Good News: State to Step in on Sandy-Ravaged Boardwalk

Cuomo: State Will Cover Shortfall for Boardwalk Rebuild
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that the state will cover the remaining $9.3 million in cost to rebuild the Long Beach boardwalk that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will not reimburse the City of Long Beach for the $44 million project. 

Spreading Awareness of Injustices Against Women
A Hewlett High School student has been honored for her work in getting local municipalities to recognize the United Nations' "International Day of the Girl."

Young Israel of Plainview Makes Big Strides in Fight Against Cancer
Teenagers from The Young Israel of Plainview took part in the "Making Strides of Jones Beach" event Sunday. The walk honors survivors of breast cancer and raises money to help the American Cancer Society fight the disease.

Sagamore Hill Has New Superintendent
A career National Parks Service veteran has been selected as the next superintendent of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in Oyster Bay. Kelly Fuhrmann will begin his assignment at the home of President Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. President, on Dec. 1., the NPS announced Wednesday.