On Aug. 31 Aline Khatchadourian, school board vice-president, made a surprise statement. "Please accept my resignation as vice-president of the Manhasset Board of Education effective Aug. 31. Current employment responsibilities make it impossible for me to devote the many hours necessary to assist the board president and the superintendent in planning and preparing agenda items for board review and action. I look forward to remaining on the board and continuing to serve the Manhasset community as a member of its board of education," she said. FULL STORY

Subpoenas have been issued in an ongoing probe by a Nassau County grand jury for possible building violations in the Town of North Hempstead (TONH). FULL STORY

The DAC Panthers from Queens and Long Island agonizingly finished a touchdown short of claiming victory over the Netherlands and second place in Group B of the NFL Flag Football World Championship (FFWC) in Cologne, Germany. FULL STORY

Last spring James Rice of Rice Farms, Brookville, chose to turn one of the 23 Long Island horse shows he runs into a charity event to benefit Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center in Huntington. The first, to become annual, Winners Circle Charity Horse Show was held on July 12 in Yaphank, Long Island. FULL STORY