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Gardens Of Dreams At Mt. Pleasant Elementary School

Photo courtesy of Smithtown CSD Town of Smithtown Supervisor, Edward Wehrheim, said he was amazed at what’s growing at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School. “I’m coming back when there are cucumbers to pick,” he told the students. The Town of Smithtown, Reworld Waste (formerly Covanta) and the Smithtown Central School District teamed up to create the […]
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Color Run Illuminates Bellmore-Merrick Community

Pictured: The Color Run is celebrated as community members run the permitter of John F. Kennedy High School. Photo courtesy the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District More than 150 community members came out May 18 to participate in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Color Run at John F. Kennedy High School. Organized by Robyn […]
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John Theissen Children’s Foundation’s New Family Fun Center Receives $50,000 Grant From PSEG Long Island

The newly opened John Theissen Children’s Foundation Family Fun Center in Wantagh has received a $50,000 Main Street Revitalization grant from PSEG Long Island, along with rebates for its energy efficiency measures totaling $4,085. The grant supports the Fun Center Arcade Room for the nonprofit, which was founded in 1992 to help sick and underprivileged […]
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Connetquot Hosts ‘Using Our Voices’ Mental Health Run/Walk

Pictured: Residents from the Connetquot, Center Moriches and North Babylon communities attended the “Using our Voices” Mental Health Run/Walk held on May 19. Photos courtesy of the Connetquot Central School District The Connetquot Central School District community flocked to the high school on May 19 to support the student-led initiative, “Using Our Voices” Mental Health