After discussing many alternatives in numerous meetings and workshops beforehand, two of the three Port Washington Police Commissioners finally voted at their Sept. 10 budget hearing to increase the 1999 budget to $8,689,617, which is $239,074 or 2.1 percent over last year's $8,450,543 budget. FULL STORY

As of Sept. 11, a new wave of additional fish kill had been reported, many in Leeds Pond, Hempstead Harbor Beach, Tappen Beach, Sea Cliff and some private homes on the lower part of Manhasset Bay, according to TONH Ombudsman Michael Miller and many callers to the Port News. FULL STORY

The Boys Under 13 soccer team competed in the Peter Ranzulli Labor Day Tournament in Dix Hills after the long summer break. FULL STORY