Senators Hassell-Thompson And Sampson Hold Hearings To Explore The Need For Reform Of The Civil Legal Service System To Ensure That We Protect Families And Core Justice Values In This Hard Economy. (New York-N.Y.) -The New York State Senate today began a series of hearings to determine the future of civil legal services in [...]
Congress Close to Ending Ban on Medical Marijuana in Washington, D.C. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — In a historic move, Congress is now poised to end the decade long ban on Washington, D.C. implementing the medical marijuana law District voters passed in 1998 with a 69 percent majority. Known as the Barr amendment, the provision – [...]
Customers to Get Savings at More Than 60 Selected Retailers; More Perks Planned in 2010 (New York, N.Y.) – Customers can qualify for savings at more than 60 retailers, under a new program from Verizon. Starting Tuesday (Dec. 8), Verizon Perks, Verizon’s customer loyalty program, will add rewards that go beyond the experience of [...]
Jazz Musician Billy Johnson Joins Faculty at East End Arts Council School of the Arts (Riverhead, N.Y.) – The East End Arts Council School of the Arts is pleased to welcome Billy Johnson as a new faculty member. Mr. Johnson is the son of legendary Milwaukee jazz musician, William “Scat” Johnson. As soon as [...]
Improv Clinic With Jazz Greats Continues Monthly in Riverhead, Dec. 17 Next Meeting (Riverhead, N.Y.) – Master jazz musicians Billy Johnson and Teddy Charles treated music lovers to a set of classic jazz tunes, then jammed with some audience members in a lively improv session last month at the East End Arts Council in [...]
Attorney General Cuomo’s Office Brings Information About Home Contractors to Coram (Coram, N.Y.) – A representative from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s Office spoke to Coram Senior Club about home improvement fraud as part of Attorney General Cuomo’s statewide Consumer Awareness Initiative. The presentation discussed home improvement contracts law and gave helpful tips about the Attorney [...]
Dominick Lives the Rock N Roll Cliche, Runs on the Road to Recovery (Babylon, N.Y.) Dominick the artist has been boldly described by one writer as having “the songwriting ability of the Beatles and the performance ability of Elvis” but once upon a time his demons overcame his dream. Now clean, older and wiser he [...]
Seeking 90 Long Island Kids Who Need the Gift of a Happy, Healthy Smile (Long Island, N.Y.) Every day, your mail is brimming with requests for contributions to worthy causes. As Christmas – and end-of-year giving – beckons, Smiles Change Lives (SCL) isn’t asking you for anything. We’re doing the giving to kids who [...]
UPS Teams Up with Abilities! to Reinvent Training (Albertson, N.Y.) On December 3, Abilities! hosted a ribbon cutting, celebrating the opening of its own UPS/Mailboxes, Etc. (UPS/MBE) retail franchise on its Albertson campus. This will be a regular UPS/MBE store with a singular difference: it will offer unparalleled training opportunities for individuals with disabilities. According [...]
Senior Inspector from HouseMaster® Honored at National Home Inspection Conference (Commack, N.Y.) – HouseMaster, the first and one of the largest home inspection franchisors in North America, is pleased to announce that Jamie Schaefer, Senior Inspector of HouseMaster’s Long Island office, has been named “Home Inspector of the Year ”. This title has been given [...]
