Author: The Long Island Times

The matching grant for the maintenance facility is part of Nassau’s efforts to ensure the county’s museums and cultural institutions rebound from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The EOC will use the money to assist Suffolk County residents who lost income during the COVID-19 pandemic and were left out of various federal relief programs, including unemployment and pandemic benefits.

Canine Companions provides trained service dogs for adults, children and veterans with a variety of disabilities, free of charge to its clients.

The program, called Double Up Food Bucks, doubles the value of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that is spent at participating farmers markets, mobile markets, corner stores, small retail locations, farm stands and grocery stores.

The grant will be used to expand the FREEdom Garden, which provides a work readiness program that gives individuals hands-on agricultural skills that can prepare them for a variety of employment opportunities.

Since 2013, the effort has added up to more than 10,000 new and gently used sports gear items donated to the nonprofit.

NICE (Nassau Inter-County Express) Bus is now outfitting its 60-foot buses with front-end bicycle racks on selected routes.

The soon-to-open Topgolf entertainment center in Holtsville is seeking to hire staff and offering hiring bonuses of up to $1,000.