Bohemia Train Club hosts open house, food drive
By Kraig Klein and Jedine Daley BOHEMIA, NY, Oct. 20—Steam billowed inside the small warehouse, pushed by the echoes of ringing bells. The miniature train […]
Suffolk County
New assisted living facility placement franchise opens in Long Island
By Jedine Daley and Aaron Viltres A new franchise that helps place seniors into assisted-living facilities, Assisted-Living Locators, opened in Glen Cove, Long Island mid-September. […]
Girls Inc. of Long Island hosts its annual Women’s Empowerment Conference
By Luis Sanchez and Chelsea Sullivan Katherine Cottral is the appointed robot. Her team of middle school girls created a line of code to help […]
“Tienes armas?”: Suffolk County Police test pilot Spanish Course
By Maria Cestero & Xian Wornell Twenty Suffolk County police officers have been sitting in on a pilot Spanish class since March 26, meeting for […]
Long Beach holds Shabbat service for Pride Month
By Vivica Michel and Luis Sanchez The LGBT Network is inviting over 100 people to attend a “Pride Shabbat” service on June 21, during Pride […]
Oh deer! Suffolk County towns are monitoring tick population
by Louis Walker As temperatures climb over 40 degrees, Suffolk County Department of Health Services (DHS) will increase communication between 10 local governments in an […]
Growing Long Island art market sees new businesses enter fray
By Josh Spitz and Alex Bakirdan The Shelf, an artisan store in downtown Port Jefferson, will open in mid-April and will be selling the art […]
Centerport installs water barrier in Mills Pond to protect family of bald eagles
By: Vivica Michel and Isabelle Desilier A $2,000 temporary soft boom water barrier was set up on Feb. 13 in Mills Pond, Centerport to absorb […]
Long Island reformers urge tougher limousine laws
By Desiree D’Iorio and Karina Gerry Senator Charles Schumer met with LABS members, a group of limousine law reformers, in Great Neck calling for a […]
An African-American Suffolk County legislator’s battle against racism in office
By Nirvani William, Jasmine Ganaishlal, Vinny Asito DuWayne Gregory’s cluttered desk at his suffolk county office in Amityville, Babylon is stacked high with official documents, […]