Attorney General Cuomo’s Environmental Chief Discusses New York’s Fight Against Global Warning At Touro Law Center (Central Islip, N.Y.) – Katherine “Kit” Kennedy, who heads Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s environmental protection efforts, spoke at the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center about New York’s legal fight against global warming. Kennedy, whose title is Special [...]
Briarcliffe College Receives Approval for Launch of Online Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Management (Bethpage, N.Y.) Briarcliffe College has received approval from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to offer a bachelor of business administration degree in management through a completely online format. The start date for the online program is January 2010 [...]
Westy Self Storage Coordinates Four for Four Donation Drive (Hicksville, N.Y.) – Westy Self Storage today announced the Four for Four Charity Donation Drive. This charity drive supports four local not for profit organizations: Have a Heart Children’s Cancer Society, Cell Phones For Soldiers, Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence and The Salvation Army. The [...]
Free Harvest Gospel Concerts Continue Joyful Music Tradition with 100+ Member Volunteer Choir (Riverhead, N.Y.) The East End Arts Council’s annual Harvest Gospel Concert series will take place Thursday, November 19, Friday November 21, and Saturday November 22 this year, marking over two decades of this inspirational community event, which is free and open [...]
Bring Your Watercolor Painting to New Levels With Artist Elizabeth Greaf (Riverhead, N.Y.) – Join Artist Elizabeth Greaf and take your watercolor painting to the next level in two new classes for intermediate watercolor artists, offered by the East End Arts Council. Both classes focus on technique exercises and provide personal guidance. INTRO TO [...]
Adelphi University Accounting Students to Compete in the 2nd Long Island Accounting Challenge (Garden City, N.Y.) Adelphi University accounting students will compete in the 2nd Long Island Accounting Challenge sponsored by Margolin, Winer & Evens, LLP (MWE), a leading accounting and business advisory firm. The Quiz-show-style event on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, from 10:30 a.m. [...]
SUNY, CUNY, Cornell & Other Academic Institutions to Speak at Senate Hearing (Albany, N.Y.) State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky and members of the Higher Education and Health Committees will examine college campuses’ ability to cope with the H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic throughout the state of New York. Swine flu outbreaks have risen significantly since colleges [...]
Emphasizes Gillibrand’s Leadership to Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (Long Island, N.Y.) The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today the endorsement of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in the 2010 U.S. Senate race. Gillibrand is the first U.S. Senator from New York to support [...]
Babylon, West Islip, Lindenhurst and neighboring residents are invited to recycle their ‘gently worn’ shoes for people in need (Babylon, N.Y.) – Every 9 seconds, Soles4Souls, Inc. gives away another pair of shoes to someone in need. The shoe charity has earned glowing endorsements from Hollywood stars and professional athletes, but the people that truly [...]
Mercy Haven’s 24th Annual Cocktail Party Celebrates “Coming Home” (Bay Shore, N.Y.) – On November 1st, 2009, Mercy Haven, Inc. of Islip Terrace hosted their 24th Annual Fall Cocktail Party. This event raises funds for the agency and the many services they provide to the vulnerable populations of the Long Island community. All proceeds [...]
