The Elmont and Sewanhaka School Districts, principals in the aborted plan to once again make the Alva T. Stanforth School an educational facility, have agreed to disagree and end negotiations regarding the sale of the building to one entity from the other. FULL STORY

To residents living in the vicinity of Sweetman and Kirkman Avenues in Elmont, the vacant lot on the southeast corner was initially a vast improvement over the abandoned, raccoon-infested house that stood there as recently as six-and-a-half years ago. FULL STORY

The air was clear, the wind was nonexistent, but on Friday the 13th anything can happen. And, it did on the most recent of "bad luck" days, and it took the form of a third-seeded New Hyde Park Gladiators win over the second-seeded Carey Seahawks in the Nassau Conference II playoff semifinals at Hofstra Stadium. The first time these two teams met, the outcome favored the Seahawks. Senior running back Andrew Okolski rushed for the winning score late in the game, but things didn't turn out that way in the semifinals and the Gladiators won 10-6. FULL STORY