The Board of Police District Commissioners recently presented awards of recognition to employees of the PWPD who assisted with rescue and relief efforts in New York City since Sept. 11. Police district employees assisted in many aspects of the rescue efforts including search and rescue, patrol duties, security details as well as collecting and delivering rescue supplies into Ground Zero. FULL STORY

Feb. 6 is proclaimed Girls and Women in Sports Day. Now in its 16th year, the event is celebrated nationally. The Port Washington School District Athletic Department and the Student Athletic Association club sponsored a morning filled with sports clinics, special guests and demonstrations on Saturday morning, Feb. 2 at Schreiber High School. All girls in grades 3 through 8 in the Port Washington School District were invited to attend. FULL STORY

Ted Himler, who is a seventh-grader at Manhasset Middle School, is planning to participate in the Valentine's Day International Regatta in St. Petersburg, Florida on the weekend of February 9-10. It was at this Optimist regatta last year where the young Himler qualified to compete at the U.S. National Team Trials. This year the Trials will be held in April at the Corpus Christi (TX) Yacht Club. FULL STORY