When Vincent Siderine, a community member who had been active in Scouting for over 50 years, passed away in 1997 friends and former scouts spent over a year considering an appropriate way to honor his memory. Recently the Vince Siderine Tribute Fund Committee decided that building a climbing tower on the grounds of the Schiff Scout Reservation, formerly known as Camp Wauwepex, would be the perfect way to honor the man who affected so many children's lives. FULL STORY

The Village of Massapequa Park on Saturday hosted an intergovernmental symposium to address the flooding problem that left residents' basements soaked twice within a period of six months. FULL STORY

Local high school student, Joe Arculeo of Massapequa Park, had the opportunity to lead his classmates in a game of wheelchair hockey against the New York Islanders on Wednesday. Feb. 10 at National Center for Disability Service's Beinecke Sports Center. To "even up" the match against the All-Stars, the Islanders also played in wheelchairs. Islanders players included Rich Pilon, Mike Watt, Robert Reichel, Scott Lachance and Felix Potvin. FULL STORY

The New York Mets caravan visited the Nassau County Student Athlete Leadership Teams at Adelphi University on Friday, Jan. 22. FULL STORY