After more than three years and dozens of go arounds between Nassau correction officers and county lawmakers, it seems the Sheriff Officers Association (ShOA) is finally on its way to securing a new contract. FULL STORY

Elvina Yau, an eighth-grader at Jericho Middle School, was among the orthographers (persons who spell correctly) from public, private and religious day schools of all faiths across Long Island who recently competed in the Long Island semifinals of the annual Scripps Howard News Service Spelling Bee... FULL STORY

Dylan Jaloza, a freshman at Syosset High School, recently completed the 2008 Walt Disney World half marathon. Jaloza raised almost $10,000 for the Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF). FULL STORY

Syosset Basketball League coaches Jon Halpern and Donny Shouldice guided their team to the top spot. The boys competed against 16 other second- and third-grade teams. The finals were a showdown against coach Gindi's team. FULL STORY