Assemblyman Tom Alfano announced that the State Assembly passed a major piece of legislation aimed at not only providing pay equity for women in New York State, but safeguarding against any discrimination in the workplace. Assemblywoman Susan John (D-Rochester) sponsored the measure to protect women entitling it "The New York State Fair Pay Act." FULL STORY

The West Hempstead Library Board and the West Hempstead School Board have announced that plans for the construction of a new West Hempstead Public Library were approved on Friday, April 29 by the New York State Education Department. West Hempstead residents overwhelmingly passed a bond referendum in June 2003 to build the new library on the corner of Locust Street and Hempstead Avenue. FULL STORY