Pat Lamorgese always knew he had friends at the Throgs Neck Bridge, where he and his wife, Cookie, have worked as bridge and tunnel officers for 20 and 14 years, respectively. But when a group of his colleagues started a wide-spread campaign to raise funds and find a bone marrow donor for his leukemia-stricken daughter, it was more than he ever expected. FULL STORY

In an unscheduled meeting of the Massapequa School Board on Thursday, July 1, Project Manager Howard Lance ran off a list of renovations that are expected not to be completed by school openings in September. FULL STORY

The unstoppable Donna McMahon of Farmingdale led the way in the women's field as 502 runners and walkers celebrated Father's Day by successfully completing the second annual Kids Helping Kids 5 Kilometer Run on Sunday morning, June 20. The 29-year-old McMahon finished in 17 minutes, 48 seconds, eight seconds in front of 14-year-old Wantagh speedster Jean Coleman. FULL STORY