Residents are encouraged to vote for one of the following two candidates running for a seat on the Board of Fire Commissioners for the Syosset Fire District. Voting will take place at the Syosset Fire Department headquarters located at 50 Cold Spring Road on December 13 from 2 to 9 p.m. FULL STORY

Former Knicks star, John Starks, came to Glenwood Landing Elementary School last month to help elementary and middle school children raise money for victims of the Gulf Coast hurricanes. The school chose the children's charity Save the Children to disseminate the money to the areas where it is needed most. FULL STORY