Year in Review: 10 Stories of Triumph in Three Village

Three Village saw its share of moments of triumph in 2011. Here are a few that come to mind.

1. With the county legislature seat held by Vivian Viloria-Fisher open due to term limitations, Stony Brook resident and Democrat with more than 57 percent of the vote.

2. Incumbent Brookhaven councilman in November, garnering 55 percent of the vote.

3. who produced an award-winning anti-bullying video, "Every Seven," were recognized by the Town of Brookhaven for their accomplishments.

4. In an intense school board trustee race that saw two separate slates emerge among the eight candidates, one of the slates – – emerged the winner.

5. Six Ward Melville students were named , the most from any one high school on Long Island.

6. Vincent D'Aguanno, co-owner of Rumpelstiltskin Yarns, established a in October during the Walk for Beauty weekend.

7. Multiple Long Island capital projects got the green light when the state awarded the Long Island Regional Council $101.6 million in economic development funding – of which approximately .

8. Two local fencing athletes, Demi and Alexa Antipas, in their divisions at the USA Fencing Summer Nationals in July.

9. Star Ward Melville runner Mary Kate Anselmini set a national record in the steeplechase in June, later in that event.

10. The Stony Brook University men's basketball team over No. 2-seeded Vermont to earn a chance to play for the America East championship in March.