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7 Ways To Organize And Store Holiday Decorations

LIMG December 8, 2023

Decorating a home for holidays is quite popular. A survey from the National Retail Federation found that 53 percent of respondents said they were planning to decorate their home or yard for Halloween in 2023. Lombardo Homes polled 1,000 Americans in 2021 and 94 percent said they celebrate

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Smithtown High School West Hosts ‘Fight Against Cancer’ Game Vs High School East

LIMG December 8, 2023

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD The Smithtown High School West and High School East girls basketball teams played against each other on Dec. 7, but the game had a deeper meaning than just the score. The teams were playing to raise money to fight cancer, and especially to support High School West sophomore, Hannah Waller […]

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Bellport HS Senior Earns Full College Scholarship Through QuestBridge

LIMG December 8, 2023

Photo courtesy of the South Country Central School District Bellport High School senior Evelyn Soto has earned a full four-year college scholarship through the QuestBridge Match Scholarship Program. Soto is one of more than 17,000 applicants to earn a QuestBridge scholarship, which connects high-achieving high school seniors from low-income backgrounds with full four-year

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Smithtown CSD Faculty Takes On The Harlem Wizards

LIMG December 8, 2023

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD On Dec. 6, Nesaquake Middle School teamed up with St. James and Dogwood elementary schools for a fun community family event held at Smithtown High School East. Organized by each school’s PTA presidents, principals, assistant principals and teachers laced up their sneakers for a full court basketball game vs the […]

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Kicking Off The Holidays At Senior To Senior Dinner

LIMG December 8, 2023

Pictured: Members of the Class of 2024 held their annual senior to senior dinner with senior citizens from the Town of Babylon on Dec. 5. Photo courtesy of Copiague School District The seniors from Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School’s Class of 2024 connected with seniors from the Town of Babylon at their annual senior […]

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East Islip’s Connetquot Second Graders Explore Life Cycles At Seatuck

LIMG December 8, 2023

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District Second graders at East Islip’s Connetquot Elementary School recently visited the Seatuck Environmental Association’s South Shore Nature Center to learn about plant and animal life cycles. The trip included a pond exploration, a forest hike and visiting with animals inside the center. “Our students loved the trip, learned […]

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Second Graders Show Off Their Green Thumbs

LIMG December 8, 2023

Photo courtesy of Copiague School District Second graders in Ms. Kelly’s class at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School in the Copiague School District are showing off their green thumbs as they grow plants from just bulbs. One bulb was placed in water so students could observe the root system. The other bulb was planted in […]

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Governor Hochul Announces South Fork Wind Delivers First Offshore Wind Power To Long Island

LIMG December 7, 2023

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the successful delivery of clean power to Long Island from the first operational wind turbine at South Fork Wind, marking a historic milestone of the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in federal waters to begin “powering up” in the United States. The project has completed the installation of two turbines, […]