Massapequa Park's Annual Decorating Contest took place recently with the following winners: Best Decorated House Daytime: first place, 129 Ocean Avenue; second place, 316 Ocean Avenue; third place, 105 Harding Street; honorable mention, 81 Second Avenue. Best Decorated House Night Time: first place, 167 Whitewood Drive; second place, 181 Hawthorne Street; third place, 470 Eastlake Avenue; honorable mention, 122 Atlantic Avenue and 304 Grand Avenue. Best Business Day Time/Night Time is Bayview Florist. FULL STORY

Artist Beth S. Goldberg is pictured at a reception held Nov. 13 with internationally known artist Ferdinand Botero whose paintings are being shown at the Nassau County Museum in Roslyn. Goldberg's paintings have been on view at the Nassau County Museum Cafe and Museum Shop. FULL STORY

The Long Island Cross Country Ski Club will hold its final three meetings of the current season on the following Tuesdays, Jan. 11, Feb. 8 and March 8 at the Plainview/Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Road, about a quarter mile east of Rte. 135. Meetings begin at 8 p.m. FULL STORY