Good News

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.

The effort, called “Power to Feed Long Island,” will organize food collection at six local supermarkets in July, August and September.

Stop & Shop’s Food for Friends campaign raised more than $2 million for its 12 regional food bank partners, breaking all previous years’ donation records.

The Allied Foundation Diaper Bank held a special event last week to celebrate the distribution of 1 million diapers donated to 40,000 low-income families across Long Island and the region since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A section of Boulevard Avenue was named Samuel Ballton Way to honor the former slave who became a successful cucumber farmer and was known as the “Pickle King.”

The program serves the communities and schools of Nassau and Suffolk counties to provide learning experiences about the world of astronomy.

The six-week program, to be held at three town parks, is open to children in kindergarten through seventh grade.

More than 5,500 athletes and coaches from all 50 states and the Caribbean will compete in the 2022 USA Games in Orlando.

A grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting on Tuesday, May 25 at 4 p.m. will launch the school’s mission to teach students the importance of sustainability, organic farming and healthy eating habits.

The new program is designed to help the more than 1,500 residents within the town who are facing housing insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Customers can now walk in and receive a COVID-19 vaccine–either the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson– at any pharmacy location without scheduling an appointment in advance.

This week’s effort marks the one-year anniversary of Pink Tie Delivers initiative that saw more than 115 deliveries of food and money to over 45 Long Island food pantries during the pandemic.

Created by the folks at Brookhaven Rail Terminal in Yaphank, the first edition of the cartoon features the adventures of a bag of flour that travels from farm to mill to Long Island.

Limited funding for the grant program will be renewed for 2021 on a first come, first served basis. The program will offer funding of up to $5,000 to a chamber of commerce or business improvement district.