Make the season brighter for over 400 local children coping with serious illness and trauma on Long Island. All parents feel the pressure to make the season magical for their children, but when families are stressed with medical visits, painful treatments, and financial burdens, taking part in
There is a reason for the holiday season and that reason is the spirit of giving! Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and the Town Board today announced a partnership with the U.S. Marine Toys for Tots Foundation that invites all attendees of the Winter Drive-In Movie Festival at Town Park, Pt. Lookout to bring along […]
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – Long Island Region would like to advise that the 2021 Annual Caumsett Fishing Permit will only be sold via online submission through DocuSign. There will be no in-person sales at Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve or the Regional Permit Office. The permit will […]
The Food to Overcome Outcomes Disparities (FOOD) Program opened a new food pantry at MSK Commack on November 23, just in time for Thanksgiving. MSK Commack is the second pantry the FOOD Program started on Long Island — the first is at MSK Nassau, which opened in spring 2019 and has served more than 150 […]
December 9, 2020- New York Health (NYHealth) is proud to announce that board-certified Internist and Geriatric Medicine physician, Charles G. Bleecher, MD, FACP will be joining its team of dedicated physicians. Dr. Bleecher will begin practicing at 5316 Nesconset Hwy, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776. A passion for understanding the complexities of the human body […]
Hundreds of children on Long Island and throughout the region, many of them facing medical crises, will have their holiday season brightened this year thanks to the Unity Holiday All Stars toy drive, which collected more than 650 toys on Sunday, Dec. 6. With COVID-19 restricting crowds and gatherings, this year’s collection was a “drive-by” […]
Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilman Lou Imbroto caution residents who leave donations in collection bins to make sure the organizations behind those bins have good intentions. Particularly during the holiday season, Town officials have witnessed a proliferation in illegally-placed bins asking residents to drop off clothing or toy donations. Many of
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilman Tom Hand and Receiver of Taxes Jeffrey Pravato joined the United States Marines Corp. in hosting a massive, first-of-its-kind ‘Cruise-Thru’ Toys for Tots Collection Drive at John Burns Park in Massapequa on Saturday, December 5th. The Town of Oyster Bay collected over 16,000 toys to help families impacted […]