Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Councilman Anthony D'Urso, Councilman Angelo Ferrara, Town Clerk Michelle Schimel and leaders from North Hempstead's Indian Community recently held a ceremony to honor the Indian festival of Diwali. FULL STORY

Since July the Manhasset Board of Education has stressed to residents that one of its goals was to strengthen the district's budget process and fiscal accountability, responsibility and transparency while striving to improve its strong academic programs. In order to accomplish that goal, the board and administration have assembled a team of business professionals whose priority will be to provide the Manhasset community with the highest educational services for its students at the most fiscally responsible cost to its residents. FULL STORY

During this very busy holiday season, a season that brings to mind family, traditions, and renewal, a wonderful story comes out of Erie, Pennsylvania. It is about sailing and children, a topic that is in the forefront of sailing these day, especially for those sailors who avidly read Scuttlebutt, a daily online sailing newsletter. Lately there has been quite a bit of dialogue about how to encourage children to embrace sailing as a life-long activity, and there is some concern that pushing children to compete at an early age might take the fun out of sailing for our youth. FULL STORY