More than 40,000 women die of breast cancer each year. Many of these women could have been saved with early detection and if they had had access to the most advanced treatments available today. Learn what these medical breakthroughs are at the third breast-cancer seminar, sponsored by Nassau County Legislator Barbara Johnson, a 14-year breast cancer survivor. FULL STORY

Civic activist-turned-Democratic candidate Bonnie Eisler, a Woodbury resident, kicked off her campaign for Oyster Bay Town Board last month at the Woodbury Jewish Center. FULL STORY

Imagine: a tennis ball hit on Long Island helps to feed hungry children thousands of miles away! While it may seem far-fetched, that is exactly what happens when tennis players on Long Island participate in the Stop World Hunger Tennis Tournament. FULL STORY