Massapequa High School's Charlotte Burger has been excelling in the National History Day (NHD) contest since her days at Berner Middle School, advancing to both the state and national levels for her interpretations of history. FULL STORY

Ten years after World War I ended, James N. MacLean and a handful of Massapequa Veterans began talking to Massapequa's newest residents about organizing an American Legion Post in the Pequas. FULL STORY

The Massapequa Mustangs Football Organization recently honored two returning Iraq war veterans at their Second Annual Alumni Golf Outing. Massapequa Mustangs Football will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2007. Pictured standing in front from left to right are: Commissioner Mike Stackpole, golf chairman Joe Gillespie, returning Iraq war vets Major Tom O'Connor and Corporal Tim Melia and board member Tim Gill. Standing, back row, are board member Rocco Dionisio Jr., Pres. Kurt Rocker, Ron Tehn, Tom Melia, Gene Isnardi and Steve Krolikowski. Be sure to check out Massapequa Mustangs Football on the web at www.mustangpride.com. (Photo courtesy of Bill Mosely/BBA Photograph Corporation.) FULL STORY

For the second year in a row, Thanksgiving Sunday turned out to be one of the most beautiful days of the autumn, and a record field of 530 intrepid cross-country runners showed up to enjoy a perfect morning of running through the trails of Stillwell Woods in Syosset. FULL STORY