U.S. Reps. Gary Ackerman (D-Queens/L.I.), Steve Israel (D-Nassau/Suffolk), Peter King (R-Nassau/Suffolk), Tim Bishop (D-Suffolk) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-Nassau) released the following statement on the emergency economic legislation that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on Friday, Oct. 3. FULL STORY

Nassau County Legislator Judi Bosworth hosted the second of three community-wide seminars on tax exemption on Wednesday, Sept.17, at the Great Neck Senior Center. In welcoming a packed room of Nassau residents, Legislator Bosworth emphasized her commitment to "providing as many educational services as possible in our home town." FULL STORY

Morning Light, the long-awaited yacht racing film from Walt Disney Pictures, opens on Friday, Oct. 17 in Roslyn. Produced by Pacific High Productions, Morning Light is a true-life documentary about 15 young sailors (age 18-22) who sailed the TP 52 Morning Light 2,225 miles from Los Angeles, CA to Honolulu, HI in the 2007 Transpacific Yacht Race. FULL STORY