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Community Organizations Help Bridge Digital Divide In Rocky Point

LIMG May 12, 2020

As Rocky Point students continue with distance learning, donors both near and far have been eager to lend a helping hand so that all students have the tools they need to succeed. Locally, the Rotary Club of Rocky Point and the North Shore Youth Council have lent Chromebooks to students, and

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Farmingdale Village Officials Donate Masks to Village Seniors & Residents, Thank You Essential, Health Care and Frontline Workers!

LIMG May 12, 2020

The Village of Farmingdale acquired a limited number of masks for distribution to our village residents and to seniors at the senior housing complexes. Masks were delivered to the senior housing complexes in the Village, including Grand Haven, The Knolls, Hardscrabble and Woodbridge. The management companies at the senior housing facilities were glad and surprised […]

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Bethpage Federal Credit Union And NYS Parks Announce The First Virtual Bethpage Air Show

LIMG May 12, 2020

Bethpage Federal Credit Union and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, are pleased to announce the launch of the Bethpage Virtual Air Show. Taking place throughout the months of May and June, the virtual experience is being organized to offer Bethpage Air Show fans entertaining and exciting activities to participate […]

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North Babylon Liberty Belles Helping The Hungry

LIMG May 11, 2020

The North Babylon Liberty Belles girls soccer team has come to the aid of their community. When the Covid-19 pandemic began and schools closed, soccer was canceled, however The Liberty Bells wanted to help! Rather than purchase warm-up suits for their team, they donated the money they had already raised and ramped up their efforts […]

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Healthcare Heroes Get Energized with Meals Provided by PSEG Long Island and Delivered by Amityville Resident

LIMG May 11, 2020

Over the past few weeks, PSEG Long Island has been helping to energize our healthcare heroes by providing catered meals to local hospitals and healthcare facilities on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, during National Nurses Week (May 6-12), dinner, lunch and breakfast were provided to the daytime and overnight shifts working on […]

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Jefferson’s Ferry Residents Say Thank You to Staff, Providing Free Meals!

LIMG May 11, 2020

The residents at Jefferson’s Ferry Life Plan Community fully embrace the lifestyle that continues to give back to their quality of life. They demonstrated that belief in their community recently, rallying to raise funds to provide meals to the hardworking Jefferson’s Ferry staff as a way of thanking them for the exceptional services that […]

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Port Jefferson Siblings Honor Those With Autism Through Virtual Walk

LIMG May 8, 2020

Earl L. Vandermeulen High School sophomores and sisters Alexandra Carlson and Kate Carlson took to the streets for a four-mile virtual walk in recognition of Autism Awareness Month. Joined by their mother, Port Jefferson Middle School special education teacher Christina Carlson, they did it to support the EJ Autism Foundation. More than 300 people participated […]

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Mother-Daughter Duo Face COVID-19 Pandemic Together

LIMG May 8, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic began, one Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) nurse came out of retirement to join her daughter on the frontlines. Mary Beth Patterson retired from SBUH after 12 years back in December of 2018 and moved to New Hampshire. Less than two years later, she heeded Governor Cuomo’s call for help and […]

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Hempstead Town Equips Local Scout Troops with Materials Needed to Create Personal Protective Equipment, Unveils First-Ever Coronavirus Merit Badge!

LIMG May 8, 2020

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Hempstead Town Hall was bustling with patrons and employees. Today, nearly two months into the pandemic, the Hempstead Town Hall parking lot was instead bustling with local scout families eager to pick up materials and get to work making personal protective equipment. Teaming up with the historic Theodore Roosevelt Council, Hempstead […]

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Massapequa School Libraries Continue To Support Students

LIMG May 8, 2020

National Library Week, from April 19-25, served as a valuable reminder that libraries don’t have to be physically open to serve a purpose, as demonstrated by the Massapequa School District’s team of library media specialists. They have continued to remain connected to their students by providing ideas for do-at-home activities. Massapequa High School librarians Jill […]