The results of a $12 million school bond passed in 1999 to add space to all six elementary schools in the Elmont Union Free School District are taking shape. It was announced at the November board meeting that phase I of the construction is complete and the school is currently undergoing phase II, which calls for setting up the foundations for the new structures. FULL STORY

Physicians at Franklin Hospital Medical Center are now utilizing a new minimally invasive breast biopsy technology known as the Mammotome Breast Biopsy System. FULL STORY

With the news that Nassau County's Budget for next year is very likely to merge the Department of Recreation and Parks into the Department of General Services, the need for local runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes to take part in the Nov. 18 Sprint for the Parks has become even greater. FULL STORY