The results are in for New York state students who took the new state mandated English Language Arts exam this past January. FULL STORY

Colleen Clarke, the beautiful, blue-eyed, red haired, 6-year-old girl with a rare form of muscular dystrophy, is continuing to capture the hearts of many Massapequans. FULL STORY

Thousands of girls throughout the country will be participating in a new program this year, initiated by the Girl Scouts of the USA, called GirlSports 2000. From January 1st through December 31st, girls will participate in a series of sporting activities in their respective Girl Scout Troops/Groups. FULL STORY

The Golden Lions learned from last year's first round loss (to the eventual tournament champs, Farmingdale-based US Computer Group), but didn't dwell on it. As the Lions took the field, the team was confident. "We got our swagger back," said Lions' Anthony Curran. FULL STORY