Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi and Nassau County Police Commissioner James Lawrence welcomed the class of 99 police recruits, the first class to train at the new Police Academy in Massapequa Park. FULL STORY

In 2006, the Village of Massapequa Park made history as the first village in New York State to make Verizon cable television service available to its residents. FULL STORY

News 12 Long Island has selected Cantiague Park's busy indoor ice skating rink as "Best of Long Island," a selection made on the basis of viewer nominations and surveys, announced County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi. News 12 reporter Elizabeth Hashagen visited the rink on Dec. 27 to interview park manager Mark LaMarr as well as skaters, with the story airing on the 24-hour TV news channel on Dec 29. FULL STORY