When Karen Mesiha was looking to move from Park Slope, Brooklyn to Long Island, she turned to the Internet. She wanted to know more about various communities, school districts, stores and the finer details of each community. FULL STORY

Senator Carl L. Marcellino (R,Syosset), chairman of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, announced a joint hearing with the Senate Transportation Committee on the Long Island Sound Tunnel proposal. FULL STORY

The Joseph J. Gorman Council Knights of Columbus of Syosset will again be sponsoring a basketball free-throw shooting contest at the local level of competition for the year 2008. The date will be Sunday, Jan. 27. FULL STORY

The December 18 meeting of the Greater Long Island Running Club served as the club annual Awards Night for 2007, highlighted by a number of very special people receiving awards in recognition of their athletic accomplishments and in recognition of their service to the club and to the Long Island running community. FULL STORY