Last month the Village of Massapequa Park's board of trustees appointed four new members to its planning commission, but John Bianco, the chairman of the commission, says that the old members were not legally terminated. FULL STORY

Two local teenagers are being charged for their alleged involvement in a bias crime which occurred on the football field at Massapequa High School on Wednesday May 27. FULL STORY

Women runners and walkers of all ages and abilities from Farmingdale and the Massapequas are cordially invited to participate in the 1998 edition of the Vytra Healthcare Long island Women's Summer 5 Kilometer Women's Run, to be held on Saturday morning, July 18, with a new and improved course starting and finishing at the Northside elementary School in Farmingdale. FULL STORY

For the fourth year, physically challenged individuals will be able to participate in a nationally-recognized First Swing Golf Clinic hosted by Brunswick Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital in Amityville. Sponsored by the National Amputee Golf Association and the Eastern Amputee Golf Association, the free clinic is set for Wednesday, June 17. FULL STORY