Carle Place School Board Trustee Barry M. Dennis reached a career milestone recently, when the Nassau County Republican Party nominated him to run for the office of District Court Judge for the Third District of Nassau County. FULL STORY

For the past several years, Principal Philip Liotta and his staff at Drexel Ave. School in Westbury have been looking for a way to replace the school's 50-year-old playground equipment. Finally, in late July, their dream came true. A state-of-the-art playground facility was constructed and installed, thanks to the combined effort of many people, including Senator Michael Balboni, volunteers from Home Expo, BJ's Warehouse, and others. FULL STORY

Nationwide Insurance Company, acting through the Wiszowaty Agency, which will be relocating its offices to the Park Boulevard in Massapequa Park in a few weeks, has signed on once again to be the title sponsor of the 15th annual edition of the Nationwide Insurance Ocean to Sound Relay, one of Long Island's largest and most prestigious running events. The announcement of Nationwide's support was made by Relay Director Alan End. FULL STORY