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Recycle String Christmas Lights and Cardboard Boxes this Holiday Season

LIMG December 22, 2020

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilman Tom Hand call on residents to recycle their old string Christmas lights and cardboard boxes this holiday season. Recycling cardboard boxes is even more important this year as shoppers flocked to the internet rather than malls to do the

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Thousands of Oysters Enter Harbor Rather than Land on Restaurant Dinner Plates Due to COVID Impact on Restaurants

LIMG December 16, 2020

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilman Lou Imbroto and Town Clerk Richard LaMarca today joined with The Nature Conservancy, Pew Charitable Trusts, and Friends of the Bay to provide an early holiday gift to Mother Nature as 50,000+ surplus commercially-grown oysters were entered into the harbor. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the shuttering […]

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Join the 6th Annual KiDS NEED MoRE HoLiDAY CHEER BUS ELF RiDE

LIMG December 15, 2020

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 holiday festivities can be overwhelming. That’s where the […]

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Clavin & Town Board Announce Toys for Tots Toy Drive at Winter Drive-In Movie Festival

LIMG December 15, 2020

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 […]

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack Opens New Food Pantry

LIMG December 9, 2020

​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 […]

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New York Health Welcomes Primary Care Physician Charles G. Bleecher, MD, FACP

LIMG December 9, 2020

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 […]

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Holiday Toys for Children in Need

LIMG December 8, 2020

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” […]

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Saladino Cautions Residents of Scam Donation Bins

LIMG December 8, 2020

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