Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced last week that investigators from her office arrested and charged an East Meadow podiatrist for allegedly bilking the Medicare and Medicaid programs of more than $30,000 over an 18-month period. FULL STORY

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo last week announced that a Hicksville health club and its owners have been banned from the business and ordered to pay full restitution to members who were defrauded after the club abruptly closed its doors and refused to refund prepaid membership dues. FULL STORY

It was a true fairy tale for the Lady Green Dragons, Westbury's Girls' Varsity Basketball Team, which ended its season with an unexpected run to the Nassau Class A Championship game March 1. Led by team members Shemique Hooks and Philana Nedd, the team accomplished the unthinkable, winning 14 games and making it to the semifinals and championship games for the first time. FULL STORY

The Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL), which oversees organized youth soccer for over 70,000 children in Long Island's 101 community-based clubs, hosted its annual soccer convention at the Huntington Hilton in Melville. FULL STORY