Island Hopping

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.

Soon after the Town of North Hempstead announced it was hosting drive-in movies at its parks next week, the town reported that all spaces had been filled and it was “actively working to find new locations.”

The Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association bought 80 cases of hand sanitizer from Baiting Hollow distillery Long Island Spirits to be distributed to more than 1,000 Suffolk officers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Former “Real Housewives” star Bethenny Frankel’s BStrong Foundation has donated thousands of surgical masks and hundreds of protective body suits to the three hospitals in the Stony Brook Hospital Network.

Since the middle of March, The INN has given out 9,571 lunches to 5,000 people and 811 pantry bags of groceries to families.

Towne Cleaners owner La Young Trantrum and her sons Leland and Charles have been making the masks and given many of them to nurses at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown.

Enlisting the help of Late Night Chauffeurs, PinkTie volunteers will come to people’s doorsteps to pick up food donations and then deliver them to a handful of food pantries in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Two Greenport businesses have teamed up to make and donate thousands of protective face shields to hospitals and nursing homes.

The ‘We Are Open’ Facebook page provides listings of more than 1,000 small businesses that are still operating and offering takeout, delivery or online services.

The museum’s educational series on TikTok, hosted by Educator Tom, attracted more than 1.5 million views in a week and features 50 videos on the history of ingenuity and innovation in aerospace.

Riverhead winery RGNY is offering free shipping and delivery in response to the social distancing measures instituted to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

The Chocolate Duck in Farmingdale has started selling pre-packaged chocolate-making kits and offering free delivery within an 8-mile radius.

The grand opening and fundraiser will support the Island Trees Football Booster Club and the Bethpage High School Captain’s Club.

The new programs — Performing Arts, Visual and Media Arts, and Production and Managerial Arts — will likely increase the school’s enrollment and keep school districts from denying students’ requests to attend the arts school.

The All-Star Comedy Night on Saturday, March 21 at 7 p.m. will be held at the Suffolk Y JCC at 74 Hauppauge Road in Commack.

Stony Brook University is entering the world of podcasting. The university this week announced the launch of its new podcast

This year’s 16th annual Polar Bear Plunge is slated to take place Sunday, March 8 at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park waterfront, with festivities starting at noon and the plunge at 1 p.m.

Organized by the Townwide Fund of Huntington, the annual Snowball Gala will honor local residents and raise money for nonprofits in the Town of Huntington.

The newest Sangria 71 expands the chain owned and operated by brothers Jose and Rosendo Fernandez, who grew up in the restaurant business after emigrating from Spain 41 years ago.

The head of the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island stressed the importance of the 2020 Census to nonprofit agencies at an event at Farmingdale State College last week.

The annual pre-school fair is an opportunity for parents to meet representatives from several early childhood education centers in the area.