Pictured: School social worker Sarah Glassman, students Devaanshi Kawatra, Lily Kovac, Emma Krittman, Abigail O’Hara, Zachary Fradella and Assistant Principal Charlotte Hirsch-Beckman Five Bethpage High School students with a dedication to community service and kindness have been recognized by
Pictured: NICE Bus and United Way of Long Island distribute Everyone Rides NICE Metrocards to 14 Community Partners and Social Service Agencies, including Choice for All, Circulo de la Hispanidad, Coalition for the Homeless, Hempstead Civic Association, Hempstead Works, Hispanic Brotherhood, Hispanic Counseling Center, Long Island Federally Qualified Health Center/LIFQHC,
Pictured: The 2022 Polar Express Event. Photo courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District For the ninth year in a row, Santa’s sled will back up to the Brookside School, in Merrick on Dec. 9 filled to the brim with gifts for children of all ages. More than 1,000 toys and gifts are waiting […]
United Way of Long Island’s 2023 “Stuff-A-Bus” program provided over 5,000 backpacks filled with school supplies for kindergarten through 5th grade students across Nassau and Suffolk counties. Corporate partners and community members dropped off donated school supplies at United Way’s Entenmann’s Family Center for Hope in Deer Park, NY. Volunteers came together to pack the
Pictured: From left to right, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Champion Wrestler Marc Mero, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly and State Senator Steve Rhoads. Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino recently joined the Building Inspectors Association of Nassau County in honoring Marc Mero, a champion wrestler in the WCW and WWE and founder […]
Photos courtesy of the Seaford School District For 30 years, Nassau County crossing guard Cheryl Schollp helped youngsters safely navigate their way to Seaford Harbor Elementary School from her post at the corner of Neptune Avenue and Bayview Street. “Ms. Cheryl” or “Ms. Sherry” as she was known to students, retired on Jan. 20 and […]
Photo courtesy of the Office of Legislator Joshua A. Lafazan From left: Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé, Joshua Lafazan and Arnold W. Drucker, pictured in the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Nassau County Legislator Joshua A. Lafazan (D – Woodbury) joined with fellow members of the Nassau County Legislature’s
With fall officially here Farmingdale Village announces several upcoming community events planned. Farmingdale Columbus Weekend Fair – October 7-10, 2022 – planned by the Farmingdale Fire Department: Carnival rides, games, live music, magic shows, raffles (behind the Firehouse, weather permitting). Magic Shows: 10/8 at 3 pm and 10/9 at 4pm. Live Music: 7-
Photo courtesy to the Office of Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Kevan M. Abrahams Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Kevan M. Abrahams (D – Freeport) and his Minority Caucus colleagues are proposing major reforms that would overhaul and democratize the way Nassau residents elect their Legislators. During a press conference at the Theodore Roosevelt
To ensure that utilities pay their fair share of taxes on the properties they own, Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages (D – Lawrence) is sponsoring legislation that would require such entities to file annual income and expense statements for what they own and operate in Nassau County. Legislator Solages unveiled the proposal during a Monday, […]
Suffolk County residents got a boost in paying for childcare. As part of the 2022-23 New York State budget, families earning up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level will qualify for assistance. Previously, the income standard set by the State for childcare subsidies was 200 percent. Assistance will be administered locally by the […]
Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) joined Harry Chapin’s son, Josh, and leaders of Long Island Cares – The Harry Chapin Food Bank at the organization’s Essential Market in Bethpage on Monday, May 2 to unveil legislation that would designate July 16 as Harry Chapin Day in Nassau County. Not only would […]
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