Two records fell this past Saturday at the ASPIRE 10 kilometer road race in Plainview. Competing against able-bodied runners, nine amputee athletes sponsored by A Step Ahead Prosthetics & Orthotics of Hicksville, participated in the race, which raises money for ASPIRE, a non-profit organization that provides financial support and education to children with limb loss. FULL STORY

Long Island gets its drinking water from a system of aquifers - huge underground layers of sand and gravel that contain trillions of gallons of fresh water. It is interesting to note that Long Island is one of the few areas in the region that obtains its sole source of water from aquifers - most areas utilize open surface reservoirs. FULL STORY