At the Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center in Plainview, NY, the first organizationally-sponsored Forgiveness Garden in the country was dedicated. The "Holocaust Memorial Wall and Forgiveness Garden" is the culmination of an extraordinary partnership among many organizations, including On The Same Page, an adult Jewish learning and outreach initiative of SAJES; Crossing Borders, a unique program of the Mid-Island Y JCC that creates cultural dialogue and exchange opportunities between New York and Israeli teenagers, and The Garden of Forgiveness organization based in New York City. FULL STORY

According to Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice's office, Kevin Langberg, commissioner of the Plainview Water District, was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly offering a false instrument for filing and falsifying business records, both felonies. FULL STORY