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By Long Island News & PR August 29, 2015
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken announced today that nineteen mosquito samples and two birds have tested positive for West Nile virus.
By Long Island News & PR August 28, 2015
For the second year, Smith Haven Mall will host Back to School Blast, a daylong event featuring Long Island’s best family-friendly resources and essentials.
By Long Island News & PR August 28, 2015
While attending an Offense-Defense Football Camp this Summer, Preston Carey, and Brady Cooke, 8 year olds from East Northport, NY, were named Offense-Defense All-Americans and invited to participate in the 10th-annual Offense- Defense Bowl Week ...
By Long Island News & PR August 28, 2015
On June 16th, 184 golfers took to the greens at Piping Rock Club for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)’s 22nd annual golf tournament. Run by golf chairman Eddie Chernoff, the outing brought in $230,000.
By Long Island News & PR August 28, 2015
U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice announced today that two local Jewish community organizations have been awarded $150,000 in federal funding to support security enhancements.
By Long Island News & PR August 28, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced $17.2 million in state awards to 26 academic medical institutions for the training of new clinical researchers working on cutting-edge biomedical research.
By Long Island News & PR August 28, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced that 17 counties will receive portions of $50 million in total funding to enhance their vital emergency communications systems.
By Long Island News & PR August 28, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced that MTA Long Island Rail Road has reached an important milestone to improve service on the busy Ronkonkoma Branch.
By Long Island News & PR August 27, 2015
Hersh Fine Art, of the Long Island Academy of Fine Art, is pleased to present a group exhibition of drawings and paintings by Cornelia Hernes, Stephen Bauman, and Steve Forster.
By Long Island News & PR August 27, 2015
Nassau County enjoys nearly 30% reduction in major crime over the past five years.
By Long Island News & PR August 27, 2015
Recently, Skills Unlimited, an affiliate of Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) hosted Suffolk County Legislator Bill Lindsay III to their newly updated Mental Health SUCCESS PROS facility.
By Long Island News & PR August 27, 2015
Governor Cuomo issued a warning to college students returning for the fall semester that purchasing fake IDs is not only illegal, but also increases the chance of becoming a victim of identify fraud.
By Legislator Anker's Office August 26, 2015
Those who incurred losses from the devastating storm between October 27th and November 6th, 2012, have until September 15th, 2015, to submit a claim to be reviewed by FEMA.
By Long Island News & PR August 26, 2015
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has appointed Carrie Meek Gallagher to lead the agency's Region 1 office in Stony Brook, DEC Acting Commissioner Marc Gerstman announced today.
By Long Island News & PR August 26, 2015
August 25, 2015. The American Merchant Marine Museum at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point reopens to the public, Tuesday, September 1, after renovations.
By Long Island News & PR August 26, 2015
Vans will replace trains between Locust Valley and Oyster Bay between 8 and 11 a.m. this coming Sunday, August 30, to accommodate the athletes and spectators of the annual Oyster Bay Triathlon.
By Long Island News & PR August 26, 2015
U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice is hosting a Women- and Minority-Owned Business Resource Fair on Thursday, August 27th, at the Freeport Recreation Center from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
By Long Island News & PR August 26, 2015
Researchers from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services have confirmed the presence of cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) at Lake Ronkonkoma* off Pond Road, in the Town of Brookhaven.
By Long Island News & PR August 26, 2015
The Suffolk County SPCA is seeking information from the public about a dead dog that was found in Central Islip.
By Long Island News & PR August 26, 2015
Buses will replace trains between Port Jefferson and Huntington over the weekend of Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30 as the Long Island Rail Road performs rail grinding work on that stretch of track.
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