The Town of Oyster Bay budget for 1998 calls for $138,625,289 in its preliminary budget which was the subject of a public hearing on Oct. 20. The next step was for the board to adopt the budget which took place at the board meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The $138 million plus is an increase of 37.7 cents per $100 of assessed valuation which translates into $28.28 for the average homeowner assessed at $7,500. FULL STORY

Two recent events, an Administrators' Retreat and this school year's first Superintendent's Conference Day, launched the district into the 1997-1998 school year with great expectations in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District. FULL STORY

The Nighthawks, one of POB's 12-year-old girls travel soccer teams won the Poughkeepsie Tournament over the Columbus Day weekend. The girls, who traveled to Poughkeepsie on a mission to avenge last year's bitter defeat, not only won all five of their games, but did so very convincingly! FULL STORY

The October meeting of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Road Runners Club was POBRRC's annual Awards Night, and 1998 club champion Carlos Castro, Jr. headed a stellar group of the club's top performers who were presented this year's awards. FULL STORY