"Alert not alarmed" and "prepared not scared" were two of the slogans suggested by Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi at a press conference on Thursday, March 20. Mr. Suozzi called the meeting to announce the county's preparedness efforts now that the country is at war. In a show of solidarity he was joined by Police Commissioner James Lawrence, Director of Emergency Management Richard O'Kane, Commissioner of Health David Ackerman, Legislature Presiding Officer Judy Jacobs, Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, North Hempstead Deputy Supervisor Tony D'Urso, Glen Cove Mayor Maryann Holzkamp and several village mayors. FULL STORY

A fire that broke out in the morning of March 18 at 1005 Northern Boulevard has left three families homeless. The second floor fire occurred in apartments above the Sleepy's store at the corner of East Shore Road and Northern Boulevard. The fire was believed to have been an electric one, according to Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Chief Patrick McGrath. FULL STORY

The Manhasset Booster club is sponsoring the first annual Manhasset Booster Club Girls Day of Lacrosse on Saturday, March 29. FULL STORY

St. Mary's hockey team recently captured its' fifth straight New York State Championship and eighth in nine years in Rochester. Three players, Mike Collette, Matt Gilroy, and Steve Rios, are the only players in New York State history to win four State Championships in hockey. FULL STORY