The political influence and prominence of Nassau County Legislator Judith Jacobs rose significantly when three of four Democrats in the Legislature, Jacobs included, elected her the new Minority Leader last Tuesday, March 16. FULL STORY

Ruth Lang, the woman whose vision to turn Jericho's modest, rural school district of the 1960s into a modern, sophisticated learning institution was rivaled in ambition only by her fruitful quest to build Jericho its own public library, died on Friday, March 10. FULL STORY

The Nassau County Sports Commission, a not-for-profit organization established in 1992 to help support and promote the development of professional and amateur sports in Nassau County, today announced the recipients of its fifth annual achievement awards. The awards will be presented to the winners at the Sports Commission's Annual Awards Dinner, sponsored by Computer Associates International, Inc., scheduled for April 12 at Chateau Briand in Carle Place. FULL STORY