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Newbridge Staff Gives Relocating Students A Special Goodbye

LIMG April 17, 2020

There were no hugs or handshakes because of social distancing guidelines, but teachers and staff from Newbridge Road Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District still found a way to say goodbye to two students who are moving out of state. Fourth grader Maya Ransom and her brother,

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School Spirit Is Strong In North Bellmore

LIMG April 17, 2020

Although teaching and learning is taking place from home, everyone remains full of spirit in the North Bellmore School District. Weekly spirit activities give students, teachers and administrators a chance to connect digitally and share a common experience. For the first spirit activity in March, children were asked to hang a picture of their school […]

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Sewers Mobilize at Farmingdale Schools

LIMG April 16, 2020

Over two hundred masks have been stitched and donated to essential workers in the greater Farmingdale area—courtesy of dozens of aides and monitors from the Farmingdale School District. Lisa Bell— a Woodward Parkway Elementary School aide, seamstress, and member of the Facebook group, Stitched Together Long Island, went to work right after school buildings were […]

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Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce Establishes Dalers for Dalers Fund

LIMG April 16, 2020

Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce, like business-support organizations everywhere, is doing everything they can to help support local businesses adversely affected by COVID-19. In addition to helping promote their member’s new business models to the community during this crisis and offering them various tools available to them through their membership, the chamber felt the

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MTAC Launches New Website

LIMG April 15, 2020

Updated Prevention Resources during COVID-19 Massapequa Takes Action Coalition recognizes how COVID-19 presents challenges for Massapequas’ youth and families. To assist Massapequa families in the prevention of youth substance misuse, MTAC has launched a new website with updated resources to prevent underage drinking, marijuana misuse and prescription drug prevention.

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Plainview-Old Bethpage Teacher Receives “Distinguished Teacher of 2020” Award

LIMG April 15, 2020

It has been said that good teachers can inspire and imbue a lifelong love of learning in their students. Mary Lou O’Donnell of Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School does just that. O’Donnell has been named a “Distinguished Teacher of 2020” by the Harvard Club of Long Island. Later this year, at the annual […]

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SPIRITS PROMISE EQUINE RESCUE LAUNCHES VIRTUAL CLASSROOM & SUPPORT GROUP

LIMG April 15, 2020

Spirit’s Promise Equine Rescue (2746 Sound Avenue in Riverhead) have announced they will host a Virtual Support Group and Farm Animal and Nature Virtual Classroom via Zoom beginning Wednesday, April 22. The Virtual Support Group for adults will be held every Wednesday from 11 to 11:50 a.m. and the Farm Animal and Nature Virtual Classroom […]

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Levittown Shows Its Appreciation For Essential Workers

LIMG April 15, 2020

Members of the Levittown Public Schools community are giving back to workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. From creating and donating masks, to donating food and supplies, Levittown staff members are showing their support and making a difference from their own homes. Art teacher Rachel Herbert from Gardiners Avenue Elementary School and teaching […]

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Meals Donated to Options Residents By Start-Up Charitable Organization Carroll’s Kitchen

LIMG April 15, 2020

Long Islanders helping Long Islanders was the overriding theme of the day as 80 individually packaged meals were delivered to Options for Community Living’s headquarters in Ronkonkoma by Carroll’s Kitchen. Options has been providing housing and support for Long Islanders recovering from mental illness and other chronic health conditions since 1982. “We serve more than

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Signs Your Tools May Need Some TLC

LIMG April 13, 2020

A do-it-yourselfer is only as good as his or her tools. Without the proper tools, even the handiest men and women may struggle to complete jobs well within their abilities. It doesn’t take a seasoned do-it-yourselfer to recognize when hammers and screwdrivers need to be replaced. And such tools are generally so affordable that replacing […]

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South Country Named a Top Music Community

LIMG April 13, 2020

The NAMM Foundation has designated South Country Central School District as one of the nation’s 2020 Best Communities for Music Education for its demonstration of exceptionally high commitment to music education and access to music instruction for all district students. The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit organization supported in part by the National Association of […]

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MTAC DRUG TAKE BACK POSTPONED

LIMG April 13, 2020

Residents asked to Secure & Monitor Rx Drugs in the Home Due to COVID-19, Massapequa Takes Action Coalition’s (MTAC) April Drug Take Back Event has been postponed until further notice. MTAC will inform all residents of the new date in the coming months. MTAC notes that the Nassau County Police Department IS NOT accepting any […]