Graduates Celebrate at the Fabulous "Times Square" Gambol 2001/ 40th Anniversary Party Honors Senior Citizens Inc. and Barsky/ Mock Trial Team Places Second in Playoff/ Fire Chiefs (Cole and Trapp) Profiles/ School Board Thanks Baer and Nardone for Their Work/ Remembering Louise Haney/ Sarah Morgan Is This Year's Bogart Scholarship Winner/ Congressman Ackerman Supports Ayhan/ 52nd Blessing of the Fleet in Pictures...and a Few Words/ Open Forum on Viaduct Renovation/ NY League of Conservation Voters Endorses Newburger for Supervisor/ NYS DEC and DOH Address Concerns Re: Sbarro Restaurant/School Board Accepts Schematic Designs for Buildings-Some Dismayed That Community Input Followed Vote/ Chamber of Commerce Installation/ Reassessment Process to Data Verification Phase/ Tennis Academy Gives $5,000 for Library-Schools Anti-Smoking Project/ St. Peter's Farewell Festivities for Sister Agnes Shaw/ Fields of Dream Coming True/ DiMaggio's Scores Again With New Restaurant/ Flower Hill Reports on Hospital Plans-St. Francis Considering Further Expansion/ Baxter Estates Mayor Calls Parking Near Public Library "Lawless"/ Port Police Officer Injured in Motorcycle Accident/ Democrats Present Election Petitions/ Youth Council to Hire Program Director/ At Last, Baxter Pond Cleanup Will Be Completed by This Fall. FULL STORY

Trustees of the Port Washington Board of Education used their last meeting of the year 2001 to give a school tax exemption to qualified low-income senior citizens with school-age children, welcome a new district director of technology, announce dates for two of three public forums to discuss redistricting, refer an attorney-communications policy back to committee, debate modular classroom bids, and accept a $19,000 settlement in a law suit. FULL STORY

There was no frostbiting on Sunday, Dece. 23, due to the holiday. Sailors will have a lot of opportunity to sail over the New Years weekend, as the 89th Annual New Years Frostbite Regatta, took place last Sunday, Dec. 30, and Tuesday, Jan. 1. The Past Commodore's Race was held on the morning of Jan. 1, getting these stalwarts out early after a night of celebration. Racing continued for the rest of the fleet in the afternoon, followed by the Frostbite Annual Meeting. Due to the early holiday deadline, results of this year's regatta and Annual Meeting will be reported in next week's column. FULL STORY

The fall season saw over 315 athletes participating on 15 teams. To celebrate the accomplishments of each of the athletes and their teams a Sports Awards Assembly was held on November 19 in the Schreiber High School. Athletes and their families filled the auditorium to honor not only the special award winners but also each athlete. It was also an opportunity to thank those who help support the athletes, the parents and coaches. FULL STORY