Did you lose your power on Thursday, Nov. 13 when the area was hit with 50 mph winds? Did your garbage can roll down a block or three and land right next to your newspaper? Did you have to move some branches off the driveway before you could leave for work? Consider yourself lucky. FULL STORY

For the first time in many a month, the Glen Cove City Council meeting of Wednesday, Nov. 12 was routine, civil (dare we say affable?) and short. Representatives of the Republican party were in the audience, present for the administrative and business sections of the meeting. FULL STORY

The Big Red boys' varsity soccer team finished the 2003 season with an overall record of 10-5-3. They were awarded third seed in the playoffs after finishing the league season at 6-4-3 competing in league B-1. FULL STORY

The Fall Athletic Awards ceremony was a casualty of last Thursday's strong winds, when a power outage closed down the high school. The event will be rescheduled. Student athletes and coaches have finished regular fall season play and are revving up for the winter season. The following is the final football report. FULL STORY