''What a mandate for a new vision for Nassau County,'' proclaimed Nassau County Democratic Party Chairman Tom DiNapoli. FULL STORY

To the delight of its committee members and more importantly, for the enhanced safety of students and school personnel, many of the recommendations of the School Safety Task Force which were submitted in August are already in use in the schools and others will very shortly be operational. Director of Facilities and Operations Eric Vonderhorst, who chairs the security subcommittee, met with Task Force members on November 3rd to share the news of the rapid adoption of many of the proposals intended to strengthen school safety. FULL STORY

On the morning of Oct. 9 a group of individuals met at the Port Washington train station. The time was 6 a.m. It was dark and cool. The long days of training and hard work were just a memory. As soon as the sun would rise to guide the group, the trek to Montauk would begin. These individuals were about to embark on a journey across Long Island of well over 100 miles to raise money for the PYA fields. Even by standards of this great sport, a "Century Trip" is no small accomplishment. A writer for Newsday equated the event to running a marathon. FULL STORY

To open the 1999 Frostbite season (11/7), your reporter asked the longtime devotee Bob Kirtland for a message. Here it is: FULL STORY