Leviton’s HR team recognized by world-class business association for innovative workforce strategies during lean times (Little Neck, N.Y.) Leviton, North America’s leading manufacturer of electrical and electronic wiring devices, was one of 15 companies to earn recognition from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for its “HR Confronts the Downturn” economic stimulus contest [...]
Leviton Introduces Industry-Leading SmartLockPro®Combination GFCI Receptacle with Pilot Light (Little Neck, N.Y.) – Leviton Manufacturing has expanded its SmartLockPRO® line of GFCIs (ground fault circuit interrupters) with the introduction of an industry-leading combination GFCI Receptacle with Pilot Light. The new SmarlLockPro GFCI is ideal for installations requiring a dedicated single GFCI-protected receptacle for applications [...]
Forty-Four Go Bald for a Good Cause at Sachem’s Sequoya Middle School (Sachem, N.Y.) Sachem’s Sequoya Middle School hosted its annual St. Baldrick’s fundraiser to support children’s cancer research on Monday, March 16. A total of 44 students and teachers, including two female teachers, volunteered to shave their heads in return for donations to [...]
In Tough Economic Times, Program Helps Towns Plan for a Vibrant Future (Long Island, N.Y.) Today, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC) and One Region Funders’ Group awarded grants to Long Island townships that are actively promoting more equitable and sustainable types of development around transit hubs. The two grants, totaling $50,000, were awarded to [...]
Local Long Islanders Raise Funds through Tips to Support Children & Adults with Developmental Disabilities (Smithtown, N.Y.) – The Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), a leading service provider for children and adults with autism on Long Island, is encouraging everyone to tip their bartenders in support of children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. [...]
Shoppers Village Returns to West Hempstead (West Hempstead, N.Y.) Shoppers Village, the once wildly popular vendors market in West Hempstead, will return to the Long Island landscape this summer to the delight of thousands of loyal customers. The indoor vendors market is set to bring both bargains and jobs to local residents in Nassau, [...]
Skirmish at Press Conference (Long Island, N.Y.) At the final press conference in Pensacola yesterday, Bobby Lashley read some excerpts at the podium of what Jason Guida had been saying in the press. At that time, Guida shot back with, “This is a real fight. Not what you have been used to. This is not [...]
(Long Island, N.Y.) With the Assembly Republican Budget clock up and running to signify the final weeks of negotiation before the passage of the state budget, Assemblyman Jim Conte (R,I,C,WF-Huntington Station) is voicing his concern over the secretive, three-men-in-a-room process, in which Democrat leaders are hashing out this year’s state spending plan. “In true Albany [...]
Hypnosis: More Successful Than IVF For Achieving Pregnancy (Long Island, N.Y.) More and more couples are being given a label of unexplained infertility than ever. Unexplained infertility is a term given when no medical factors explain the lack of conception. This leads couples to spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on Invitro Fertilization with a [...]
$25,000 endowment from the Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation to benefit one student each year (Albany, N.Y.) – Albany Law School today announced the creation of the Slomo and Cindy Silvian Scholarship, a $25,000-endowed scholarship fund that will annually provide $1,250 to a student interested in studying health care law while gaining hands-on client experience [...]
