State Senator Michael Balboni (R/C-Mineola) announced recently that the Senate recently passed his "Anti-Weapons of Mass Destruction Act" aimed at protecting the public against acts of terrorism. The bill would make it a felony under New York State law to use, manufacture, or possess any biological, chemical or nuclear agent that could cause mass destruction. FULL STORY

Loretta Dionisio is a hydrogeologist with the Nassau County Department of Public Works and a team member of the Nassau County Groundwater Guardian Community. FULL STORY

Wrestling is one of the world's oldest sports and, arguably, one of the most demanding on the athlete. It takes long hours of technical development in addition to an endless physical training regimen that some people may consider insane. There are three types of wrestling: freestyle and Greco-Roman, which are contested in the Olympic Games and internationally, and folkstyle wrestling, which is contested only in the United States as a modified version of freestyle wrestling that was created in the early 1900's to accommodate high school wrestling programs. FULL STORY