Long Island Work Group Has Highest Fuel Savings Among Company Groups in Northeast (Garden City, N.Y.) Verizon technicians at the company garage located at 15 Merchants Concourse in Westbury, Long Island have become a very stingy group when it comes to fuel consumption. Verizon Local Manager John Shields and his group of 26 field technicians [...]
50 Boy Scout Troops from Benjamin Tallmadge District Work Together to Raise 1500 Bags of Food to Help Suffolk County’s Food Pantries (Long Island, N.Y.) The Scouting rule, “to do a good turn” was in full swing as 50 Boy Scout Units in Suffolk County’s Benjamin Tallmadge District sprung into action during March’s “Scouting [...]
New Business Specializes in Search Marketing, Optimization, and Image Distribution (New York, N.Y.) Remarkable Search is a full-service online marketing and creative services agency dedicated to performing a goal-driven hybrid form of search marketing and image distribution. Remarkable Search develops customized campaigns that allow clients to continually improve their return on investment (ROI) and [...]
Conte Sponsors Resolution Proclaiming April 2009 as Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Month in New York (Long Island, N.Y.) This week, Assemblyman Jim Conte (R,I,C,WF-Huntington Station) sponsored a resolution in the state Assembly proclaiming April 2009 as Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Month in New York. The resolution was unanimously adopted. This is the 19^th [...]
Open Auditions for Flagship Show to Take Place in May (Riverhead, N.Y.) The East End Arts Council is happy to announce that School of the Arts vocal teacher, Leslie Luxembourg, is heading up an East End Gilbert & Sullivan Players production of H.M.S Pinafore. Performances are scheduled for August 21, 22, 23 at the [...]
Senate Republicans Propose Amendment to Make New York Power Authority More Accountable (Long Island, N.Y.) The Senate Republican Conference today proposed an amendment to legislation (S.3099) that would require the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to post a public notice on their website and www.powertochooseny.com at least ninety days prior to any rate changes, and [...]
Public financing and other proposals to be taken up at five hearings statewide (Albany, N.Y.) This June the New York State Senate Elections Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), will hold two hearings to address campaign finance reform and examine proposals to implement a system of public financing. [...]
2009 Creative Expressions Young Artist Showcase (Stony Brook, N.Y.) – The Ward Melville Heritage Organization recently announced the winners of its Annual Creative Expressions Young Artists Showcase (Sponsored by The Mill Creek Agency), a concept created by WMHO’s Youth Corps. Categories included photography, sculpture, paintings and ceramics from students in K-12. The awards ceremony [...]
Senator Lavalle Announces Grants For Green Infrastructure (Long Island, N.Y.) Senator Kenneth P. LaValle today announced that the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) will be administering a new grant program for green infrastructure projects. The Green Innovation Grant Program (GIGP) will provide approximately $35 million for local Clean Water projects designed to promote [...]
Reform Report Nothing More Than Window Dressing (Long Island, N.Y.) The three Republican members of the Temporary Senate Committee On Rules and Administration Reform called the committee report issued today “nothing more than window dressing.” Senators John Bonacic, George Winner and Joseph Griffo also criticized Senate Democrats for providing them with the report just hours [...]
