Nazrus “Rus” Halsey Selected as East End Arts Council’s Frances Ligon Memorial Scholarship Winner (Riverhead, N.Y.) – The East End Arts Council is pleased to name Nazrus “Rus” Halsey of Flanders as the 2009 recipient of the Frances Ligon Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was inaugurated in 2007 by the East End Arts Council in honor [...]
Amanda Gallo Selected as East End Arts Council School of the Arts Paul Sisson Memorial Fund Scholarship Winner (Riverhead, N.Y.) – The East End Arts Council is pleased to name Amanda Gallo, a sophomore attending Riverhead High School as the 2009 music scholarship recipient of the Paul Sisson Memorial Fund. The Paul Sisson Memorial [...]
Plans That Cable Companies Can’t Offer Include Every Option for Entertainment and Communication, Delivered Over Powerful Verizon Networks (New York, N.Y.) Verizon customers in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets can save with new versatile service packages that combine wireless, TV, Internet and home phone services, creating the company’s first fully integrated communications and entertainment bundles [...]
Cast Accepts Donation of Computers From PAR East Mortgage, Facilitated by J. Lack Consulting (Long Island, N.Y.) Through an innovative local business partnership, clients of CAST (Community Action of Southold Township) are now the recipients of ten, free computers. PAR East Mortgage Company donated the workstations to the Greenport based non-profit on Thursday, October 15, [...]
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Offers Solutions To Health Care Problems In Coram (Coram, N.Y.) – A representative from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office led a discussion at the Bretton Woods Homeownwers Clubhouse about how the Attorney General’s Health Care Bureau can protect rights and get people the health benefits they are entitled to receive. This [...]
“Halloween Havoc” in Yonkers; O’Shea Brothers Boxing Oct. 30 (Yonkers, N.Y.) – No trick or treatin’, ghosts, ghouls or vampires – just a night of exciting, competitive pro boxing on tap Halloween Eve (Oct. 30) at the Yonkers Armory. “Halloween Havoc,” featuring some of New York’s most promising prospects, is being presented by O’Shea [...]
Diocese Found Fully Compliant with Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) The Diocese of Rockville Centre announced that it has been found to be fully compliant with all elements of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The Gavin [...]
George Santiago of Bethpage, NY, Recognized by Nassau County Executive and the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Bethpage, N.Y.) A prominent advocate for advanced educational opportunities within the Hispanic community, Briarcliffe College (Bethpage, Patchogue and Long Island City campus locations) President George Santiago, Jr., Ph.D., is the recipient of two recognitions during Hispanic Heritage month. [...]
Senator Dilan Announces Statewide Public Hearings on DOT Five-Year Plan (Albany, N.Y.) —Recognizing that the state’s five-year capital program is essential to our state’s economy and infrastructure, Senate Transportation Chair, Martin Malavé Dilan announced today that the Senate will be holding statewide hearings on how best to move forward with a cost-effective transportation infrastructure [...]
Artwork by Justin Canha on Display at Adelphi University’s Gallery (Garden City, N.Y.) Adelphi University is pleased to host an exhibition featuring drawings and paintings by Justin Canha, from October 25 to October 30, 2009, in the Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. Justin, 19, is an accomplished artist [...]
