Longtime East Norwich resident Matthew T. Meng says he looks at government the way he looks at cars "they run better clean." As an experienced environmentalist activist, he already makes his voice heard in dozens of civic meetings. Meng was an early supporter of the $60 Million Environmental Bond Act and other open space initiatives. FULL STORY

Life follows art as Doubleday Babcock Senior Center Executive Director Gail Speranza was looking for a project for her group. Inspired by the movie Pay It Forward she asked her staff to come up with an idea that would ripple through the community with good deeds. FULL STORY

Keri Bongiovanni, Kerri Apicella and Maddie Howes, three Oyster Bay High School students, recently competed at the FAST Softball Nationals in Ocee, FL, from July 22-28. The girls were teammates on the Long Island Mustangs 16U travel softball team that earned a bid to the national tournament held each year just outside Orlando, FL. FULL STORY

There was a lot going on in the Village of Bayville on Saturday, and Legislator Diane Yatauro found herself right in the middle of it. FULL STORY