After two months of relative peace between the Town of Oyster Bay's Republican majority and its newly elected minority, first-year Democratic councilpersons Anthony Macagnone and Bonnie Eisler held their first press conference earlier this week to protest the approval of bonding $370,000 to pay for the purchase of new town vehicles. FULL STORY

In the hopes of offering increased support to the over 1,600 students in the Plainview-Old Bethpage School District's music program, plans are presently underway to organize a parents music booster group. FULL STORY

They are the fringe, the extremists, the folks at (and beyond) the outer limits of the running community, but for those who want to test themselves beyond the marathon distance of 26 miles, 385 yards that marks the ultimate accomplishment for most runners, the "ultramarathon" is what gets their juices flowing. FULL STORY