“Her Lovely Village”   (Stony Brook, N.Y.) In memory of devoted Stony Brook resident Virginia “Jinny” Damianos (1928-2009) a special dedication ceremony and plaque unveiling was recently held on the Stony Brook Village Green to commemorate the planting of a massive 65-foot Norway Spruce in her honor.    The magnificent specimen, donated by community members [...]

Kids to play Baseball and Learn from One another (Long Island, N.Y.) The Garden City Bombers RBI teams, ranging in ages from 6 through 17, are made up of half Garden City residents, and half from other surrounding neighborhoods, including Hempstead and Roosevelt.   Joe Mohen heard about the RBI program, he knew he would [...]

Art Show celebrating Latino Artists (Long Island, N.Y) Latino artists take center stage in Arte Latino II at the Mills Pond House Gallery August 14 – September 30, 2010. Viewers will experience unique views of Latino artistic expression that reflect the diversity of the Latino community in the United States.   The exhibit includes twenty-seven [...]

An in-depth look at the domination of the agricultural industry by one of the world’s most powerful companies. Guest Speaker: Long Island Biodynamic Farmer STEVE STORCH   (Long Island, N.Y.) How much outrage can a single multinational corporation inspire? How much damage can they inflict? The breathtaking new film, The World According to Monsanto, featuring [...]

Raises for some 500 employees over the next two years   (New York, N.Y.) The Newspaper Guild of New York on Thursday said it reached a tentative settlement with Standard & Poor’s, a unit of the McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (NYSE: MHP), on a contract that will raise the pay of some 500 employees by at [...]

Melville company wins suit brought against it by General Protecht Group   (Melville, N.Y.) Leviton, North America’s leading producer of electrical and electronic wiring devices and the foremost manufacturer of GFCIs worldwide, is pleased to announce a legal ruling in its favor by China’s Guangdong High People’s Court in a suit brought against Leviton byTongling Technology [...]

Governor signs historic clean air legislation sponsored by Sen. Perkins   (Long Island, N.Y.) Community leaders, public health and small business advocates, industry and labor joined Senator Bill Perkins to praise legislation signed by Governor Paterson that will dramatically reduce the deadly pollution that comes from burning home heating oil.   Senator Perkins’ legislation, S.1145-C [...]

Scouts to Celebrate 100 Anniversary of Organization (Long Island, N.Y.) It will be a busy weekend for over 100 Boy Scouts from Nassau County as they get ready to travel to the National Scout Jamboree to be held in Virginia.  The Jamboree will also be a celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts [...]

At Lavalle Stadium On August 2 (Long Island, N.Y.) On Monday, August 2, Stony Brook University will host FREE “Movie Night” at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium at 7 p.m. The gates will open at 6:30 p.m. Admission for all spectators is FREE. The 1st Annual FREE “Movie Night” will feature a presentation of the Academy [...]

Supermarket provides $12,000 to benefit underprivileged children (Bethpage, N.Y.) For the 19th consecutive year, King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc., has made a major donation to benefit summer camp programs for underprivileged children in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.  This year’s donation totaled $12,000 and is being divided evenly between Family Service League (Suffolk County) and Family [...]