SPORTS SHORTS
YMCA fall football, volleyball Join the McArthur Family YMCA this fall for flag football (ages 4-14) and volleyball (ages 8-14) leagues. Flag football practices will be on Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursday after 5 p.m. with games Saturdays.
Bulletin Board: Published Feb. 3
The NYS Gymnastics early state meet was held on Long Island Jan. 28-29.
Local football standouts compete in military bowl games
The West fought their way to a 17-14 victory over the East in the inaugural Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl at Chase Field in Phoenix. Playing for the East included Homestead High School linebacker James Burgess, Miami Central defensive back Donaldven Manning and Westminster Christian quarterback David Thompson.
PROFILE: Mary Anne Hastings, The Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation’s backbone
Staten Island may be a long way from Boca Grande, but Mary Anne (Domiano) Hastings found her way here. From New York to New Jersey, Pennsylvania to Florida, she has traveled around the eastern part of the country looking for the right opportunity.
City delays choice of interim manager
Fernandina Beach Commissioners decided at a special meeting Tuesday to extend the deadline for applying for the job of interim city manager to 4:30 p.m. today.
DeVante McFarlane Makes It Official
According to John Garcia Jr. DeVante McFarlane has made an official commitment to the Syracuse Orange. Syracuse has had McFarlane verbally committed for awhile now as Coach Marrone has made an effort to keep all New York recruits with the Orange. The three star running back from Long Island was also recruited by Kent State and Vanderbilt but chose the Orange way back in the beginning of the ...
Kia offers 5 hours of Adriana Lima for Super Bowl
How many people will prefer watching 5 hours of model Adriana Lima on YouTube moving very, very slowly to the New York Giants defense moving very, very quickly? Or might people do both?
The Day In Photos
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez stands in of front of a Falklands Islands' map at Government Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. Fernandez says she will formally complain to the U.N. Security Council about Britain sending one of its most modern warships to the Falkland Islands and accused British Prime Minister David Cameron of militarizing their long dispute over ...
British foreign secretary visits Brazil
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague praised Brazil's growing economic and political power as he opened two days of talks with the country's leaders, and also assured that British policy on the Falkland Islands will not change despite pressure from Argentina.