Richard Diaz, the young man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Woodbury convenience store clerk in order to eliminate him as a robbery witness, was sentenced on Tuesday, December 7, to 25 years to life in prison by Judge Victor Ort. FULL STORY

Antonio Bertolini, convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Syosset fireman Paul Behr, was sentenced on Thursday, December 15, to 28 1/2 years to life in prison. FULL STORY

The Greater Long Island Running Club offers its thanks to the good folks at Winthrop Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery for their continued support for the club's North American Wheelchair Championship Race. Dr. Alan Hartman and Nurse Kathy Wagner of Winthrop met with Race Director Nick Katsounis recently to discuss plans for the 2000 event, and Nick presented them with special plaques to thank them for their past support, along with race T-shirts from 1999. FULL STORY