The mysterious destruction of the trails and woodlands in the Massapequa Preserve, apparently by the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATV), has alarmed a local hiking organization, and caused police to beef up patrols of the area. FULL STORY

Hundreds of Plainedge residents turned out for the community summit at the high school on Tuesday night for what turned into nearly four hours of presentations, questions and comments regarding the district's plan to put up a bond referendum to build a new middle school. FULL STORY

Danny Carroll, a senior at Massapequa High School, will play on the Nassau County team for the 4th Annual Vytra Cup All-Star High School Ice Hockey Tournament on Feb. 12. The game, co-sponsored by Vytra Health Plans and the New York Islanders, will be played at The Nassau Coliseum at 3 p.m. preceding the New York Islanders' game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. FULL STORY

Stephanie Petruccelli and Marci Wasserman, from Massapequa High School and Courtney Costello and Kimberly Yannace, from Plainedge High School, are among the 154 Long Island senior girls who have been selected to receive the Debbie Whittemore Leadership Award. The award, given annually since 1995, will be presented Sunday Feb. 6 at the University of Stony Brook's Ninth Annual Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebration at the Student Activity Center at 2 p.m. FULL STORY