Good News

The money will allow Island Harvest to expand its Harvest to Home delivery program, which delivers meals to senior citizens, veterans and low-income families.

Developed by The Bristal Assisted Living communities and the Long Island Alzheimer’s & Dementia Center, the two-part class in planting will be held via Zoom and guide participants through the project.

The PinkTie Delivers program encourages people to leave grocery donations on their doorstep, which are then picked up and dropped off at partnering food pantries.

America’s VetDogs will use the funding towards the future renovation of its on-campus service dog training center.

The Academy Charter School celebrated its first ever high school graduating class this week with a 200-car police-escorted caravan parade through the streets of Hempstead.

Kristin and Barney Fortunato, who have 16 raised garden beds with 700 square feet of growing space in their backyard, organized a huge plant sale and donated the nearly $700 in proceeds towards meals for healthcare workers.

Located at 62600 North Road in Greenport, the 50-unit Vineyard View Apartments contains a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom rentals.

Construction, manufacturing, and agricultural businesses are allowed to resume operations, while retail businesses are allowed to open for curbside pickup.

Over the last two months, hundreds of dinners, lunches and breakfasts, along with uplifting thank you notes from PSEG Long Island employees, have been sent to healthcare workers across Long Island.

Roslyn-based nonprofit Friends of Cedarmere received a $95,000 grant from Nassau County to help preserve the historic Roslyn Harbor estate of William Cullen Bryant.

Many inductees of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame will contribute a performance to the concert, including Blue Oyster Cult, Joan Jett, Richie Cannata, Kurtis Blow, Taking Back Sunday, Gary US Bonds, members of Dream Theater, the Stray Cats, and many more.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that state beaches can open on Friday, May 22, allowing 50 percent capacity at each beach.

Since the popular event was cancelled due to COVID-19, a virtual experience is being organized to offer Bethpage Air Show fans activities to participate in online throughout May and June.

Since late April, the county has held successful distribution events in Hempstead, Uniondale, Roosevelt, Levittown and Westbury. Upcoming distribution locations in May will include Hicksville, the Five Towns, Long Beach, Glen Cove and Valley Stream/Elmont.

Boy Scout troops in the Theodore Roosevelt Council will be making face masks in a new effort to provide more personal protective gear to first responders and essential workers.

The program is aimed at connecting food banks with upstate farms that have been dumping milk and produce because of drops in demand from restaurants and other businesses during the COVID-19 crisis.

The state has allocated $30 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) to cover the cost of child care services delivered by eligible providers.

Responding to the increased demand created by the COVID-19 crisis, the Hauppauge-based nonprofit has ramped up its efforts to help feed Long Islanders in need.

With a little help from some friends, Stony Brook University’s iCREATE lab has reached its goal of 3D printing 5,000 protective face shields for healthcare workers at Stony Brook Medicine after starting production last month.