In a special election held May 24, residents of the 15th Assembly District selected Republican/Conservative candidate Robert Walker to fill the seat vacated by Donna Ferrara last month. Walker, a resident of Hicksville, received 1,948 votes (unofficial tally as of press time) while Democratic candidate Kathleen Magin-Arecco of Oyster Bay received 454 votes. FULL STORY

Fellow Democrats and local residents flanked Levinson, 65, as he ridiculed the town's employment practices, alleging political connections still determine hiring and promotion. "That nonsense would stop under me," he promised. FULL STORY

Doric Capsis, director of athletics, health and physical education for Westbury Schools, was recently recognized as a certified athletic administrator by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA.) FULL STORY