Congressman Gary Ackerman is presently serving his 11th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is a senior member of the House International Relations Committee and the House Financial Services Committee. This year, Rep. Ackerman is running on the Democrat, Independence, and Working Families party lines. FULL STORY

Blair Mathies is a newcomer to politics, but feels that his career and life experiences have prepared him to serve as Congressman. He is running on the Democratic line in the third congressional district. FULL STORY

The second Walk-A-Thon for Juvenile Diabetes fundraiser, hosted by the North Shore High School Key Club, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 24 at the North Shore High School track. FULL STORY

On Saturday, Oct. 2, the YMCA at Glen Cove celebrated the opening of its new Aquatic Center. The $650,000 project involved a complete renovation of the fifty-year-old complex. The work, done by Joseph Graziose, Sr., Joseph Graziose, Jr., William Novak and the local firm Paramount Development Associates was completed in a remarkable eight-week period. FULL STORY