Headlines From Nearby Communities

: The results of Tuesday's Northport Village Board of Trustees election are in. Incumbents  ran unopposed for two open trustee seats, receiving 149 and 139 votes respectively, and will begin their second four year terms this year. Read more about their goals for the future .

:  R-Seaford, will see his Congressional district change considerably under a new map that has been approved by a three-judge Federal Court panel.

: The tax levy for the 2012-2013 school year will fall exactly at the new tax cap, said to the Syosset Board of Education at Monday's meeting. , the district let out a collective sigh of relief at a relatively less daunting budget process.

: The Wranglerettes have done it again. The Half Hollow Hills High School West dance team took home three national championship trophies this year during its competition season.

: The  will not be making a resolution in kind to move funds that are being used for national defense toward local budgets despite the request of three women who represented various community groups.

Massapequa Eliminates 29 Teaching Positions: The Massapequa School District is eliminating 29 teaching positions as part of their proposed 2012-13 school budget. District Superintendent Charles Sulc made the announcement at Thursday's Board of Education meeting, which covered the instructional side of the spending plan. The 29 positions represent 4 percent of the district's teachers and will represent a savings of almost $2.2 million, according to Sulc.