An 85-year-old Elmont homeowner who lost thousands of dollars due to a faulty roof and gutter repair received a $3,000 check today from Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gulotta. The payment represents reimbursement from the county's Home Improvement Restitution Fund, which has been established to assist homeowners when they experience problems with licensed contractors in Nassau County. FULL STORY

United States Senator Charles Schumer came to Long Island on Friday, May 22, and met with representatives of local weekly newspapers at the Nassau County Bar Association. The senator had a busy schedule, meeting with the Long Island Lawyers group before meeting the reporters and following that meeting with a meeting with leaders in the Long Island Breast Cancer Coalition. FULL STORY

Learn this boating season to skipper a boat safely. Sewanhaka Power Squadron is offering this new safe boating class once again because of the great response we had in 1998. Learn to skipper a boat safely and don't become one of the tragedies that we read about in our local waters. You can "Boat Smart" by taking this 4 week (8 hour) course. Class starts on Monday, June 7 at 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Herricks Community Center, Shelter Rock Road. FULL STORY