For the first time in the show's four year run, Donald Trump hand-picked the contestants and Brian Mandelbaum, a 1998 graduate of Plainview Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, was one of them. "For the first time, I hand-picked an Apprentice cast, and I'm thrilled with the results," Donald Trump said to NBC. FULL STORY

The Plainview Water District will be holding a public meeting to review and inform the public of final plans at the water supply well located at Plant no. 2 on Donna Drive. The meeting will be held at the Plainview Water District Board Room, 10 Manetto Hill Road on Wednesday September 14, at 7 p.m. FULL STORY