Month: December 2019
Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) spent Christmas Day in the Middle East for the 5th consecutive Christmas visiting U.S. troops deployed in the CENTCOM Area of Operations and participating in several high level diplomatic and military meetings, discussing a wide range of topics including the
Suffolk County is expected to begin 2020 focusing on one of most pressing environmental issues that emerged during 2019, following the passage of legislation to create a Regional Recycling Assessment Task Force. The bill, sponsored by Legislator Kara Hahn, chairwoman of the Legislature’s
Girl Scouts of Nassau County recently completed their annual Mags&Munchies…and More program, where Girl Scouts sell a number of products including magazines, candles, and delicious nuts, snacks, and chocolates to friends and family, while developing their business skills. A component of the
The student council of Barnum Woods Elementary School in the East Meadow School District hosted a toy drive for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program. The drive was an overwhelming success, with hundreds of toys collected. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jeremiah Johnson and Sergeant
Seaford Harbor Elementary School students know that there are a lot of animals just waiting to be adopted, so they want to make life a little better for cats and dogs who haven’t yet found their new home. The student council recently hosted its inaugural Paws for a Cause drive, collecting pet
The problem posed by homelessness is considerable. The National Alliance to End Homelessness says that, on any given night in the United States, more than half a million people are experiencing homelessness. And the problem is not exclusive to the U.S., as the Homelessness Partnering
Sounds of the holidays filled the Massapequa High School auditorium on Dec. 16 for the annual “An Afternoon of Holiday Music” performance. Students from the high school’s orchestra and vocal groups played numerous songs during the free community concert. The orchestra, conducted by Marjorie
St. James Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District turned into a snowman-making factory when the kindergartners started assembling snowmen on Dec. 16. Set up in the school’s multipurpose room, the students, along with an adult volunteer, created snowmen out of socks filled
Nine years ago, Sayville High School became the permanent, host venue for the Annual Every Child’s Dream Community Holiday Dinner. This event, conceived and launched in 2005 by the late Ken Mangan, has been assisting the homeless or economically disadvantaged in the community by giving
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