Saying he wants to give all trustees a chance "to carry the title," Village of Massapequa Park Mayor Camillo Giannattasio this week appointed trustee Robert Wilcox as the new deputy mayor, replacing trustee Bill Van Wagner. FULL STORY

In its preliminary report, the Assembly Minority Task Force on Education Standards concluded, after meeting with a cross section of teachers, principals, superintendents, parents and other community members across the state, that the new educational standards are a positive development and that the state should not give into demands by some that these standards be relaxed. FULL STORY

For the third consecutive year the Massapequa Girls Fastpitch Nassau County Police Athletic League, under the direction of Police Officer William Walker, won the county championship by beating the Diamond Pros of Williston Park, 5-0. FULL STORY