Author: The Long Island Times

The No One Should Go Hungry in Hempstead program will continue to provide much-needed food support via three food distributions, to seniors, communities and health centers, and it will run through the end December.

The money, funded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, will support water quality improvement projects that will treat 5.4 million gallons of stormwater, install 23,000-square-feet of green infrastructure and prevent 3,000 pounds of nitrogen from entering Long Island Sound.

The Dominy Windmill at Sylvester Manor, first built in 1810, is getting a new windshaft and blades as part of an ongoing restoration and preservation project.

During the pandemic, oyster farmers have had a hard time selling their product. So last month, The Nature Conservancy and Pew Charitable Trusts launched a program to buy oysters from local farmers to use in nearby oyster reef restoration sites.

Ron Petrie used his first aid and CPR training to sustain the life of a man who fell unconscious on the Rolling Oaks Golf Course in Rocky Point earlier this year.

The money will help sustain the live entertainment venue as it struggles through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The New York State Office of General Services surplus team is offering 188 pairs of Nike Air Jordan and LeBron James shoes, as well as other unique and colorful models, that were seized in a drug distribution investigation on Long Island.

The new municipal lot, located on Pulaski Road just south of the stores on Main Street, contains 23 spaces, an electric vehicle charging station with two spaces for EV vehicles, and cost-efficient LED lighting.