For the first time since Eleanor Roosevelt made an appearance in 1958, the first lady of the United States paid a visit to the Syosset Central School District on Tuesday morning, April 20, as Hillary Clinton greeted and addressed students, faculty and administrators at Village Elementary School. FULL STORY

Despite the optimism that reigned at its inaugural meeting, the United Civic Associations of North Oyster Bay experienced some growing pains on Wednesday, April 21 when numerous civic leaders, some of whom were attending for the first time, criticized the organization's issue selection procedure and quibbled over whether the umbrella group should become a political force. FULL STORY

On a cold, blustery opening day of the 4th grade Jericho Baseball League, the Sheft Kahn Yankees defeated the Island Wide Medical Dodgers by the score of 13-3. Josh Besserman went the distance for the Yankees and was brilliant in limiting the Dodgers to three runs on only five hits. Besserman worked out of bases-loaded jams in each of the first four innings and recorded eight strikeouts, most of them in clutch situations. FULL STORY

On Opening Day 1999 for the Jericho Athletic Association, the Gilbert Display Mets defeated the Harry Katz Carpet Cardinals in a fourth-grade boys baseball game by a score of 22-7. FULL STORY