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By Long Island News & PR August 13, 2015
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano invites all to attend the 1st Nassau County Antique Tractor Show to be held Saturday, August 15th from 10am to 4pm at Cow Meadow Park.
By Long Island News & PR August 13, 2015
Transit Wireless announced today that Verizon Wireless will participate in Phases 4 and 5 of the build-out of the Transit Wireless network that is bringing robust cellular and Wi-Fi service to underground Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...
By Long Island News & PR August 13, 2015
U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Kathleen Rice (NY-04) announced today that Molloy College has been awarded $234,745 in federal grant funding to continue to improve support services for low-income and academically-needy ...
By Long Island News & PR August 12, 2015
Due to the heavy rainfall, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against bathing at 64 beaches.
By Long Island News & PR August 12, 2015
June through September is a challenging time of year for food pantries as donations typically decline during these months and family need increases when school lets out.
By Long Island News & PR August 12, 2015
In honor of National 811 Day to promote safe digging awareness, PSEG Long Island is reminding customers, contractors and excavators to take care when digging to avoid hitting underground pipelines, conduits, wires and cables.
By Long Island News & PR August 12, 2015
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today revealed that, despite rampant and growing heroin and meth use on Long Island and New York City, the new federal budget slashes $154 million in funding from the Drug ...
By Long Island News & PR August 12, 2015
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced a historic agreement with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to build a state-of-the-art outpatient cancer treatment center on part of the parking area at the Nassau Veterans ...
By Long Island News & PR August 12, 2015
The Brooklyn-based Long Quan Seafood Corp. pleaded guilty to felony commercialization of wildlife on June 22 in Brooklyn Criminal Court and paid a $10,000 fine for trafficking in shark fins, New York State Department of ...
By Long Island News & PR August 12, 2015
A three-foot long alligator and a approximately five-and-one-half-foot diamondback rattlesnake were seized today by officers from the Suffolk County SPCA and NYS DEC Police.
By Long Island News & PR August 12, 2015
Researchers from Stony Brook University have confirmed the presence of cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) at Georgica Pond in East Hampton.
By Long Island News & PR August 12, 2015
Due to heavy rainfall, the Nassau County Department of Health is issuing an advisory against bathing at 19 beaches, effective today, August 11, 2015.
By Long Island News & PR August 11, 2015
The Suffolk County Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a missing Yaphank man who suffers from dementia.
By Long Island News & PR August 11, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced that nail salon owners will be required to secure a wage bond within the next 60 days or they will face newly enacted fines and penalties, which could include the closure of ...
By Long Island News & PR August 11, 2015
Roselle Cacio is a Long Island high-schooler of Glen Cove. This summer she took advantage of a trip to visit relatives in Italy to follow her aspiration to be a social worker, by visiting the ...
By Long Island News & PR August 11, 2015
Today, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Bassett and New York State Commissioner of Health Dr. Zucker gave an update on the outbreak Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx.
By Long Island News & PR August 11, 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 11, 2015
For the fifth year, talented Long Island music students received a unique opportunity to study and perform at Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts.
By Long Island News & PR August 11, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced that a record 92 percent of New Yorkers are buckling up and regularly using seat belts.
By Long Island News & PR August 11, 2015
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the state’s multi-agency deployment is continuing to test for Legionella and canvass additional locations in the Bronx.
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