Free PPE kits for small businesses
There are currently 6,000 PPE kits available to small businesses located in the town on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Author: The Long Island Times
Bay Street Theater to host acting class with Ben Vereen
Available to just a dozen students, Vereen will guide students through the craft of character acting and interpretation via the two-hour Zoom master class to be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16.
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Riptide returning to Nassau Coliseum for second season
After its inaugural season was cut short by the pandemic in March, the New York Riptide announced the team will return to Nassau Coliseum next April for its second season in the National Lacrosse League.
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Suffolk Federal donates to homeownership program
The donation will assist Community Housing Innovation in its efforts to empower and support families interested in homeownership throughout Suffolk County.
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Ocean Financial launches Thanksgiving food drive
The credit union’s branches in Oceanside and Seaford will be collecting donations through Nov. 20 and the food will be delivered to local parish food pantries within the Diocese of Rockville Centre in time for Thanksgiving.
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Brentwood park to get new playground
The park on MacArthur Avenue is slated to get a new playground structure and swings on a rubberized surface.
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Salute to WWII vets at museum’s Veterans Day program
The museum’s Veterans Day program will also feature vintage aircraft that will take to the skies to perform precision flybys over Republic Airport.
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ACDS hits the road with new mobile therapy vehicle
Utilizing the Mobile Therapy Services vehicle, ACDS is able to provide desperately needed services in a manner that safeguards the health and safety of the families and its clinical providers.
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Canine costume contest goes virtual
The free event is sponsored by the Nassau County SPCA.
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Nature Conservancy shells out funds to assist oyster farmers
The Nature Conservancy says it will help struggling oyster farmers impacted by COVID-19 and the economic downturn by purchasing 5 million surplus oysters and using them in nearby oyster restoration projects.
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Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze extended for another week
The event, a walk-through experience featuring more than 7,000 hand-carved and lit-up jack o’lanterns, had been scheduled to close on Sunday, Nov. 1, but it will now continue on Wednesday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 8.
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Purple Pumpkin Project promotes safe trick-or-treating
Homeowners can put an image of a purple pumpkin in their windows to let trick-or-treaters and their parents know that you’ll be wearing a mask and following other safety precautions when you open the door and hand out individually wrapped treats.
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Bristals earn healthy building recognition
The Fitwel healthy building certification system is operated by The Center for Active Design and highlights how a building’s design and operations can positively impact its occupiers.
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Aw shucks: Oyster Festival goes virtual with Oyster Week
The Oyster Bay Rotary Club and the Oyster Bay Charitable Fund present “Oyster Week.”
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Developer donates masks to Suffolk first responders
Blumenfeld Development Group recently donated 2,500 face masks to be used by members of Suffolk County emergency services.
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Trick-or-treat alley comes to Smith Haven Mall drive-in
The Movie Lot drive-in movie series at the Smith Haven Mall is gearing up for Halloween with a line-up of frightfully appropriate films and a special trick-or-treat alley.
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Library Café books 20 years on Main Street
The Library Café, along with the Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce, are planning a 20th anniversary celebration at noon on Friday, October 16.
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Racial equity program gives $175K to nonprofits
Launched in 2018, the Long Island Racial Equity Donor Collaborative is focused on strengthening community-based efforts to create economic opportunities among Black residents, enabling them to make meaningful contributions to their families and communities.
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Antique sale to benefit historical society and museum
The Huntington Historical Society is teaming up with the Whaling Museum in Cold Spring Harbor to hold two outdoor antique sales later this month.
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Jack O’Lantern Blaze to light for first time on Long Island
The event, being held at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration through Nov. 1, features thousands of jack o’lanterns that will create Long Island-themed sculptures like the Montauk Lighthouse and many other creations.
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Pat LaFontaine to host charity poker tourney
Organized by LaFontaine’s Companions in Courage Foundation, the online poker tourney’s proceeds will be used to provide tablets to keep pediatric patients connected to the outside world during their hospital stays.
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