Port Washington News

Did you know that approximately 45 percent of the U.S. population owns at least one dog.

In 2005, more than 1,000 residents of Port Washington participated in the Community Visioning Process.

On what may have been the last gasp of summer recently, it was the official beginning of a completely new and beautiful addition to our waterfront.

Approximately 150 cast-off puppy mill dogs from several Midwest states arrived on Long Island Wednesday and will soon be ready for adoption at the North Shore Animal League in Port Washington.

But for those in the early stages of the disease, this picture could not be further from the truth.

Peter Meyer and Johnny Stanch have won a second consecutive Super Vee Unlimited class title at the Key West World Championship offshore powerboat races.

Burger King's franchisees are taking their fight against the company over sandwich pricing to court.

Peter Meyer won the Super Vee Unlimited class during the first of three events Wednesday at the Key West World Championship offshore powerboat races.

I have no idea if this has anything to do with the reclamation project at Mill Pond or Shields creek, but I am happy to report that, on Oct.

In advance of Tuesday's possible vote, advocates on both sides have focused on Republicans because the Democratic majority can only muster 25 to 29 of the 32 votes required for bill adoption in the Senate .

The subject of the health, welfare and safety of Port Washington residents ignited a hot debate during Manorhaven's town hall meeting held Oct.

Here are the foods and drinks that 6- to 12- year olds choose most often from the school cafeteria.

Mikey was a special needs child but as Officer Tony Guzzello points out "he was special not because of his disabilities, but because of his abilities." Sadly, Mikey passed away in his sleep over Labor Day at the age of 24.

Wherein NPD Group Vice President Harry Balzer predicts that frozen pizza will be part of the new "foodservice" landscape.

A waiter who worked at the Southampton bar where bouncer Andrew Reister was choked last year testified Friday that he tried with all his might to pull off the man who he said had his right arm around Reister's neck.

Come on down and participate in the Port Washington Thanksgiving Day 5-mile run, a great event for runners and walkers of all ages.

A vocal opponent adresses the crowd in the packed hearing room. The New York State Senate hearing on the state's non-collection of taxes on cigarettes sold to non-Native Americans on Indian Reservations brought representatives from Indian nations from all over New York State into a highly charged arena at the Borough of Manhattan Community College ...

Roslyn attorney Kevin Cohen remained mum Wednesday about his alleged adoption scam, which prosecutors said has grown to 13 heartbroken families from five states.

After three years on the sidelines, RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is on a half-billion-dollar buying binge that includes its first major U.S. acquisition in what its likely a harbinger of more to come.

A fifth-grader at John J. Daly Elementary School in Port Washington, she recently donated 22 backpacks filled with school supplies to the Port Washington school district's Community Services Office, which benefits disadvantaged children.