Scouts get merit badges in drive-thru ceremony
A dozen scouts were given the town’s COVID-19 Youth Relief Effort Badge of Merit at the Baldwin Park event for making thousands of face masks for first responders and essential workers.
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Girls Scouts get $10K business recovery grant
The grant money can be used for personnel costs, payment on new or existing debt as well working capital for items including rent, inventory, utilities, and legal and financial services and updated safety equipment procedures and protocols.
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Manhasset High students win awards in global competition
Four students from Manhasset High School won awards in an international clean technology competition.
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Island Harvest takes a swing at virtual baseball fundraiser
The Home Run to End Hunger program was launched to help meet the increased need for food across Long Island during the pandemic.
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Town gives $8M in grants to four Long Island colleges
The money, which was part of the town’s $133 million in funding from the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Act, will help the schools purchase the required personal protective equipment needed for reopening to students and faculty.
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Long Island Nets honored for social responsibility
The Long Island Nets have received the NBA G League Social Responsibility/Youth Basketball Program Award for achieving excellence in community outreach and youth basketball initiatives for the 2019-20 season.
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Six students get college scholarships from Suffolk Federal
The scholarships are part of a partnership between Suffolk Federal and Suffolk County Community College, where all six students will be enrolled this fall.
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Annual Clear The Shelters campaign begins
Little Shelter in Huntington is one of the many pet adoption centers participating in this year’s Clear The Shelters campaign.
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Local student artist creates murals for new animal shelter
The murals will be displayed in the main entrance of the new shelter, which is currently under construction in Bay Shore.
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Little Shelter gets grant to help older dogs
The grants from The Grey Muzzle Organization are aimed at saving or improving the lives of at-risk dogs.
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Mighty Quinn’s BBQ opening in Garden City
The eatery was supposed to open months ago, but the opening was postponed after construction delays and the state’s coronavirus shutdown pushed it back. The new restaurant has outdoor seating for 30 people and 57 seats inside.
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Museum of American Armor reopening with reinvented military posters
The museum has teamed up with military historian Dr. Erik Villard from the U.S. Army Center of Military History to present his innovative reinvention of motivational posters first created by the War Department during World War II.
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Students turn trash to treasure in recycling poster contest
Six elementary school students won awards for their artwork in the Town of Hempstead’s recycling poster contest co-sponsored by Covanta Energy.
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Nonprofits have a ‘Voice’ on local radio
“The Nonprofit Voice” airs from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings on 103.9 FM LI News Radio.
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Deer sculpture grazing at Greybarn in Amityville
An 8-foot-high sculpture of a fawn is now on display on the lawn of the Greybarn apartment complex in Amityville, where it will stand for a year before moving out east.
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New York Sea Grant launches safety campaign for boaters and beachgoers
The #BEachSAFEly campaign is aimed at reminding people headed to the beaches to stay safe and have fun. Sea Grant programs will post a new social media graphic each week with specific safety messages for beachgoers.
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Reopening event to take flight at American Airpower Museum
The museum’s reopening event takes off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, when World War II-era planes and other vintage aircraft take to the skies from the museum’s ramp at Republic Airport in Farmingdale.
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Free concerts on Freeport’s Nautical Mile
The upcoming lineup includes the Banjo Rascals on July 23; Turnpike Joe and the Traffic Jam on August 6; Sparkle on Stage on August 13; Robert Bruey on August 20; the East End Trio on August 27 and more to be announced.
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RXR boosts United Way’s Safe at Home program
Safe at Home will allow seniors to remain in the comfort and safety of home, where they are best protected while maintaining social relationships.
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Babylon launches new public arts campaign
The town is partnering with Babylon Citizens Council of the Arts to start outdoor classes, drive-in concerts and help local artists and students create mural paintings.
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EOC grant to help with rental payments
The grant will provide support for Brookhaven Town’s lower-income households facing homelessness because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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