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By Long Island News & PR December 19, 2015
In celebration of the holiday season, the Green Vale 1st grade class entertained their peers, parents and faculty with a stellar performance of “The Polar Express” on Wednesday, December 9.
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,092,917 in federal funding to the Town of Brookhaven for restoration work to dunes at Friendship Beach that were damaged as a result of Superstorm ...
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
Yesterday, United States Judge Arthur D. Spatt of the Eastern District of New York entered a decree ordering the forfeiture of approximately $40 million in net proceeds from the sale of a Montauk beachfront property.
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the just-unveiled must-pass tax package, the “Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015,” includes a permanent extension of key provisions in two anti-poverty tax credits that ...
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) entitled "White-tailed Deer Damage Management in New York."
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced that the New York State Police and local law enforcement across New York will participate in the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign from Friday, December 18, 2015 through Friday, ...
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating an incident in which a woman was seriously injured in front of her Ronkonkoma home when a landscaping truck, backed into her.
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Senate has passed a two-year extension of the Federal Perkins Loan program, through the Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015.
By Long Island News & PR December 18, 2015
Joined by his colleagues from the Suffolk County Legislature’s Republican Caucus, Legislator Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst) recently led a call for heightened oversight of the Suffolk County Police Department via a federal monitor.
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
The National Bagel Association is proud to announce the first annual “National Bagel Eating Contest” scheduled for February 7, 2016, which is the Sunday before National Bagel Day.
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
Suffolk County Police have arrested a Central Islip man for a rental scam that occurred during the past week.
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
The new leadership of the Suffolk County Police Department will be meeting with the leaders of various cultural and minority groups to enhance relationships and ensure that their concerns are being clearly addressed.
By Legislator Anker's Office December 17, 2015
Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker joined the SADD Club for their Holiday Magic Dinner at the Mount Sinai High School where the club presented holiday gifts to less fortunate children and families.
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
Citing media coverage of several recent fire incidents, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) today issued a series of safety tips urging hover board owners to read product guidelines and be aware of potential fire ...
By Phil Andrews December 17, 2015
Sharon J. Davis, CEO, SJ Edwards, Inc. / Vice President Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. was awarded by Long Island Business News as one of the top 50 Influential Women Award recognizing ...
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
In an effort to reverse the rise in heroin and opioid-related deaths in Suffolk County, health officials on Monday conducted Opioid Overdose Response training for staff of 11 local school districts at the Eastern Suffolk ...
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
The holiday season has begun to bustle! People are celebrating, decorating with lights, putting up Christmas trees, lighting candles and preparing special meals. The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) would like ...
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced $75 million in grants to support 45 drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects throughout New York State.
By Long Island News & PR December 17, 2015
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the just-unveiled must-pass tax “extenders package,” the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015, includes an extension of the “mass transit tax benefit,” which would provide ...
By Wendy L December 16, 2015
The fight to reauthorize funds for 9/11 survivors by extending the James L. Zadroga 9-11 Health & Compensation Act (a.k.a. Zadroga Act) is expected to pass later this week after a long fight.
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