Working under the terms of a contract that expired Aug. 31, and protesting a median salary that union officials say is far below the median in Nassau County, negotiation leaders were already calling conditions in the East Meadow School District "a crisis." FULL STORY

Local business owner Mark Kaufman remembers when the New Cassel industrial park was considered a black eye to the Town of North Hempstead. "The buildings were in poor condition, there was garbage everywhere, criminal activity was common, the banks weren't giving out mortgages or loans, the entire corridor was listed on the state's Superfund registry, and, basically, no one really cared about the area." FULL STORY

Westbury High School's First Fall Sports Award Night was part of a design by Stuart Friedman to pay homage to student athletes after the end of each season rather than at the end of the school year. Friedman, district director of athletics for Westbury schools, was optimistic about the effect the event would have for the student athletes. "I thought that if we have awards nights at the end of the fall, winter and spring seasons, the students would enjoy it better than waiting until the end of the year to be recognized," said Friedman. FULL STORY