Farmingdale

Matt Danowski

What do you know about Long Island? The Great Gatsby? What you've seen in glossy magazine photos? Take it from me, FDNY battalion chief Dan Melia, that's not the real Long Island. I grew up in Plainview, a couple of...

RHONDA BARUSHFARMINGDALE, N.Y.Rhonda, a ninth-grader at Weldon E. Howitt Junior High, set a national women's high-power rifle record of 491-14X at 200 yards in the National Match Course tournament in Manorville, N.Y....

EARVIN JOHNSONLANSING, MICH.A 6'8½" center, Earvin averaged 28.8 points per game and led Everett High to a 27-1 record and the Class A state basketball title. He also captained the U.S. high school team that won a...