In the time it took to walk to the bus and ride over from the dock on Centre Island back to Centre Island Beach in Bayville, 20 minutes, the fast swimmers were emerging from the water at the 11th annual one-mile Swim-A-Cross fund raiser on Aug. 11. FULL STORY

Following the discovery of West Nile Virus (WNV) in seven crows in the eastern part of Nassau County, the county is continuing efforts to control the growth of mosquito larvae, but has not scheduled aerial spraying, Nassau County Executive Thomas Gulotta announced this week. FULL STORY

Congratulations to Plainview athlete Charles Kaufman, who scored as the third place finisher in the 65-69 age group in the Valley Stream Rotary 4 Mile Run held on Sunday, Aug. 12. FULL STORY