Long Island campaign pushes for earlier breast cancer screenings
By Duffy Zimmerman and Jacob Alvear Two weeks before her July 2018 wedding, Therese Curry found a lump in her breast. Although the 31-year old […]
Month: March 2019
Three Village Historical Society honors volunteers for their efforts to preserve local heritage
By Brianne Ledda and Frank Gargano Zachariah Greene had six fingers and toes, fought in the American Revolution at 17 and still walks around a […]
Holi celebration brings colors to Long Island
By Scott Terwilliger and Gary Ghayrat Dressed in a harvest-gold, damask-patterned sherwani – a coat-like lengthy garment common in India – the president of India […]
Girl Scouts of Nassau County launch pop-up exhibits to commemorate 100 years
By Helen Jiang, Erika Peters and Louis Walker The Girl Scouts of Nassau County will be displaying a historical exhibit called “100 Years: Empowering Girls […]
Long Island preserve enlists community help to remove an intruder
By Maria Cestero and Felicia LaLomia Sean Finn is searching for intruders. He walks along a trail lined with brown, crunchy leaves and sticks, bent […]
Six pharmaceutical companies join unregulated LI hemp industry
By Vaidik Trivedi Contract Pharmacal Corporation, a Hauppauge-based dietary producer, joined five other Long Island producers of hemp-based supplements in early March. The 400-employee company’s […]
Four hundred cats will be fixed to reduce feral population on Long Island
By Chelsea Sullivan and Duffy Zimmerman Four-hundred feral cats will be sterilized for free during March and April at the Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton […]
Largest surfing contest in nearly eight years is coming to Long Island
By Paige Clarke and Luis Sanchez The third stop of the World Surf League’s International Longboard Tour is coming to Nassau County’s Long Beach from […]
Smithtown nonprofit works to provide service dogs for veterans
By Brianne Ledda and Jacob Alvear There are two periods in Stacy Pearsall’s life: the time before Charlie, and the time after. The South Carolina […]
Treasure that Trash exhibit showcases local talent and environmentally safe art
By Gabby Pardo and Frank Gargano Eleven local artists who produce works using recycled materials are being featured at The Treasure that Trash art exhibit […]