Did you know that Massapequa was first settled by the Algonquin Indians? That their chief's name was Sachem Tackapausha? That south of what is now Sunrise Highway, in the area of Cartwright Boulevard, was used as a council grounds, with Native Americans bending back the trees surrounding the hollow so they would grow as benches? FULL STORY

In a very moving ceremony attended by several hundred people, Plainedge High School dedicated its 9/11 Memorial Garden to the memory of five Plainedge graduates who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. The graduates honored are Michael Costello, class of '92, Patrick J. Lyons, class of '85, Kathy Mazza, class of '73, Rocco Medaglia, class of '70, and Andrew Zucker, class of '91. FULL STORY