Forty high school seniors were named finalists for the Intel Science Talent Search 2008 (Intel STS). The competition, often called the "Junior Nobel Prize," is America's oldest and most prestigious high school science competition. FULL STORY

Tava Restaurant at 106 Main Street (coincidentally, the building where the Port Washington News was first housed), which opened about four months ago, brings to Port Washington an outstanding selection of Turkish delights. FULL STORY

In a rematch of last year's finals, St. Martin's marched into town with a very strong, very confident eighth-grade unit. But it was Bill Case and his seventh-grade team "the seven train" that proved to be too experienced and just too tough. FULL STORY

A few weeks ago this column discussed a great non-profit called Reach the World, a group dedicated to bringing the wonders of travel into the school day. FULL STORY