Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District) and Assemblyman Steven Labriola (12th Assembly District) recently secured a $10,000 New York State Legislative Grant for the Massapequa Public Library to purchase microfilm and microfiche readers and printers. FULL STORY

The North Massapequa Fire Department will be offering bone marrow testing to help the nationwide effort to find bone marrow donors at its blood drive June 28. The program is in honor of Terry Farrell of the FDNY who died on Sept. 11. FULL STORY

The Massapequa Road Runners will host the 22nd Annual 5K Firecracker Run on Sunday, July 7, at 5 p.m. This run is open to runners of all ages and abilities. The racecourse is USATF certified and sanctioned, and is a flat, fast 3.1 mile loop through the Village of Massapequa Park. The race will start at the intersection of Park Boulevard and Clark Street and proceed north to Walker Street, where it will turn west and then head south along the preserve path. The race will finish on Lakeshore Drive at Brady Park. FULL STORY