Evy Rothman, member of the Plainview-Old Bethpage School District's Board of Education, was recently awarded Hadassah's National Leadership Award from the TOBAY (Town of Oyster Bay) Chapter of Hadassah. Hadassah is the largest volunteer women's and Jewish organization in the United States, with over 300,000 members. The TOBAY Chapter encompasses Syosset, Woodbury, Plainview, Old Bethpage, Jericho, Hicksville, and other surrounding areas. Rothman received this award based upon her accomplishments and development of leadership within Hadassah and other civic and educational organizations. She was honored at the TOBAY Hadassah Chapter Installation of Officers held in May. FULL STORY

Jerry McCloskey, commander of the Plainview American Legion Post 1812, recently announced that its meeting hall, located at 115 Southern Parkway, Plainview, has reopened. The Legion Post, established in 1954, opened its present home in 1960 and served the local community until a fire occurred in 2003. Units from the Plainview, Hicksville and Syosset Fire Departments helped contain the blaze to the lower level of the building, but extensive fire, smoke and water damage forced the closure of the facility. Investigators discovered the fire began in a florescent fixture. FULL STORY