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By Legislator Anker's Office August 26, 2015
Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker, in cooperation with the nonprofit Mount Sinai Heritage Trust and with dozens of volunteers, planted the native plant pollinator garden at the North Shore Heritage Park in Mount Sinai on ...
By Long Island News & PR August 25, 2015
At the request of the Nassau County Police Department 3rd Precinct, a New York State Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert has been issued relating to the disappearance of Gabriel Nelson, 61, of Uniondale, NY on August ...
By Long Island News & PR August 25, 2015
Suffolk County Legislator Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst) recently competed in the County Legislature vs. County Executive Softball Tournament, which took place at the Hauppauge Youth Organization’s Sports Complex.
By Long Island News & PR August 25, 2015
The Holbrook Chamber of Commerce recently hosted their annual carnival weekend, for which hundreds of friends and families gathered for the festivities.
By Long Island News & PR August 25, 2015
Calling all tennis players for a great day on the courts! Whether you are an avid tennis player or new to the game, you deserve a day of fun at the first North Fork Open ...
By Long Island News & PR August 25, 2015
If weather permits, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works will treat sections of the following communities as part of its ongoing effort to control adult mosquitoes.
By Long Island News & PR August 25, 2015
Freeport Village Mayor Robert T. Kennedy will join American Red Cross and Salvation Army Officials at 11:30 am on Tuesday Aug. 25, at 9 North Long Beach Avenue to announce a new state of the ...
By Long Island News & PR August 25, 2015
The three-time Atlantic League champion Long Island Ducks honored the career of all-time great Ray Navarrete and retired his number 16 prior to their Sunday, August 16 game against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs at ...
By Long Island News & PR August 25, 2015
U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice today hosted a visit by the recently appointed director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation Roy E. Wright.
By Long Island News & PR August 24, 2015
Till We Meet Again’ is selected to compete at Long Beach International Film Festival in September 2015 in the Official Selection.
By Long Island News & PR August 24, 2015
With the rapid decline of our local pollinators, including monarch butterflies and bees, Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker, with the help of local volunteers, will plant an Educational Agriculture Support Initiative (EASI) pilot garden on ...
By Long Island News & PR August 24, 2015
Join Long Island's 3rd Annual Car Free Day on Tuesday, September 22th!
By Phil Andrews August 24, 2015
Colby Christina, New York's very own Rising Star has achieved success that has led her to a National Stage at the National Black Theatre Festival.
By Long Island News & PR August 24, 2015
The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) today announced that Joel and Andrew Melamed, a father-son duo, have been named “EMS Providers of the Year” for their dramatic rescue of an unconscious ...
By Long Island News & PR August 24, 2015
Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky authored a letter today to National Grid urging them to stop charging homeowners affected by superstorm Sandy for gas service line disconnection and reconnection, a necessary procedure for those elevating their homes.
By Phil Andrews August 23, 2015
The Youth Empowerment Institute Inc. along with Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County Inc. will be holding its Third Annual Long Island African American Heritage Parade and 33rd TAHAD Festival.
By Legislator Anker's Office August 23, 2015
Suffolk County Legislators Sarah Anker and Al Krupski attended the Guidance Center’s Starfish Ball. The event was held at The Vineyard in Aquebogue and raised funds for Guidance Center programs that work to strengthen families ...
By Long Island News & PR August 22, 2015
The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce once again is hosting the Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Festival, Saturday September 19, 2015.
By Long Island News & PR August 21, 2015
Major Case Bureau detectives report the arrest of a Lawrenceville, Georgia woman on Thursday, August 20, 2105 at 7:30 am.
By Long Island News & PR August 21, 2015
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken announced today that nine mosquito samples and two birds have tested positive for West Nile virus.
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