Sheldon Silver, speaker of the Assembly, recently appointed Assemblyman David S. Sidikman (D - Old Bethpage) as chairman of the Election Law Committee. FULL STORY

A request to modify restrictive covenants to increase the size of a building in Plainview will be the subject of a Tuesday, Feb. 6 public hearing by the Oyster Bay Town Board, according to Town Councilman Leonard B. Symons. FULL STORY

The Long Island office of Grubb & Ellis New York, Inc. has joined the list of local companies who will be playing a role in the 13th annual Ho Ho Ho Holiday Run through the roads of Bethpage on Sunday morning, Dec. 17. FULL STORY