Members of six local villages affected by the proposed MTA/LIRR track expansion from Bellerose Village to Hicksville petitioned Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy March 3 with some 10,000 signatures asking her to oppose the billion-dollar project. FULL STORY

New York State Senator Craig M. Johnson last week announced the introduction of the Main Line Community Empowerment Act, a measure designed to give a voice to those affected most by the MTA/LIRR's controversial Third Track Expansion project. FULL STORY

Notwithstanding several inches of snow still covering the Bethpage State Park trails on the morning of Feb. 24, a great turnout of 145 teams of three runners each successfully completed the 2008 edition of the North Fork Bank (NFB) 3 runner by 2 mile Trail Relay. FULL STORY