Come June Village of Westbury residents will see a 2.49 percent increase in their local tax rate, according to Mayor Ernest Strada, who announced the passing of the 1999-2000 budget at last week's public board meeting. FULL STORY

A decrease in assessed property valuations and a lack of its fair share of state aid continued to plague the Westbury School District this year during the budget process, according to Dr. Joan Colvin, assistant superintendent of business and management services. FULL STORY

Why not spend this Memorial Day weekend at SUNY-Old Westbury joining equestrians from all over the metro-New York area in celebrating the Smithtown Pre-Centennial Hunter Pace? Equestrians will ride through the beautiful fields and woodlands of Old Westbury, winding along former carriage trails, and new and old estates. Come and experience the beauty of the Gold Coast of Long Island. FULL STORY