Lynne Manouvrier was recently appointed as Mattlin Middle School principal by the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District Board of Education. Ms. Manouvrier is currently serving as assistant principal of Weber Middle School in Port Washington, where she has been for three years. Before then, she was the English department head at Great Neck North Middle School. Her first day in the district will be Oct. 1. FULL STORY

The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), located on Old Country Road in Plainview, has been providing services to residents of Nassau County for over 85 years and is now facing elimination if not included in the 2001 Nassau County Budget. FULL STORY

The Mid-Island Y JCC Maccabi Tennis Team, led by coach Maria Macarle (left) and assistant coach Judith Fishkind (third from right) are all smiles at the JCC Maccabi Games held this past summer in Arizona. The Maccabi Youth Games for Jewish boys and girls, ages 13 - 16, are held annually at different venues throughout the United States. The games include opening and closing ceremonies, Olympic-style competitions and social events. FULL STORY

Golfer Adam Fuchs, a graduate of JFK High School in Plainview, was recently named athlete of the week at Binghamton University. FULL STORY