Good News

A grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting on Tuesday, May 25 at 4 p.m. will launch the school’s mission to teach students the importance of sustainability, organic farming and healthy eating habits.

The new program is designed to help the more than 1,500 residents within the town who are facing housing insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Customers can now walk in and receive a COVID-19 vaccine–either the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson– at any pharmacy location without scheduling an appointment in advance.

This week’s effort marks the one-year anniversary of Pink Tie Delivers initiative that saw more than 115 deliveries of food and money to over 45 Long Island food pantries during the pandemic.

Created by the folks at Brookhaven Rail Terminal in Yaphank, the first edition of the cartoon features the adventures of a bag of flour that travels from farm to mill to Long Island.

Limited funding for the grant program will be renewed for 2021 on a first come, first served basis. The program will offer funding of up to $5,000 to a chamber of commerce or business improvement district.

The grants are part of the SBA’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program that was established through the federal stimulus package.

Stony Brook University celebrated a major milestone in the global effort to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the public.

The upgrades are estimated to save more than 54 tons of carbon pollution, equivalent to the emissions from over 5,000 gallons of gasoline from gasoline-powered vehicles, each year.

The center, which opened in advance of World Down Syndrome Day on Sunday, March 21, offers free programs to parents and is mostly run by volunteers.

WHPC 90.3 FM, the Nassau Community College radio station, took top honors at the 2021 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System conference awards this month, as it was named Best Overall College Radio Station in the nation.

A trio of three-day-long youth baseball camps will be held at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip for children between the ages of five and 12.

No hospital handled more cases throughout the pandemic than the team at LIJ, as the health system was pushed to the brink last April with nearly 3,500 hospitalized cases in a single day.

The project is aimed at replenishing tidal wetlands to prevent flooding, sewage back-up and unhealthy living environments in the Reynolds Channel and the Western Bays.

The luncheon will celebrate the work of Go Red for Women on Long Island and feature a local survivor as well as honor the Mount Sinai South Nassau female cardiology staff.

The house will be the new home for Nickesha Medley and her daughter Shania, who currently live in an attic apartment in Valley Stream.

PSEG Long Island is reminding customers that financial assistance programs are available to certain low-income households to help cover the costs of electric bills this winter.

The Hub’s services include case management, mental health and wellness support, financial and legal assistance, career services, benefits, and food security assistance.

A Bayville shellfish hatchery recently donated approximately $250,000 worth of equipment to the Town of Oyster Bay to support the town’s shellfish restoration efforts.

With the generous help of shoppers across the Island, King Kullen raised $23,000 for Long Island Cares during its annual ‘Check Out Hunger’ campaign.