Harvey Levinson, chairman of the Nassau County Department of Assessment, recently held a press conference questioning an agreement between the Town of Hempstead's Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the American Ref-Fuel waste facility located at Merchants Concourse in Westbury. According to Levinson, an intense review of exemption and PILOT agreements on file with the department uncovered that the Ref-Fuel facility has not paid property taxes since it became operational in 1985. FULL STORY

At a podium in front of the Levittown Veterans Memorial Park in her hometown, Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray announced her bid for re-election this November. FULL STORY

Women of all ages and levels are cordially invited to be part of the 22nd annual Vytra Health Plans Long Island Women's 5 Kilometer Run, to be held on the roads of Farmingdale on Saturday morning, July 9. FULL STORY

Among the highlights of the Tuesday, June 21 meeting of the Greater Long Island Running Club will be a recap by running author John Hanc of his experiences as a participant in the 2005 Antarctica Marathon. The meeting will be held at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, 999 Old Country Road in Plainview, starting promptly at 8 p.m. The general public is cordially invited to attend. FULL STORY