35 Acres (of Woodlands) Get the Ax in Sands Point/ After a Long and Pleasant Relationship, McCrory's and Port Washington Part Ways/Court Upholds Recision of Longview Road Ordinance/Plandome Village May Ban Through Truck Traffic on Plandome Road/Acrimony Heats up in Manorhaven/ Baker House on Main Street Razed: New Parking Lot Plan to be Proposed/Board of Ed. Focuses on Middle School Review and Safety of Salem Center/Marriott to Manage Harbor Ridge Senior Living Community/Sal Zimbardi Installed as New Police Commissioner/Eight Schreiber Students Named Intel Semi-Finalists/Manorhaven Man Dies in Fire/Port North Gets Environmental Checkup FULL STORY

The Board of Education discussed major facilities needs for the short term in 2000-01 and 2002-03, at its Dec. 14 meeting. (This should not be confused with the long-term facilities that covers the district's space needs through 2009, and still awaits board approval, a bond referendum and implementation.) The needs identified resulted from meetings that had been held with all principals and directors. They outlined the additional facilities that will be needed in specific buildings or for specific programs, and took into account specific programmatic initiatives. However, it was noted that the ongoing stress put on the infrastructures of the buildings in areas such as physical education and all special areas were not addressed. FULL STORY

Schreiber HS Junior Karen Cullinane was honored as an All Nassau County Field Hockey player at the Coral House in December. FULL STORY

Both Andrea Watson and your reporter enjoyed preparing this week's column. Readers of last week's column were privileged to have made available to them a guest column by Ed du Moulin. Guess what comes next? As a Christmas present from a family member, your reporter received a book entitled The America's Cup. The authors are Dennis Conner and Michael Levitt. The first statement in the "Acknowledgments" reads: "The authors are most indebted to Ed du Moulin, who helped edit this manuscript." A glance through the index assures the reader of many good hours of reading germane to the America's Cup in February, 2000. FULL STORY