Over 250 St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope School students took to the streets recently to raise awareness and money to help the people and refugees of the Balkans. At last count, students raised close to $5,000 during their May 20 walk-a-thon and collected over $3,000 from parishioners during weekend church services. FULL STORY

The Village of Westbury held a public hearing recently to discuss proposals from the Westbury Divine Congregational Church of God and the Westbury Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, both of which want to construct new houses of worship on Brush Hollow Rd. FULL STORY

Most of Long Island's top runners were on hand on Advent Street in Westbury to take part in the annual Westbury/Carle Place Rotary Spring Sprint 5 Kilometer Run on Saturday morning, May 22. The Westbury run was the fourth event in the KeySpan Energy Grand Prix Series being staged by Long Island Track & Field, so most top local runners showed up to compete. FULL STORY

Thirty-one students at Master Charles Water's Hwang Karate Studio located in Williston Park, have received belt promotions after successfully completing a series of extensive exams. FULL STORY