Pet food drive helps residents with food for their pets
By Yingzi Dong and Xueying Luo Three local pet stores are participating in the pet food drive at Merrick, Massapequa and Baldwin, and will be […]
Month: March 2017
New warehouse to help mitigate hunger on East End
By Vincent Ball and Justine Josue Island Harvest Food Bank, the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island, is moving into a 22,000 square-foot warehouse […]
Polar Plunge in Oyster Bay raises $65,000 for the Special Olympics
By Bria Ellis and Korinne Utting It was 32 degrees and windy. But at 11:30 in the morning, over 400 people lined the shore at […]
Smithtown library faces annual budget cuts
By Diamond Bridges and Yingzi Dong The Smithtown library won’t be able to afford a new power generator and upgrade their exterior lighting for the […]
Long Island animal shelter raises money for international rescues
By Dara Smith and Jasmin Suknanan Ten dogs rescued from a South Korean slaughterhouse will be available for adoption shortly after their quarantine period ends […]
First lactation room opens in Suffolk government building
By Vincent Ball and Guneet Singh A lactation station, the first in a municipal building in the United States, opened at Suffolk County’s government headquarters […]
Creative Cups project to raise money for breast cancer
By Justine Josue and Mahreen Khan An auction of 137 uniquely decorated brassieres will be exhibited by the project Creative Cups on March 16, to […]
Ward Melville’s decision to change caps and gowns ignites protest
By Bria Ellis, Nicholas Musumeci, and Rongyi Zhang Around 100 senior students from Ward Melville High School organized a protest last Wednesday to resist a […]
Eleven-Year-Olds shave their heads to raise awareness for cancer
By Colin Knechtl and Korinne Utting Two eleven-year-olds became the top contributors for a fundraiser benefiting childhood cancer on Saturday, by shaving their heads to […]
To Avoid Federal Sanctions, Dix Hills Taste NY Seeks to Comply with Federal Regulations
By Mahreen Khan and Dyondra Wilson The state-run Taste NY Dix Hills pop-up installed two self-serve kiosks Sunday in an effort to avoid potential sanctions. […]