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Sylvan Avenue Combines Art And Writing For A Good Cause

LIMG December 12, 2022

Photos courtesy of the Bayport-Blue Point School District Sylvan Avenue Elementary School students in the Bayport-Blue Point School District combined their art and writing skills to make a difference in the community. Under the direction of social worker Sarah Post, third grade students

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Deer Park FACS Students Give Back With “Cornbread In A Bag”

LIMG December 12, 2022

Photos courtesy of Deer Park School District Students in Suzanne Long’s family and consumer science class at Deer Park High School made 41 “Cornbread in a Bag” donations to give back during the Thanksgiving season. “I asked the students, ‘With the holidays coming up, what is something we could donate besides money?” Long said. “One […]

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Museum Of American Armor To Honor Those Who Withstood The Deadly German WW II Counteroffensive

LIMG December 12, 2022

Veterans and families whose relatives fought during the fierce World War II “Battle of the Bulge,” are invited to attend a tribute and prayer service to mark the anniversary of the battle where 19,000 Americans lost their lives, Thursday, December 15, at 4:30 p.m. at the Museum of American Armor, 1303 Round Swamp Road, inside […]

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Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton Thanks Supporters For Overwhelming Support Of 12th Annual Toys For Tots Drive

LIMG December 9, 2022

Photos by Peter Budraitis Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum was once again transformed into Santa’s workshop on Sunday, Dec. 4 as thousands flocked to Uniondale to support an event that has grown to become America’s largest one-day Toys for Tots drive. As it has been since its inception, the 12th annual drive was spearheaded by Glen […]

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Northwell Doctors Save Storm Chaser With Congenital Heart Defect

LIMG December 9, 2022

Scott McPartland, 50, of Queens, NY, is the first to admit that he lives a life of adventure – and danger – that few would appreciate. As a storm chaser, his job is to travel to locations being affected by extreme weather and document the activity. The footage he records is then sent to local […]

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Port Jefferson Middle School Collaborates With Stony Brook University

LIMG December 9, 2022

Photo courtesy of the Port Jefferson School District The Port Jefferson School District collaborated with Stony Brook University’s Middle School Engineering Program for a hands-on engineering experience. Sixth and eighth grade teachers Mr. Robert Farenga, Mrs. Linda Moran and Mrs. Megan Roth-Ueno introduced their coding and technology classes to two graduate students from

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Kennedy’s Ty Gelman Named ‘Rising Scientist’

LIMG December 9, 2022

Photo courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Ty Gelman, the salutatorian at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, was named a Rising Scientist during Child Mind Institute’s annual On the Shoulders of Giants Symposium. The annual celebration of scientific achievement highlights the researchers that form the

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Medicare Lowers Premiums And Deductibles

LIMG December 9, 2022

By: Barry Klitsberg, Nassau County Medicare Counselor, FCA For those of us who are enrolled in the Medicare program, there is good news on the horizon.  Medicare has made significant changes to its premiums and deductibles, lowering the cost to the beneficiary. While the cost of just about everything has gone up, the monthly Medicare Part […]