Mayor Tom Pellegrino has been serving the village of Port Washington for 33 years and on the evening of Monday Jan. 13, at a village meeting, Trustee Gary Levi asked for an opportunity to recognize his achievements. For as long as Pellegrino has served the community he has had a dream of recapturing the shoreline for the people of this town; a dream that recently saw the light of day in the acquisition of shoreline property along Shore Road. Levi proposed that the land, which will be turned into a beautiful park and esplanade should be named after the man behind the dream, linking the two for time immemorial. The suggestion came as a complete surprise to the mayor but was quickly voted through by the five members present with trustees Gary Levi, Noel Ilberg and Janet Orloff voting aye and the mayor and trustee Bob Weitzner abstaining from the vote. FULL STORY

US Representative Gary Ackerman (D-Queens-LI) presented a $600,000 check to help rebuild Harbor Homes, the low-income housing project in Port, located on Middle Neck Road, just north of Main Street, and across the street from the Sands Point Nursing Home. The money is the first installment of a $12 million package that has been secured for the project. FULL STORY

After many days of sub-freezing weather, it is not surprising that Manhasset Bay is frozen from Plum Point over to the Great Neck shore. Last weekend, January 25-26 found children and families skating on the western end of the Mill Pond. On Sunday, there was even a family with small children, a dog, and a baby in a pram (wheeled, not on skates) enjoying the not-so-sunny afternoon. Hockey enthusiasts, both young and old were having a great time on the ice - even what looked like a 3-to-4 year old was out there with his hockey stick skating around with the "big guys." The scene reminded one of the days of long ago, when families regularly planned to go skating on the Mill Pond. We haven't seen a winter like this in a long time, and while commuters and others complain about the cold, most of us take advantage of the change in seasons, and have some fun with what Mother Nature provides. With daylight getting a little longer each day, it won't be long until we are back in the boat yard getting ready for another season of sailing on Manhasset Bay, Long Island Sound and in harbors, near and far. FULL STORY

Inconsistent would be putting it lightly for the boys varsity basketball. With a dominating win against MacArthur (4-3), the team looked like they were on the road to an exciting playoff hunt. However, those thoughts of an easy comeback from beginning failure earlier in the season were lost as the Vikings fell apart against a strong Elmont team (7-1). It isn't going to be easy to win the conference, but as Yogi would say, "It ain't over till it's over." FULL STORY