Town launches drive-in concerts at the beach
The shows feature a wide variety of Long Island’s most popular tribute bands, including the New York Bee Gees, Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot, Dr. K’s Motown Revue, Freebird and many more.
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PPE vending machine takes off at MacArthur Airport
The Clean & Safe Travels vending machine, owned and operated by Chula Vista, Calif.-based Prepango, offers face coverings, sanitizer, wipes and more.
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Pop-up drive-in set to screen new Disney film for charity
A pop-up drive-in screening of Artemis Fowl will benefit several East End nonprofits and food pantries.
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Hope Foundation gives $300K to America’s VetDogs
America’s VetDogs will use the funding towards the future renovation of its on-campus service dog training center.
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Academy Charter School holds graduation caravan
The Academy Charter School celebrated its first ever high school graduating class this week with a 200-car police-escorted caravan parade through the streets of Hempstead.
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FCA gets $20K grant for pandemic response
The grant was given by the COVID-19 Long Island Philanthropic Response Fund at the Long Island Community Foundation, according to a FCA statement.
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Drive-in services extended at East Hampton beach
After a successful drive-in Shabbat service last week, the Jewish Center of the Hamptons announced it will continue the services all summer long.
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D-Day event to unveil ghost soldiers memorial
The Museum of American Armor will mark the 76th anniversary of the D-Day invasion this weekend with the unveiling of a new permanent memorial.
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When will Long Island enter phase two of reopening?
Long Island will begin the second phase of reopening sooner than later this month under the state’s ‘NY Forward’ guidance.
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Garden bounty feeds healthcare heroes
Kristin and Barney Fortunato, who have 16 raised garden beds with 700 square feet of growing space in their backyard, organized a huge plant sale and donated the nearly $700 in proceeds towards meals for healthcare workers.
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Applications open for affordable rentals in Greenport
Located at 62600 North Road in Greenport, the 50-unit Vineyard View Apartments contains a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom rentals.
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NYCB LIVE extends its drive-in movie series
The Coliseum will be showing DreamWorks Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon.” Last weekend’s drive-in showing of “Trolls” was sold out.
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Long Island begins phase one of reopening
Construction, manufacturing, and agricultural businesses are allowed to resume operations, while retail businesses are allowed to open for curbside pickup.
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Huntington seeks to help small businesses get back on track
The town announced on Wednesday that it is taking several measures to accelerate economic recovery, including temporarily allowing businesses to reserve up to three metered parking spaces in front of their stores for curbside pick-up and delivery.
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Nassau Coliseum pivots to drive-in movies
Movies will be displayed on a large backlit LED screen outside the coliseum facing Hempstead Turnpike, with audio made available through a partnership with Hofstra radio station WRHU.
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PSEG Long Island powers healthcare heroes
Over the last two months, hundreds of dinners, lunches and breakfasts, along with uplifting thank you notes from PSEG Long Island employees, have been sent to healthcare workers across Long Island.
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Friends of Cedarmere gets grant to preserve historic Roslyn estate
Roslyn-based nonprofit Friends of Cedarmere received a $95,000 grant from Nassau County to help preserve the historic Roslyn Harbor estate of William Cullen Bryant.
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Bottles for Dollars supports local nonprofit
Pronto of Long Island, a Bay Shore-based community outreach center that provides food and sanitary products for those in need, was the recipient of the more than $3,000 in proceeds from this year’s Bottles for Dollars program.
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Concert with Long Island music stars to support healthcare workers
Many inductees of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame will contribute a performance to the concert, including Blue Oyster Cult, Joan Jett, Richie Cannata, Kurtis Blow, Taking Back Sunday, Gary US Bonds, members of Dream Theater, the Stray Cats, and many more.
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Four hospitals to get $1M each from federal funds
The money, allocated to Hempstead through the federal Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, will go to Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital, Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow and Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside.
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Virtual birding takes wing on Long Island
Brooke Bateman, senior scientist with the National Audubon Society, leads the virtual birding session on Wednesday, May 27 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. via Zoom as part of Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Master Class Series.
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