The Long Island North Shore Heritage Area Commission met for the second time at Planting Fields Arboretum Historic State Park, this time to present the reports of several committees. The group is preparing a management plan to submit to Albany to raise funds for local projects along the Route 25A corridor, from Great Neck to Port Jefferson, north to the waters of Long Island Sound. FULL STORY

The Town of Oyster Bay is raising fees - which translates into more revenue for the municipality. They have raised the parking fees for the unincorporated and incorporated villages; there is now a fee required if you want to reserve a picnic area in the town; permit fees have gone up in Planning and Development. FULL STORY

Dana De Filippo has followed her mother's footsteps in achieving black belt status in Tae Kwon Do. She studied with the Y.H. Park School (known as a DOJANG) in both Glen Cove and Williston Park. FULL STORY

The ice skating season is now in full swing at the indoor rink at Cantiague park in Hicksville, Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gulotta has announced. The rink will provide daily sessions of recreational skating for Nassau County residents and their guests. FULL STORY