Voting for the commissioners of the West Hemsptead Water District will take place at the George Washington Elementary School, 347 William Street in West Hempstead, and at the Washington Street Elementary School in Franklin Square on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Polls will be open from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Only residents who get their water from the West Hempstead-Hempstead Gardens Water District will be eligible to vote. FULL STORY

When the World Trade Center was struck on Sept. 11, West Hempstead Fire Commissioner Robert DeAngelis was working in one of the towers as a purchasing manager for a global engineering and construction company. FULL STORY

This season, the varsity volleyball team at Elmont was given little chance of making the playoffs. The team was too young, too inexperienced. That is, until playoff time rolled around and the Lady Spartans sat atop the standings in Conference III. FULL STORY