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Free Salute To America Concert And Grucci Fireworks Show At Tobay Beach On July 11th

LIMG June 26, 2023

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board invite residents to celebrate our nation at “Salute to America,” the Town’s upcoming free Concert and Grucci Fireworks Show scheduled for Tuesday, July 11th, at the special start time of 7:30pm at TOBAY Beach. “Salute to America”

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Service-Learning Project Raises Money For Local Animal Shelter

LIMG June 23, 2023

Pictured: Fifth graders in Ms. De Carlo and Ms. Grieco’s class at Nokomis Elementary School raised $1,800 for Last Chance Animal Rescue. Photos courtesy of the Sachem Central School District Jen De Carlo and Robyn Grieco’s fifth grade class at Nokomis Elementary School in the Sachem Central School District recently completed a service project to […]

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Literacy Ball Celebrates Love Of Reading

LIMG June 23, 2023

Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District Kindergartners at Forest Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District celebrated their love of reading during the Literacy Ball on June 22. Dressed as their favorite character from one of the many books they enjoyed this year, students created posters featuring their favorite book cover or […]

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Bethpage Students Win $5,000 Grant In National Book Challenge

LIMG June 23, 2023

Pictured: Members of the Central Boulevard Elementary School Kindness Club with advisers Alexandria Mevo (left) and Karissa Mutch (right), earned first place in the 2022-2023 National Book Challenge hosted by Studentreasures Publishing. Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District Members of the Central Boulevard Elementary School Kindness Club in the Bethpage

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Wednesday Night After Receiving A Call, The Farmingdale Fire Department; Jumped As Usual, And Just In The Nick Of Time!

LIMG June 23, 2023

Baby Girl Makaley was born to Proud parents Sean and Gina Murphy in Ambulance #9299 with Farmingdale Fire Department Medic Phil LoNigro and crew, EMT’s: Ryan Hunt, Robert Warshauer, Dimitri Examilotis and Firefighter Justin Rogus. Lead by Chiefs Michael Tortoso and Matthew Hammond, and of course many more firefighters assisted. Baby Makeley and Mom will […]

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East Islip Fourth Grader Wins First Place In Brookhaven And State Science Fairs

LIMG June 23, 2023

Pictured: At the East Islip School District Board of Education’s June 21 meeting, Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School fourth grader Emma Kowalik was recognized for winning first place in the 2023 Elementary School Science Fair, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. Photo courtesy of East Islip School District At the East […]

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JFK Theater Students Steal The Show With ‘Space Pirates

LIMG June 23, 2023

Pictured: The Musical Theater Club at Deer Park’s John F. Kennedy Intermediate School presented “Space Pirates” on June 15. Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District The Musical Theater Club at Deer Park’s John F. Kennedy Intermediate School presented “Space Pirates” on June 15. Directed by teachers Michael Capobianco and Lori Palopoli, the story encompassed […]

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Cohen Children’s Medical Center Rated Best Children’s Hospital On Long Island, Achieved Best Rankings In NYS In Three Pediatric Disciplines

LIMG June 22, 2023

Cohen Children’s Medical Center has been rated the best children’s hospital on Long Island – and second highest in New York State – while earning top 50 national rankings for exceptional care in eight pediatric specialties, according to US News & World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Children’s Hospitals. In addition, Cohen Children’s achieved the highest rankings […]

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Smiles And Slime At Wenonah Elementary School

LIMG June 22, 2023

Photo courtesy of the Sachem Central School District Wenonah Elementary School students were all smiles during a slime-making, end-of-year activity. Students across grade levels worked with Mad Science to learn about polymers during the brief lab. Throughout the hands-on activity, they observed how the properties of their slime changed and were able to bring home […]

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Sunrise Mall Hosts Fourth Annual AFSP Blue Angel Car Show

LIMG June 22, 2023

Urban Edge Properties, Owner and Operator of Sunrise Mall hosted the Fourth Annual AFSP Blue Angel Car Show which attracted a record 512 vintage cars and more than 2,000 spectators. The show, which is recognized as one of Long Island’s largest car shows of the year, benefitted the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Long […]

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Learning Library Skills

LIMG June 22, 2023

Photo courtesy of the South Country School District As part of a work study program in the South Country School District, special education students have been using their skills to shelve library books, deliver carts to classrooms and organize supplies in school libraries at Bellport Middle School, Kreamer Street Elementary School and Frank P. Long […]

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Wounded Warrior Project’s Annual Solder Ride Returns To New York This July

LIMG June 22, 2023

The nationally recognized Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Soldier Ride® returns to New York July 12-15. Forty wounded warriors from across the country will come together to experience the multi-day adaptive cycling event. Soldier Ride N.Y. is one of WWP’s most memorable events because as warriors cycle through the streets of Manhattan, Babylon, and the Hamptons, […]