Who will be Nassau County's presiding officer? A decision that was supposed to occur last week is still up in the air and will probably not be made until sometime in the upcoming weeks due to current seat holder Judy Jacobs' political maneuver to block a fellow legislator's attempts to oust her. FULL STORY

Ed Stern, president of Neptune Regional Transmission System (RTS), LLC, developer of the Neptune undersea electric transmission project between New Jersey and Long Island, and Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Chairman Richard Kessel met in New Cassel last month with elected officials from North Hempstead and Nassau County. FULL STORY

At the Westbury School District's December board of education meeting Westbury High School's Soccer Coach Christopher Valentini was recognized by Conference ABC2 as Soccer Coach of the Year. Valentini was presented his certificate by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Constance Clark in front of the community. FULL STORY

SUNY College at Old Westbury women's basketball player Leah Hernandez was named the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week on Monday, Jan. 2. It is the first such honor for Hernandez. FULL STORY