Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District's 2005-2006 budget was passed on Tuesday with 3,831 voting in favor and 1,779 voting against it. The 2005-2006 budget is $104,446,548 - an increase of $5,795,358, which is 5.87 percent over the current year's budget. FULL STORY

A request to rezone property in Plainview for a development that will include 28 units of "Next Generation" housing for first-time homebuyers, as well as 106 units for seniors 55 and older, has been approved by the Oyster Bay Town Board, it was announced by Town Councilman Angelo A. Delligatti. FULL STORY