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Legislator Drucker Attends Northwell Health “Cardiac Cath Lab” Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

LIMG July 11, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Office of Legislator Arnold Drucker Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) joined with Plainview Hospital Northwell Health officials and medical staff at the Hospital’s new state-of-the art cardiac catheterization laboratory on Thursday, July 6 for a

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Dr. Mary-Ellen Kakalos Named New Smithtown Elementary School Principal

LIMG July 10, 2023

Pictured: New Smithtown Elementary School Principal Dr. Mary-Ellen Kakalos. Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD The Smithtown Central School District has announced Dr. Mary-Ellen Kakalos as the new Smithtown Elementary School principal. Dr. Kakalos, who replaces Janine Lavery who retired this past spring, has more than 25 years of experience in education. She has served as

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Brian Dolan Named Accompsett Middle School Assistant Principal

LIMG July 10, 2023

Pictured: New Accompsett Middle School Principal Brian Dolan. Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD The Smithtown Central School District has announced Brian Dolan as the new Accompsett Middle School assistant principal. “I am excited to be in Smithtown because of the tradition of excellence,” Dolan said. Dolan started his career at Harborfields High School as a […]

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The Sarah Grace Foundation Celebrates 20 Years Supporting Children With Cancer

LIMG July 10, 2023

Pictured: Left to right, Joseph Lo Piccolo & Deanne Caputo, WE CARE Co-Chairs; Marissa & Matthew Weippert, Sarah Grace Foundation; Sanford Strenger N. The Sarah Grace Foundation for Children With Cancer, Inc. has been providing support to children with cancer for 20 years. To mark its 20th anniversary, the Foundation has continued its signature programs […]

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Legislator Donnelly Encourages Registration For Distinguished Youth Award Program

LIMG July 7, 2023

Pictured: Suffolk Legislator Tom Donnelly honors 2021-2022 Distinguished Youth Award Recipients Muntazir Mehdi and Emily Franciscovich from Deer Park High School at the William H. Rogers Legislature Building in Hauppauge on Tuesday, November 22 2022. Suffolk County Legislator Tom Donnelly (D-Deer Park) is encouraging local youths between the ages of 13 and 18 to register

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Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience And Long Island Cares Join Forces To Combat Summertime Food Insecurity With Month-Long Food Drive From July 6 – August 6

LIMG July 7, 2023

Pictured: (L-R) LI Cares President & CEO Paule Pachter, Beyond Van Gogh General Manager Gerold Picard, LI Cares Community Events & Food Drive Manager William Gonyou Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience at Samanea New York (located at 1500 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY) is partnering with Long Island Cares (www.LICares.org) to help fight food insecurity during

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Harborfields’ Thomas J. Lahey Student Leaders Visit Paumanack Village Pen Pals

LIMG July 7, 2023

Pictured: Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School student leaders visited their pen pals from Paumanack Village in Greenlawn. Photo courtesy of Harborfields Central School District Students from the Student Council and Leadership Club at Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School in the Harborfields Central School District recently visited their pen pals from Paumanack Village in

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Seven Deer Park Student-Writers Honored In National Writing Competition

LIMG July 7, 2023

Pictured: Robert Frost Middle School eighth graders Arianna Ahmad, Vincent Cacciola, Victoria Hernandez and Cayden Zappola were recognized in the National Council for the Teachers of English writing competition. Photos courtesy of Deer Park School District Seven Deer Park students were recently recognized by judges in the National Council for the Teachers of English