Beers and cheers at football fundraiser
Six Harbors Brewing Company is hosting a day of beer, appetizers, a touch football game and a viewing of the annual Army vs. Navy football game on Saturday, Dec. 14 to benefit local veterans.
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Funding helps researchers clam up
The $16 million in federal funding, awarded by the National Sea Grant College Program, will assist several marine projects piloted by New York Sea Grant, some of which are taking place at Stony Brook University.
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Stop & Shop sends in the Marines for gobbler giveaway
The turkeys are part of more than 18,000 Thanksgiving birds the supermarket chain is giving out in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for its annual Turkey Express program.
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Winter Ball sets fundraising record
Last week’s event, organized by a team of Long Island commercial real estate brokers, raised more than $185,000.
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Long Island students help recycle 9,000 pounds of electronic waste
Students from Mineola Middle School collected nearly 9,000 pounds of electronics during the school’s eWaste Drive. Recycling electronic waste keeps it from winding up in landfills.
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Island Harvest gets $30K grant to help kids
Island Harvest Food Bank was awarded a $30,000 grant to advance its Kids Weekend Backpack Feeding program, which provides food for kids who rely on their school’s breakfast and lunch programs but don’t have enough to eat on weekends.
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Islanders legend to host youth sports fundraiser
NHL Hall of Famer and founder of the Companions in Courage Foundation Pat LaFontaine will help honor some of the leaders in youth sports on Long Island at the event on Thursday, Nov. 21.
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Solar canopy to top amphitheater parking lot
The canopy will have more than 6,100 solar panels with a generation capacity of 2.38 megawatts of clean, renewable solar energy.
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Paws for celebration
Islander fans were thrilled to meet Tori, a 3-month-old Labrador Retriever puppy who will be trained to become a service dog to assist a military veteran or first responder with disabilities.
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New animal shelter for Town of Islip
The new 17,000-square-foot facility on Carleton Avenue in Central Islip will have more kennels and more viewing rooms.
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