When May Newburger was elected as North Hempstead town supervisor six years ago, she inherited a cumulative budget deficit of $8.5 million. Now in her third term, and seeking a fourth, the first female chief executive of a Nassau County township is touting a budget surplus approaching $4 million, a Moody's bond rating increase, and the creation of Harbor Links golf complex, which, according to Newburger, generated $1.8 million gross revenue in just a few months of operation. FULL STORY

Karen Banks' father's voice trembled as he thanked God and the volunteers with Habitat for Humanity for helping his daughter achieve one of her life-long dreams, "to finally own a home." FULL STORY

W. Tresper Clarke High School has a budding star in Danielle Jelley, Nassau County's cross country champion for the third consecutive season. Winning a 3.1 mile race at the Suffolk Coaches Invitational Meet held at Sunken Meadow Park recently, Jelley recorded a time of 19:26.7 and breezed to an undisputed victory. FULL STORY