Dowling College Professor Selected to Judge Prestigious Big Apple Awards   OAKDALE, NY – The New York chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, the world’s largest organization of public relations professionals, has named Dowling College Adjunct Professor Robert Perilla, to serve as a judge of the industry’s prestigious Big Apple Awards. The awards [...]

Latin American Chicken Restaurant Chain to Launch Line of Sandwiches  (Long Island, N.Y.) Pollo Campero, the world’s largest Latin American chicken restaurant chain, will give away free fried and grilled chicken sandwiches on April 2, to celebrate the introduction of its new sandwich line.   “The launch of our sandwich line is an exciting event for [...]

Long Island Horseshoe Crab Network Tracks Population of Essential Animal   (Oakdale, N.Y.) In an effort to protect a species that has survived the mass distinction of dinosaurs, the Long Island Horseshoe Crab Network, headed by Dr. John T. Tanacredi, Chairman of the Department of Earth and Marine sciences at Dowling College, will conduct the [...]

-Local “Hungry” artists surviving the economy and proving to not be “Starving”.  (Long Island, N.Y.) Local artist Adam Baranello has been making lo-fi indie electro/pop music in his underground apartment and hand made t shirts.  He began promoting on the internet and immediately sparking international interest, started shipping thousands of units to 25 countries to [...]

Freeport Native Rev. Dr. Gregory G. Groover Elected Boston School Committee Chair (Freeport, N.Y.) At its recent Annual Organizational Meeting, Reverend Dr. Gregory G. Groover, Sr. was elected Chair of the Boston School Committee.  He has served as a member of the committee since January 2007. Reverend Groover was born and grew up in Freeport, [...]

Old Westbury Builder Directs April 19th Auction (Long Island, N.Y.) Owner/builder to sell real estate at auction Sunday April 19th 2pm. Bretton Woods of Yonkers NY has been retained to sell an extraordinary newly built approximately 6,100 sq. ft. colonial manor. This beautiful residence is located less than 20 minutes from Manhattan, on a 2.4-acre [...]

Senator Lavalle Applauds D.O.T. For Reinstatement of Rails to Trails Funding (Long Island, N.Y.) Senator Kenneth P. LaValle was pleased to learn that $2 million in state funds he previously secured for Suffolk County’s Rails to Trails program  has  been reinstated by the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) on its Transportation Improvement Program [...]

Senator Flanagan and the Senate Republican Conference Propose Restoring Funds to Libraries, Non-Public Schools (New York, N.Y.) Senator John Flanagan (2nd Senate District), along with his fellow members of the Senate Republican Conference, recently proposed an amendment to deficiency budget legislation being advanced by Senate Democrats that would restore $2.7 million to libraries and $6.3 [...]

Proposed tax could cost LI Schools $24million    (Long Island, N.Y.) Today, Nassau and Suffolk school community members united to rally against Governor David Paterson’s proposed .33% payroll tax on all employers within the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) region, including Nassau and Suffolk counties.  “We are here to send Governor Paterson a message: ‘Don’t balance [...]

Harrison Leifer DiMarco Turns the Lights On with SATCO Products, Inc.   ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – Harrison Leifer DiMarco (HLD), a full service marketing and public relations agency, has been retained by SATCO Products Inc., a manufacturer of high quality lighting products.  HLD will be conducting a public relations campaign surrounding SATCO’s prestigious honor of earning [...]