Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer has announced the appointment of Senator Michael Balboni to be Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, the senior security and law enforcement official in his new administration. FULL STORY

North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman and Councilman Robert Troiano announced that the town board, at its Dec. 12 meeting, unanimously (7-0) approved a resolution creating a new Zoning Overlay District for New Cassel. FULL STORY