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LATEST CORONAVIRUS UPDATE FROM LINDENHURST MAYOR MICHAEL LAVORATA

LIMG April 1, 2020

As you know, the COVID-19 pandemic continues.  We are all navigating our way through this difficult time, but we will get through it together!  The Village Board and I have had to make some tough decisions recently, all with the same goal – to stop the spread of the virus and to protect our

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Dancing With a Purpose

LIMG March 31, 2020

In early March, fourth graders at Edward J. Bosti Elementary school wowed their families, teachers and fellow students with a ballroom dancing performance. This impressive show was a culmination of 10 weeks of practicing the meringue, fox trot, rumba, swing, tango and waltz in their physical education classes through a partnership with nonprofit organization “Dancing […]

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Northport Early Childhood Program Lottery Open

LIMG March 31, 2020

Northport High School’s Early Childhood Education program has 16 available openings for the 2-Year-Old Toddler Program for the 2020-21 school year. The district will be holding a lottery for Northport-East Northport residents to fill these spots. Each toddler will be paired with a student from Northport’s Family and Consumer Science class, where students will be […]

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Northport-East Northport Students Spread Positivity Through Chalk

LIMG March 31, 2020

Messages written in chalk have helped many Northport-East Northport families stay positive over the past few weeks while schools are closed. Throughout the community, along sidewalks and driveways, passerby have read messages like ‘Stay positive,” “Love is all you need,” ‘DAS Strong,” and “We got this.” Additionally, many of the messages included drawings of rainbows […]

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Jefferson’s Ferry Collects and Delivers 527 Pounds of Food to Island Harvest Food Bank

Editor March 30, 2020

During the first two weeks of March, Jefferson’s Ferry Life Plan Community residents and staff held a “Stuff a Bus” food drive, collecting 527 pounds of non-perishable items which were then delivered to Island Harvest Food Bank for distribution. The group effort was part of the Jefferson’s Ferry Foundation’s community outreach efforts to support Long […]

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Rep. Zeldin Helps Promote Riverhead Grab & Go Meal Distribution to Local Families in Need

LIMG March 30, 2020

Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, joined the Riverhead Central School District, on Friday, March 21, 2020, at Aquebogue Elementary School to help promote the district’s Grab & Go Meal Distribution, cosponsored by Island Harvest, at all K-4 elementary schools in the Riverhead Central School District,

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SBA Disaster Assistance in Response to the Coronavirus

LIMG March 30, 2020

• The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Upon a request received from a state’s or territory’s Governor, SBA will issue under its own authority, as provided by the

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Four Seaford Juniors Selected to Boys State Program

LIMG March 30, 2020

Four Seaford High School students have been selected to participate in American Legion Boys State, a leadership action program. Craig Ackerman, Colin Merrigan, Michael Scimeca and Brian Wise will be sponsored by Seaford American Legion Post No. 1132. This year’s Boys State conference runs from June 28 to July 3 at SUNY Morrisville. Qualified male […]