The Town of Oyster Bay was ordered by State Supreme Court Justice James M. Catterson, in a decision announced last week, to issue a building permit to the Michigan-based Taubman Company to construct an 860,000 square foot shopping mall in Syosset. FULL STORY

The Family Center of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library will be closed from Jan. 2 to March 31, 2004, for construction and renovation. The Family Center circulating books will not be available during this time. Limited children's reference service will be available in the reference area. FULL STORY