The 98th graduation was unique from, and yet similar to, the graduations that preceded the class of 1999. The sun shone. Parents and friends clustered in the shade of the big trees on the lawn until the moment the graduates marched up to their seats on the terrace. Then they took spots in front of the steps, sitting in the hot sun. FULL STORY

After what a loyal reader noted was "a landslide victory," for the Friends of Oyster Bay Cove, Mayor Michael Peragine began the June 17 meeting. (The election results were covered in last week's newspaper.) The mayor began ticking off items to make for a more up-to-date village government. FULL STORY

The Muttontown Golf and Country Club the second top producer in last year's Babe Zaharias Memorial Tournaments, was the site of this year's kickoff brunch on May 20, for the 1999 event. The golf tournament will raise money to fight breast cancer. FULL STORY

Swim into summer with the American Red Cross in Nassau County at the 10th annual Swim-A-Cross, òquot;Colleen Patricia Keller Memorial Swim.òquot; FULL STORY