To give the school board an opportunity to bring contract negotiations to a "just conclusion," East Meadow Teachers Association (EMTA) President Roellyn Armstrong stood before a battalion of teachers and residents at the Jan. 27 board meeting and called for a "cooling off period," to extend to the end of winter recess, Feb. 28. FULL STORY

The Public Safety Committee's second investigative hearing on alleged overtime and kitchen abuse in the East Meadow jail ground to a halt as Sheriff Officers Association President Michael Adams cited a violation of union members' state civil rights. FULL STORY

Clarke High School's #24 Anthony Buffalino comes down with the rebound. He also scored 18 points in a game that was lost to Westbury 46-89. FULL STORY