Last week Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy hosted an editorial board meeting in her district offices in Hempstead. She presented a large package of resource materials to every member of the press in attendance outlining her stand on reducing gun violence, her "Commonsense Family Tax Relief Act, a new and improved Bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights," and her report on prescription drug prices on Long Island. In the interest of providing the most in-depth coverage of each issue, each subject will be addressed independently in subsequent issues. This week the focus will be on reducing gun violence, as the California shootings were fresh in the minds of the reporters and editors speaking with the congresswoman at the time. FULL STORY

After making a speech last April in front of 1900 people at SUNY Cortland's open house, Jacob Mezrahi realized what he wanted to do in his sophomore year, be president of the Student Government Association (SGA). FULL STORY

On Saturday, Aug. 7, the Village of Mineola hosted its first 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. The event had over 20 participants of all ages. The special "Junior Championship Match" pitted the Little Bombers and the Little Hoopsters. The game went back and forth with the Little Bombers coming out on top. Members of the championship team were Tim Palma, James Kelly, Gregory Carlin and Danny Stagnari, who hit the game winning shot. The runners-up were Jackie Stagnari, Shawn Stagnari, Kevin Carlin, Mick Oswald and Tom Oswald. FULL STORY

It took them until the bottom of the sixth and last inning with two outs, but a single by Juliet Barber scored Caitlin Orlando and Nicole Lapin, giving Mineola a 6-5 win in the championship game against Glen Oaks. FULL STORY