Legislator Pontillo (14th L.D.) was once again invited to be the Installing Officer at the annual Association for the Help of Retarded Children, Inc. Holiday Installation Dinner held at the Villa Maria Restaurant in Massapequa. (Lq.-r.); Linda Drugan, Treasurer William Sanders, President Joan Finn, Pontillo, Recording Secretary Patricia Sanders, and Hospitality Chair Grace Gimbel. FULL STORY

Governor George Pataki recently announced that he has signed into law legislation authored by New York State Senator Kemp Hannon (Sixth Senatorial District) which requires businesses that sell cigarettes, herbal cigarettes and other tobacco products to store such items in places that are only accessible by store personnel. FULL STORY

The Massapequa Girls Cross Country Team recently completed an outstanding season under the leadership of first-year coach Dennis McLoughlin. In a sport where every second counts, each runner trained long and hard to achieve her personal best, which ultimately created this successful team. FULL STORY