Smithtown’s Sully receives Paw of Courage award
Sully, a graduate of Smithtown-based America’s VetDogs, was given the AKC Paws of Courage award.
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Good News
Whole Foods to open in Commack this spring
Whole Foods Market will celebrate the grand opening of its fourth Long Island location by donating a percentage of sales to local nonprofits.
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ShopRite celebrates Port Jefferson grand opening with donations
ShopRite celebrated the grand opening of its newest Long Island location Friday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and donations to Long Island Cares and local veterans.
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Farmingdale State College receives $300K for minority scholarships
Farmingdale State College was awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to bring minority PhD students in STEM fields to the university.
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Long Island airports receive $2.3 million for improvements from NYS
Two Long Island airports have been awarded combined $2.3 million in grants from the state for modernization and safety improvements.
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NYU announces new Long Island School of Medicine
New York University’s new medical school will be located on the campus of NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola.
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Dress for Success Brookhaven marks 20th anniversary
Volunteers and staff from the Town of Brookhaven’s Dress for Success boutique marked 20 years of helping women across Long Island this week.
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Stony Brook professor receives Amazon research grant
Stony Brook University professor Nick Nikiforakis has been selected to receive a $64,000 Amazon Research Award for his work in the fields of cybersecurity, privacy and abuse prevention.
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Town to hold affordable housing lottery Friday
The Town of Huntington Community Development Agency is holding an affordable housing lottery for first-time homebuyers on Friday, Feb 15.
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Southampton approves new straw law
The Town of Southampton is going strawless this summer. Starting May 8, restaurants in Southampton will no longer offer plastic straws, stirrers and containers.
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Hauppauge luggage brand makes a case for giving
Briggs & Riley, a Hauppauge-based luggage brand, is holding its fifth annual charity luggage trade-in event throughout the month of February.
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Long Island gets $15.7 million to expand health care services
Ten Long Island health care providers will share $15.7 million in state funding to improve and expand their facilities and services.
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Town to add parking in East Northport and Huntington Station
The Town of Huntington announced plans to create additional parking spots and safety improvements in East Northport and Huntington Station.
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Mitch Creek makes NBA debut against Knicks
Long Island Nets forward Mitch Creek made his NBA debut for the Brooklyn Nets in Friday night’s 109-99 victory over the New York Knicks after being called up by Brooklyn on a 10-day contract.
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Nassau Bar Association gives grant for emergency food program
The Long Island Council of Churches, a Freeport-based emergency food and social service agency, received a $10,000 grant from the Nassau County Bar Association to support the nonprofit’s emergency food program.
Read MoreNew York unleashes new dog museum
Long Island dog lovers will soon have a new museum to enjoy, and it’s only a bone’s throw away.
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Real estate brokers help grant wishes for kids
A group of Long Island real estate brokers are making wishes come true for children with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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Panera Bread raises over $5,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Doherty Enterprises, the franchisee for Panera Bread on Long Island, donated over $5,000 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Long Island chapter.
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Cutest Pet Contest proceeds donated to Baxter Pet Pantry
A Long Island credit union held a beauty contest for pets as a way to help support pet owners in need.
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Suffolk Community wins $1M grant in energy competition
Suffolk County Community College was awarded $1 million from New York State as part of the Energy to Lead Competition.
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RIPCO sleeps out on sidewalk for homeless youth
Brokers from RIPCO Real Estate participated in the Covenant House’s Real Estate Executive Sleep Out last Thursday, spending a night sleeping on a New York City street to raise money for homeless teens.
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