U.S. Congressman Steve Israel recently joined officials from Freddie Mac and the Long Island Housing Partnership to launch Don't Borrow Trouble - an award winning consumer awareness campaign designed to help Nassau and Suffolk County residents spot and avoid unscrupulous lending practices and get practical financial and legal advice through the new Long Island Don't Borrow Trouble hotline. The Don't Borrow Trouble hotline number is 1-800-528-8683. FULL STORY

As part of continuing efforts to make the Town of Oyster Bay's website, www.oysterbaytown.com, as informative and convenient as possible, civic organizations and chambers of commerce are being given an opportunity to be listed on the site, according to Town Supervisor John Venditto. FULL STORY