On Friday, Oct. 5, Plandome's Fire Chief Ned Peyser was critically injured in a fall off a ladder while cleaning a clogged roof gutter on his home. He passed away without regaining consciousness on Oct. 9. He was 48 years old. FULL STORY

On Monday, Oct. 15, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that criminal charges have been filed against four current or former Town of North Hempstead employees as the result of a 16-month probe into allegations of corruption within the town's building department. FULL STORY

Saint Mary's Elementary School has appointed Amy Delmore as its first girls' soccer coach, effective immediately. A four-year letter-winner at Adelphi University, from which she graduated with a BA in Physical Education in 2006, Delmore brings versatility in many sports and a stellar local athletic reputation to her teaching and coaching duties. FULL STORY

Seventy-four golfers, including Autism Speaks Co-founders Suzanne and Bob Wright, event Co-chairs Billie and Bernie Marcus, and sports and entertainment personalities hit the links for the Second Annual Autism Speaks Golf Classic at the historic Deepdale Golf Club, in Manhasset, raising over $530,000 for autism research. FULL STORY