Members of the North Massapequa Fire Department, under the direction of Chief Richard A. Erickson, responded to a working house fire at 269 North Poplar St. on the afternoon of Nov. 13. FULL STORY

Matt Durkin of Massapequa Park and Ryan Lindner of Copaigue have been best friends since meeting in kindergarten at St. Martin's School in Amityville. Together, the 12-year-olds play deck hockey at Marjorie Post Park, attend sleepovers at each other's houses, and together they walked to cure juvenile diabetes, a disease that Ryan is all too familiar with. FULL STORY

Mayor James Altadonna and the board of trustees recently presented Bocce trophies to the first-place winners Domenico D'Armi and Andreas Hammarstedt. James Johnston and Gisberto Giancaterino placed second in the Bocce Tournament held in September at Brady Park. Photo by Ed Cox FULL STORY