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Suffolk Awarded Nearly $1.5 Million Grant To Aid Low Income STEM Students

LIMG August 3, 2022

A nearly $1.5 million grant awarded to Suffolk County Community College will help the college increase the number of low-income, academically talented Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) students who graduate, transfer to a four-year STEM program, or directly enter the STEM

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Childcare To Become More Affordable For Many Low And Moderate Income Families

LIMG August 3, 2022

Suffolk County residents got a boost in paying for childcare. As part of the 2022-23 New York State budget, families earning up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level will qualify for assistance. Previously, the income standard set by the State for childcare subsidies was 200 percent. Assistance will be administered locally by the […]

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Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Community Open House, September 18, 2022 – Corporate Sponsorships Available

LIMG August 3, 2022

Photo Credit – Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc. (www.pal-o-mine.org, Islandia, NY), a private, not for profit organization providing a comprehensive therapeutic equine program using horses to facilitate growth, learning and healing for children and adults with disabilities, announced that it will be holding its 3rd Annual Community Open House on Sunday,

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Oyster Festival Returns This October

LIMG August 3, 2022

After a two year hiatus, the East Coast’s largest waterfront festival will return this fall to the streets of Oyster Bay. Supervisor Joseph Saladino, his colleagues on the Town Board and organizers and sponsors of the 39th Oyster Festival announced the return of the iconic seaside festival this October 15th and 16th. Supervisor Saladino, together with Councilwoman […]

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Smithtown Senior Citizens Department Seeks Senior Residents to Craft Items for Tender Years Treasury Event

LIMG August 3, 2022

The Smithtown Senior Citizens and Smithtown Recreation Departments are looking for crafters for the Tender Years Treasury event on Saturday, December 3rd from 10AM to 1PM at the Senior Citizens Department, located at 420 Middle Country Road in Smithtown. The Tender Years Treasury is an award-winning program for children, hosted by the Senior Citizens Department […]

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Long Island Nets To Host 3v3 Youth Basketball Tournament During Hoop Fest Celebration

LIMG August 3, 2022

The Long Island Nets, NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, will host a 3v3 youth basketball tournament during the team’s Hoop Fest Celebration at Jones Beach, on Saturday, Aug. 13. The 3v3 basketball tournament is open to youth ages 8-16 and teams can consist of up to three players and one substitute. All […]

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Town Announces Winners Of Patriotic Display Home Decorating Contest

LIMG July 28, 2022

Cunningham Family of Massapequa Park Flatley Family of Plainview Streletz Family of Massapequa Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilwoman Laura Maier announced the winners of the Town’s American Spirit Home Decorating Contest, which invited residents to express their patriotism and American spirit by decorating their homes in red, white and blue around

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PSEG Long Island Employees Pitch In To Help Tend The Last African American Family Farm On Long Island

LIMG July 28, 2022

Pictured (l –r): PSEG Long Island employees Tonya Simmons and Lindsay McKinley-Claxton and some of their family and friends volunteered on July 16 at Bethel Hobbs Community Farm in Centereach. A pair of PSEG Long Island employees and their family and friends spent a recent Saturday in Centereach supporting the last African American family farm […]