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Bethpage Fifth Graders Participate In Compass Skills Workshop

LIMG June 9, 2023

Pictured: Kramer Lane fifth graders participated in a compass activity with the help of Nassau BOCES naturalist Bette Bass (left). Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District On June 6, Bethpage fifth graders from Kramer Lane Elementary learned how to navigate directions through

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Smithtown Youth Bureau To Hold Adaptive Sports And Socialization Summer Programs For Children With Disabilities

LIMG June 8, 2023

The Town of Smithtown Youth Bureau, in partnership with the Smithtown Senior Citizens Department and Smithtown Recreation Department, will host an Adaptive Sports and Socialization Summer Program for children and youth ages 6 – 17 with various disabilities, who often experience higher barriers to participation in sports and socialization opportunities. “Fitness,

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Volunteers Needed For “Help The Harbor, Become An Oyster Gardener”

LIMG June 8, 2023

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilwoman Michele Johnson, in partnership with the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee and Friends of the Bay, invite residents to volunteer as “oyster gardeners” to help raise their own oyster brood in Oyster Bay Harbor. Raising oysters has numerous environmental benefits as it improves the local water […]

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Long Island FunFest Opens June 15 At Suffolk County Community College

LIMG June 8, 2023

Long Island’s largest fair features live music and entertainment for the whole family, exciting midway rides and games, and plenty of tasty carnival eats June 15-25 at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood. Included with fair admission are tribute band performances and other daily concerts; Saturday night Fireworks by Grucci; the educational Eudora Farms

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Bus Shelters With History Of Harboring Drug Use, Vagrants, To Be Relocated

LIMG June 8, 2023

In recent years, the Town of Islip has received numerous complaints from residents about dangerous criminal behavior, along with an influx of reports from the MTA Police and Suffolk County Police about illegal activities including drug dealing at Ross Memorial Park in Brentwood. In 2020, in consultation with SCPD, Town Officials made the decision to […]

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Farmingdale State College Receives $320,000 Gift From Yardi Systems To Support Incoming First Generation And Diverse Students

LIMG June 8, 2023

Farmingdale State College (FSC) today announced it has been awarded a $320,000 gift from Yardi Systems to provide eight (8) students with an annual scholarship, beginning in Fall 2023. “This is an incredibly generous gift that we are enormously grateful to receive on behalf of our students,” said Matthew Colson, Vice President for Development & Communications.

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Marine Corps Memorial Day Visit Wows Elwood Community

LIMG June 8, 2023

Pictured: The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon put on a stunning display at Elwood-John H. Glenn High School’s Memorial Day celebration on May 26. Photos courtesy of Elwood School District To coincide with Fleet Week, the U.S. Marine Corps paid an unforgettable visit to an excited Elwood-John H. Glenn High School on the morning of […]

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Brentwood, Copiague, East Moriches, Hewlett-Woodmere, Mineola, Oyster Bay, East Norwich, Sayville, Smithtown And West Islip Students Win PSEG Long Island’s Energy Conservation PSA Contest

LIMG June 8, 2023

Today PSEG Long Island announced the 11 student winners of its annual I Am EM-Powered Energy Conservation Video Public Service Announcement Contest. Two hundred seventy three videos were submitted by creative, local schoolchildren, and 11 made the final cut. Dozens of students and teachers who participated in the program watched the announcement live via webinar […]