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West Babylon Students Get Creative With STEM

LIMG July 19, 2023

Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District During their summer program at Camp Invention, West Babylon School District elementary students spend a portion of their days engaged in hands-on STEM-based activities. This week, students conducted an egg drop experiment, crafting devices that

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VESPA Italian Kitchen & Bar To Open In Tritec’s Station Yards

LIMG July 19, 2023

VESPA Italian Kitchen & Bar, a popular restaurant in downtown Farmingdale known for its authentic Italian cuisine and lively atmosphere, has leased 5,940 square feet in Tritec’s Station Yards development in Ronkonkoma. The leasing brokers for the landlord and tenant were Maria Valanzano, Steve D’Orazio, and Jake Horowitz of Colliers. “VESPA Italian Kitchen

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Town Honors Old Bethpage Resident For Charitable Efforts For Cancer Causes

LIMG July 19, 2023

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and his colleagues on the Town Board recently honored Jennifer Biren, of Old Bethpage, for her exceptional charitable efforts as the Volunteer Event Chair of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Relay for Life, benefitting the American Cancer Society, as well as her remarkable community service to aid those in need. “Along […]

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Painting Performance And Much More At Massapequa Arts Camp

LIMG July 19, 2023

Pictured: Students in the Draw, Paint and Explore class at the Massapequa Summer Fine Arts Camp, joined by Superintendent Dr. William Brennan, showed off their completed artwork. Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District It may be summer vacation but a walk through Massapequa High School suggests otherwise. That’s because the Summer Fine Arts Camp […]

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Amityville Board Of Education Appoints Dr. Gina Talbert As Next Superintendent Of Schools

LIMG July 18, 2023

Pictured: Dr. Gina Talbert, the next superintendent of the Amityville Union Free School District. Photos courtesy of the Amityville Union Free School District At a business meeting on July 12, the Amityville Board of Education appointed Dr. Gina Talbert as the district’s next superintendent of schools, effective Aug. 1. She replaces current superintendent Dr. Edward […]

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Northwell Earns ‘A’ Rating For Social Responsibility

LIMG July 18, 2023

Northwell Health and 12 of its hospitals have been given an “A” rating as part of the 2023-24 Lown Institute Hospital Index for Social Responsibility. The rankings, which were released today, evaluates health systems and hospitals along 53 metrics of health equity, value of care and patient outcomes using publicly-available data. Northwell, New York State’s […]

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Ferro Foundation Powers Forward, Endows Clark Gillies Scholarship At Farmingdale State College

LIMG July 18, 2023

Farmingdale State College (FSC) today announced it has been awarded a $25,000 gift from the Ferro Foundation, which will support FSC students as well as increased recruitment and retention efforts for the College, beginning in Fall 2023. The scholarship was established with funding secured by the Ferro Foundation through the Clark Gillies Foundation, in honor […]

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Smithtown High School West Music Honor Society Named Best In State

LIMG July 18, 2023

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD The Tri-M Music Honor Society Chapter #1338 from Smithtown High School West has been recognized as Chapter of the Year in New York State. This is a very prestigious honor bestowed by the National Association for Music Education. The district congratulates Orchestra Director Joseph Cotignola and student officers president Stephen […]

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Scouts BSA Troops 43 and 430 Support The BSFD Run To The Pump Event Providing Encouragement And Water To The Runners

LIMG July 18, 2023

Troops 43 & 430 both charted by AMVETS Post 76 of Bay Shore, worked together to support the Bay Shore Fire Department’s Run to the Pump 5K on Saturday July 15, 2023. The scouts and scouters provided water and encouragement to the runners at the 1/2 way point. This has been a busy week for […]

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New York State Steve Rhoads Hosts Successful Cruise-Through Toy Drive in Hicksville Benefitting Local Children in Need

LIMG July 18, 2023

Pictured: Senator Rhoads was joined by Supervisor Saladino, Councilman Labriola, Legislator Walker, United States Marines, Nassau County Chairman of Toys for Tots Major Chuck Kilbride, Joe LaPadula, Jon Holzer, King Singh the Founder of King Fights Cancer Foundation, Seth Breland representing Assemblyman Blumencranz, as well as Boy Scout Troop 291 from Hicksville. On

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Pre-K Summer Program Is Underway At Amityville’s Northeast Elementary School

LIMG July 17, 2023

Pictured: Northeast Elementary School in Amityville recently kicked off their Summer Academic Success Program. Photo courtesy of the Amityville Union Free School District Northeast Elementary School in Amityville recently kicked off their Summer Academic Success Program. Their theme for the opening weeks were beaches and oceans. Prekindergartners read stories and learned

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Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton And First City Project Support Glen Cove’s First Responders With $15K In Donations

LIMG July 17, 2023

Pictured: Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton and First City Project board members join with City of Glen Cove elected officials and leaders of Glen Cove’s first responder agencies at Coles House on Friday, July 14. Photo by Peter M. Budraitis Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) joined with the leaders of the not-for-profit organization First […]