Nassau County Legislator Peter J. Schmitt (R-Massapequa) this week announced in concert with Village Mayor Camillo Giannattasio that a Nassau County sponsored Operation Downtown project will commence shortly on Park Blvd. in Massapequa Park. FULL STORY

Massapequa Post 1066 of the American Legion is in the midst of an intense fund raising effort to erect a veterans memorial in time for the annual Memorial Day parade, Past Commander Louis D. Ulino announced last week. FULL STORY

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservations and the Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged are proud to announce the Long Island competition of the Games for the Physically Challenged will take place from May 31 through June 3 at the Mitchel Athletic Complex and Nassau Community College in Uniondale. FULL STORY

Schwarting Elementary School's Physical Education Leaders Club raised $4,300 for the American Heart Association at its seventh annual "Jump Rope for Heart" from Feb. 12 to 16. This year, they donated their funds in memory of the son of a Plainedge teacher who lost his life to heart disease. FULL STORY