Some days just get burned into a parent’s memory. April 24, 2015 was one of them for Greenlawn’s Michele and Doug Martines.

As their son desperately needed a heart transplant, Michele received “the call” that there was a heart, and it was healthy.

Read on to learn how a miracle occurred and Siems was recently able to survive despite the odds stacked against him, and is now doing better than ever before!

The Huntington Bay Village Board of Trustees voted in favor of paying themselves during a trustee meeting on April 27.

Read on for the full story, including how much the board members will now make and what local community members think of this development!

For most of us, the words “take a deep breath” are more soothing than stressful. For 41-year-old Walt Whitman High School graduate Ann Marie Cortina, they pose an almost insurmountable challenge.

Read on to learn how Cortina's cystic fibrosis has caused her to need new lungs, along with how her family and friends are working to help raise funds to get Cortina through the transplant and beyond!