Long Island foundation awards $226K grant to transit museum
The money will be used to survey, identify, catalog and digitize an extensive trove of historic material that tells the story of the Long Island Rail Road and related history.
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Stepping up: Long Island Hope Walk goes virtual
The fundraising event takes place from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 13. Participants who raise at least $100 will be mailed a Team Hope t-shirt after the event.
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Museum’s WWII anniversary event to be livestreamed
The Museum of American Armor and Nassau County will observe the end of WWII on Saturday, August 29 with a livestream of vintage armor on parade and prayer service.
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Lifeguards honored for saving Syosset man’s life
A team of lifeguards who work at the Syosset-Woodbury Pool were honored this week for their efforts in saving a swimmer who suffered a heart attack.
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Precision flying takes wing on Labor Day Weekend
The American Airpower Museum is using the event on Saturday, Sept. 5 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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Bernadette Castro honored with women’s leadership award
The award was presented on the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in recognition of Castro’s influential achievements that have inspired countless women.
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Huntington bus service gets $2.5M federal grant
The money, provided to the Town of Huntington’s bus service through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration, will be used for operating, administrative and preventive maintenance expenses to support HART’s fixed-route and paratransit services.
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County names road after Tuskegee airman
Part of Charles Lindbergh Boulevard in Uniondale is now named after William M. Wheeler, a long-time Hempstead resident and former Tuskegee airman.
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Scouts get merit badges in drive-thru ceremony
A dozen scouts were given the town’s COVID-19 Youth Relief Effort Badge of Merit at the Baldwin Park event for making thousands of face masks for first responders and essential workers.
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Girls Scouts get $10K business recovery grant
The grant money can be used for personnel costs, payment on new or existing debt as well working capital for items including rent, inventory, utilities, and legal and financial services and updated safety equipment procedures and protocols.
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Manhasset High students win awards in global competition
Four students from Manhasset High School won awards in an international clean technology competition.
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Island Harvest takes a swing at virtual baseball fundraiser
The Home Run to End Hunger program was launched to help meet the increased need for food across Long Island during the pandemic.
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Town gives $8M in grants to four Long Island colleges
The money, which was part of the town’s $133 million in funding from the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Act, will help the schools purchase the required personal protective equipment needed for reopening to students and faculty.
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Long Island Nets honored for social responsibility
The Long Island Nets have received the NBA G League Social Responsibility/Youth Basketball Program Award for achieving excellence in community outreach and youth basketball initiatives for the 2019-20 season.
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Six students get college scholarships from Suffolk Federal
The scholarships are part of a partnership between Suffolk Federal and Suffolk County Community College, where all six students will be enrolled this fall.
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Annual Clear The Shelters campaign begins
Little Shelter in Huntington is one of the many pet adoption centers participating in this year’s Clear The Shelters campaign.
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Local student artist creates murals for new animal shelter
The murals will be displayed in the main entrance of the new shelter, which is currently under construction in Bay Shore.
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Little Shelter gets grant to help older dogs
The grants from The Grey Muzzle Organization are aimed at saving or improving the lives of at-risk dogs.
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Mighty Quinn’s BBQ opening in Garden City
The eatery was supposed to open months ago, but the opening was postponed after construction delays and the state’s coronavirus shutdown pushed it back. The new restaurant has outdoor seating for 30 people and 57 seats inside.
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Museum of American Armor reopening with reinvented military posters
The museum has teamed up with military historian Dr. Erik Villard from the U.S. Army Center of Military History to present his innovative reinvention of motivational posters first created by the War Department during World War II.
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Students turn trash to treasure in recycling poster contest
Six elementary school students won awards for their artwork in the Town of Hempstead’s recycling poster contest co-sponsored by Covanta Energy.
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