The Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education met for its annual reorganization meeting July 13 and re-elected Archie Cheng of Floral Park as its president. Cheng had been vice-president of the Sewanhaka Board of Education since 1997. He has served on the Floral Park-Bellerose Board of Education since 1989 and has represented Floral Park/Bellerose on the Sewanhaka Board of Education since 1991. He is an attorney practicing in Floral Park. He graduated from Queens College and holds a juris doctorate from Brooklyn Law School. Cheng has been attorney for the Floral Park Indians, a member of the Floral Park Rescue Company, coach of the Indians soccer and basketball programs, co-coach for the Floral Park Little League and coach for OLV-CYO lacrosse. He's lived in Floral Park Village since 1978 with his wife, Denise, a registered nurse. His three children are all graduates of Floral Park Memorial High School. FULL STORY

Heeding a government warning that terrorists were planning another strike on New York City, police closed several midtown Manhattan streets and banned trucks from bridges and tunnels leading to the city's financial district earlier this week. FULL STORY