The Nassau County Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating a Plainview woman, who has not been seen since Saturday, July 10, at 7:30 p.m. FULL STORY

Minority Leader Judy Jacobs (D-Woodbury) and the Democrats on the Nassau County Legislature continue to work closely with New York State Assemblyman Thomas DiNapoli on a plan to drastically revamp the budget process in Nassau County. The plan, which Albany Democrats have presented in the form of a draft bill, calls for New York State Comptroller Carl McCall to oversee the county's budget process. The 19-page draft bill, called the Nassau County Fiscal Reform and Responsibility Act of 1999, also would require that the county executive prepare a four-year financial plan with each year's budget. FULL STORY

Congratulations to 43-year-old Lori Harfenes-Melnik of Mitchell Avenue in Plainview, who was the eighth woman finisher overall and second in the 40-49 age group in the 19th annual Massapequa Firecracker Run, held on the fourth of July. FULL STORY

More than 300 women showed up at the Woodward Parkway Elementary School in Farmingdale on July 11 to participate in the 16th annual Vytra Women's 5 Kilometer Run, and runners from all over the local area came home with lots of awards in a field that included some of the top female runners in the world! The runners traveled a 3.1 mile course through the streets of South Farmingdale. FULL STORY