The Sons of Italy-Columbus Lodge #2143 President Tony Ragno announced the scholarship journal committee is currently engaged in preparing the lodge's annual scholarship journal, which benefits graduating high school seniors from Bethpage HS, Farmingdale HS, Massapequa HS, and Plainedge HS who are enrolled in a college program the following fall. FULL STORY

The North Massapequa Fire Department will be hosting a blood drive Jan. 17 at Fire Department Headquarters (Broadway and Albany Avenue from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.) to help replenish low supplies at local blood banks. FULL STORY