With a state lawsuit against the county set to begin and after more than $775 million has been paid to homeowners grieving their land assessments, County Democrats made an initial step earlier this week to address a property assessment system that has been called "archaic" and "inequitable." FULL STORY

Plainview JFK High School seniors Adam Rosenfeld and Sean Garland will play on the Nassau County team for the 4th Annual Vytra Cup All-Star High School Ice Hockey Tournament on Feb. 12. The game, co-sponsored by Vytra Health Plans and the New York Islanders, will be played at The Nassau Coliseum at 3 p.m., preceding the New York Islanders' game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. FULL STORY

Runners from Plainview and Old Bethpage are invited to test themselves in the third edition of the Kings Park 15 Kilometer Run, to be held on Sunday, March 19, with the entire net proceeds to be dedicated to the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation. The starting gun will go off at 9:15 a.m. at the W.T. Rogers Middle School on Old Dock Road in Kings Park. FULL STORY