Fourth-graders from Melissa Bruno’s class at Unqua Elementary School took a short break from their busy daily schedules to build gingerbread houses with their parents. The children created their own designs using various types of candy. More...

St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School’s top student-athletes are selecting their colleges. The SJB community is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of many of its student-athletes. More...

Hello Massapequa! We hope that you are having a wonderful holiday season filled with great food and happy family memories. More...

These 12 dogs (and cats) of Christmas wrap up the year. Their stories are just a few of the “happily ever afters” of 2013. Some have been featured in “Pets” previously; some tales are new: More...

Edward L. Phippard of Massapequa died suddenly Nov. 7, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bethpage. He was 86 years old and a parishioner at St. Martin of Tours R.C. Church, Amityville where he was a member of the St. Vincent De Paul Society.  More...

An article that appeared in the Dec. 25 edition outlined the four-year saga of the Amityville School District, which sought to legally fire a tenured principal it charged with numerous incidents of professional wrongdoing.  More...

Dear Editor:  Political correctness is being used to divide us as a nation and undermine American values and principles.  More...