In 1853, Isaac Hicks began selling trees to his Westbury neighbors. Soon after, he began Isaac Hicks and Son, a company he ran out of a shed in his backyard. Now, 150 years later, Hicks Nurseries, Inc. is still selling trees as well as various other products to meet the horticultural needs of Long Islanders. FULL STORY

A notice of claim filed against the Westbury Memorial Public Library last year has since become a full-blown lawsuit. In April, Joan Boes, a resident of Westbury Village and a former library employee, moved forward with a $1.2 million lawsuit against the library, its director, current and past board members, and three employees who were officers of the library's staff association. FULL STORY

Carle Place High School's 2003 Varsity Softball Team earned their first Nassau County/Section VIII Class 'C' Championship in six years. This was quite an accomplishment because only five of the regular 13 varsity players had returned after the 2002 season. FULL STORY

Harrison D. Sanford of Westbury is a sportswriter in training. Beginning in the fall, the 16-year-old junior at Lawrence Woodmere Academy (LWA) will write a column for SchoolSports magazine, and recently covered the NBA draft at Madison Square Garden for the publication. His column will cover basketball, baseball and tennis at the Academy and will also appear on the magazine's website. FULL STORY