As students around the Massapequa Public Schools observed a moment of silence to mark the five year anniversary of the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, Fairfield Elementary students continued the commemoration with the school-wide reading of the school's September "Book of the Month" selection, entitled Fireboat. FULL STORY

At its last meeting of the summer, the Village of Massapequa Park board of trustees approved two new budget items. FULL STORY

Junior Jillian Duffy of Massapequa, a member of the Muhlenberg College field hockey team needed only four games to match her career high of three goals in a season. FULL STORY

World Trade Center architect Minoru Yamasaki, who passed away in 1986, once stated, "I feel this way about it. World trade means world peace and consequently the World Trade Center buildings in New York...had a bigger purpose than just to provide room for tenants. The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace...beyond the compelling need to make this a monument to world peace, the World Trade Center should, because of its importance, become a representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and through cooperation, his ability to find greatness." FULL STORY