Every Tuesday morning about 10 Hispanic women take a seat in a small classroom in a New Cassel home to learn English. They learn English terms that they could use in a job cleaning homes such as the names of cleaning products, parts of a house and terms describing household chores. On Thursday nights, it's mostly men who come to this classroom to learn English and a couple of afternoons a week, neighborhood children come to get help with their homework. FULL STORY

Some Westbury School District teachers recently honored outgoing Westbury Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Pinckney with a party at the Tivoli Terrace on Brush Hollow Road. Friends and community members also joined the celebration to bid farewell to a man they say has been a great administrator and a wonderful person. FULL STORY

Record-breaking scorer Kristin Restivo of East Stroudsburg University has been named to two All-America lacrosee teams. FULL STORY