Autumn in Massapequa will be more beautiful than ever thanks to 34 new trees being planted at the storm water basin on Jerome St., between Wicks Ave. and Meadow Lane. FULL STORY

Mary McCaffery is running for a council seat on the Oyster Bay Town Board on the Democratic and Working Families Party Lines. McCaffery, a longtime resident of Bethpage, said her community involvement and innovative ideas make her well suited for the position. FULL STORY

One hundred teams of eight runners each toed the starting line at the 16th annual Ocean to Sound Relay at Jones Beach State Park on Sunday morning, Sept. 23, and 97 of them survived the 50-mile journey to cross the finish line at Fireman's Field in Oyster Bay many hours later. FULL STORY