by Patti Files Rodriguez
Forced to move to a contingency budget, Copiague school officials wrestled with tough decisions recently, cutting more than $100,000 from the $77,562,807 budget that voters rejected last month by a narrow margin of 1,088 to 1,076. More...
The harm caused by excessive drinking among college students continues to grow, according to analyses of several respected data sources, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More...
The pursuit of the "perfect tan" or just ignoring warnings to cover up and use sunscreen can cause skin cancer. Most cases of skin cancer can be successfully treated by surgery and other methods, but in some cases, skin cancer can kill. More...
Each year in New York State, more than 1,000 kidneys, livers, and hearts are transplanted thanks to the hundreds of people who donate their organs. More...
Vitamin E supplements do not prevent heart attack, stroke, and cancer and may increase the risk of heart failure, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. More...
Sports, music and art and all programs remain intact
by Carolyn James
Following a long and arduous discussion in which each Amityville School Board member outlined their concerns, the trustees voted last week to adopt the budget recommendations of Amityville School Superintendent Dr. More...
Within hours of putting in a 35-foot walkway at the nearly completed 9/11 Memorial at Cedar Beach, officials of the Babylon Town Memorial Foundation reported that someone vandalized the fresh concrete, setting back the project by at least $3,000 and More...
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