Much to the delight of local residents, Jimmy Smits of NYPD Blue fame was the honored guest at a political rally last week. Several hundred people attended the gathering at the Mi Ranchito restaurant, which was sponsored by the Justice Party. FULL STORY

Patrons and employees at the Soundview Shopping Center on Shore Road in Port Washington North were surprised by the rapid demolition of Pastabilities restaurant over the past several weeks. To learn more about this project, Port Washington News contacted the realty management company for the Soundview Shopping Center, Acadia Management Corp. FULL STORY

The record 182 boats started Newport Bermuda Race at 1:00 pm on Friday, June 14th were met with bone-jarring rough waters in the gulf stream, with 25 to 30 knot south-southwest winds stacked up huge square waves against the 4 to 6 knot south current. FULL STORY

The Port Washington PAL will be offering baseball for the summer 2002 season. The program is open to children entering third through seventh grade in the 2002-2003 school year. The schedule is as follows: FULL STORY