The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it will provide $2.8 billion in competitive funding to homeless services organizations across the country for supportive services and housing programs for people experiencing homelessness. The funding opportunity
Three scouts earned the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony at the American Legion Post in Smithtown. Celebrating their achievement were Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta, New York State Senator Mario Mattera, family, friends and fellow scouts and scout leaders, and other guests. Luke Finamore of St. James renovated and landscaped the area surrounding […]
Assemblyman Michael Durso (Massapequa Park), in partnership with Nassau County Consumer Affairs, held a free Scam Prevention Seminar at The Oaks at Broadlawn in Massapequa. The presentation focused on how seniors can protect themselves from becoming victims of identity theft, mail fraud, phone and internet scams. “Seniors are one of the most vulnerable targets for […]
Photos courtesy of the East Meadow Union Free School District From armored vehicles to police horses, the Nassau County Police Department held a fun, interactive presentation for students in the East Meadow School District’s Extended School Year program on July 28. Members of the NCPD lined up trucks and cars near Bowling Green Elementary School’s […]
Photos courtesy of Copiague School District Incoming seniors at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School will have a head start on the college admissions process thanks to a summer college admissions boot camp held at the high school. Two different sessions of the boot camp – one in July and one in August – ran […]
Tending to backyard vegetable gardens can fill many hours of enjoyable downtime in the great outdoors. What’s more, the bounty produced by such gardens provides healthy, fresh foods to gardeners and their loved ones. Although spring and summer are widely seen as the peak of gardening season, the mild temperatures of autumn can be a […]
Spring and summer are perhaps the busiest times of year for gardeners. However, fall is also a prime time to tend to gardens. The tree and bare root retailer Bower & Branch advises that soil temperatures in many regions of the country may still be warm enough to encourage root growth well into the start […]
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilman Tom Hand recently joined with members of the Massapequa Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the grand opening of Victory Recovery Partners at the organization’s newest location in Massapequa Park. Victory Recovery Partners provides non-judgmental support to patients as they detox from addiction and move through