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This past season, 109 families in Options’ programs received holiday assistance.

Suffolk County Police rescued the man who was hunting aboard a kayak when the boat capsized and he fell into the water.

The free event is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21.

The team will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during their game against the Grand Rapids Gold on Monday, Jan. 16 at the Nassau Coliseum.

The event, attended by town and airport officials, was aimed at spreading holiday cheer with music and American Sign Language to connect people with differing abilities.

The Brentwood facility will operate six days a week, providing addiction treatment and resources.

The Long Island Board of Realtors contributed $5,000 to support community hunger relief programs in Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties.

The donations that were collected at the credit union’s branches went to the pantry at St. Vincent de Paul Parish.

The East Hampton home is the culmination of Habitat of Long Island’s 2022 Veteran Blitz Build.

The Employ America Inclusively Award was given by Hauppauge-based Career and Employment Options.

The nonprofit is asking for people to donate toys, clothes, gift cards, and other items, which it will be accepting at its drop-off locations through Sunday, Dec. 11.

“A Christmas Carol” runs through Friday, Dec. 30 at the Port Jefferson venue.

The donation was raised in a three-week campaign supported by riders and employees who dropped off goods at NICE transit centers in Garden City and Hempstead.

The Westbury BID is giving shoppers BID dollars and BID dining dollars that can be used at about 50 participating shops, restaurants and other local businesses from Friday, Nov. 25 through Saturday, Dec. 31.

Manpreet Bajwa earned the recognition for her initiatives to improve service on the system that serves an average of 80,000 riders daily.

Performances run from Thursday, Nov. 10, through Sunday Jan. 1.

The projects awarded funding will support planning and engineering for a dam removal, construction of fish ladders, and right-sizing of culverts that impact American eel and river herring.

The officers located the kayaker, Diego Sponza, who was wearing a lifejacket but no wetsuit, and pulled him aboard their boat.

South Bay Avenue, where Jesse Gerhard was raised, was renamed Firefighter Jesse Gerhard Way.

The event takes place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 at The Jazz Loft’s Stony Brook venue.

The shells provide an excellent source of habitat for young shellfish to grow and mature, offering protection from weather conditions and predators.