School from 1966 through 1993.

Hillary Rodham Clinton came to town and met with local newspaper editors, including the editor of the Manhasset Press.

Ralph Nappi of Port Washington was named president of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Foundation. The foundation includes 14 hospitals, two skilled nursing centers and many freestanding health facilities.

William F. X. Geoghan, prominent attorney and longtime Manhasset civic activist, died at age 81.

Nassau County announced that the long threatened reassessment process had begun. The entire reassessment was expected to take approximately three years to complete and cost the county $50 million. On the other hand, the county has paid more than $800 million over the past decade to property owners who have contested their assessments.

Brian Vincent was elected president and William D'Antonio vice president of the Manhasset Community Liaison Committee (CLC).

The Manhasset Chamber of Commerce held its annual Sunday in the Park. The event also marked the completion of the renovations to the Long Island Rail Road station.

The Chamber of Commerce announced that it would honor Nancy Morris and Postmaster Robert Trombley as Man and Woman of the Year.