Author: The Long Island Times

Eight months after her successful heart transplant, Nanci Kurz returned to Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital at North Shore University Hospital joined by doctors and members of her transplant team to urge women to keep close watch on their cardiac health.

Kirby, a service dog in training from Smithtown-based America’s VetDogs, is competing in Sunday’s Puppy Bowl XVIII on Animal Planet.

Paul has committed to play for the Division I soccer team at the University of Alabama.

The Town of Huntington Cat Shelter is looking for cat lovers to help celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Members of the Northport community donated more than 300 DVDs to the drive.

Jennifer Young has won Visit Orlando’s Most Magical Gathering contest and will enjoy an Orlando vacation experience with 49 of her closest family members and friends at Walt Disney World Resort.

The 2.2-mile run/walk began and ended at Walker Beach, where the bravest among the crowd dipped into the frigid 40-degree waters of the Great South Bay.

With the beach itself as a classroom, Energy & Us encourages students to think critically about their role in the energy systems and environments that surround them.

The nonprofit received $9,585 in donations this past week, taking in most of it on Jan. 17, which would have been Betty White’s 100th birthday.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 2111 Lakeland Ave.