National Coalition of 100 Black Women Long Island Chapter Incorporated Presents its 2010 Long Island Public Policy Forum (Long Island, N.Y.) The National Coalition of 100 Black Women Long Island Chapter, Incorporated (NCBW 100 LI) is proud to announce its 2010 Long Island Public Policy Forum. This forum will provide Long Islanders from both [...]
Available for Energy Efficient Appliances (Long Island, N.Y.) Nearly $5 million in rebates is available for New Yorkers who purchase energy efficient appliances through “New York’s Great Appliance Swap Out”, a program that this year has provided $11.2 million in rebates to more than 114,000 New Yorkers, according to officials from the New York [...]
Committee Seeks Practical Solutions to Implement for November 2 General Election (Queens, N.Y.) On Wednesday, September 29, the NYS Senate’s Elections Committee held an afternoon public hearing to determine the extent and cause of problems that occurred with the introduction of paper ballots and optical scan voting machines in the September 14 Primary Day [...]
“Garage Sale Gold” Program (Long Island, N.Y.) According to Helen Walters on the website garagesaleprofit.com, “There are many reasons for having a garage sale. Perhaps you want to sell all those unused ‘treasures’ taking up space in your house. Perhaps it is to clean out the house prior to an imminent move. Perhaps you [...]
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 from 11 AM to 2 PM (Long Island, N.Y.) For the second time this year, the Elmont Memorial Library, located at 700 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont, will host a job fair offered by Hempstead Works, a network of organizations coordinated by the Town of Hempstead Department of Occupational Resources. [...]
Presents a Free Public Seminar for Seniors and Their Families (Oakdale, N.Y.) Getting older seems more complicated every day. Do we have enough money for retirement? What if we need unexpected long term care? How do we leave a legacy for our children and grandchildren? Faced with an overwhelming number of choices, the elderly [...]
Local Women Are Reminded: October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Queens, N.Y.) On Monday, September 27, NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., sponsored a free Mobile Mammography Van at Community Board 6, 73-05 Yellowstone Blvd., Forest Hills. Twenty-two women signed up for no-cost mammogram screenings for cancer. This was the sixth free mammography event [...]
To show what they can do with avocados (Sayville, N.Y.) Great Local Restaurant, la Tavola trattoria and J.Kings Food Service Professionals have teamed up with the Hass Avocado Board to kick off the “Guac Throwdown”, an avocado recipe competition. On October 4th, Monday Night Football won’t be the only competition being viewed at la Tavola. [...]
Lecture and Film (Oakdale, N.Y.) As part of Dowling College’s Annual Theme of America Past & Present, cinematographer David Pettigrew will be presenting a lecture and film, discussing the Geography of Genocide in Bosnia on Tuesday, October 5th at 2:30 in the Fortunoff Hall Hunt Room at the Rudolph Campus in Oakdale. David Pettigrew’s [...]
For over 40 Veterans and family members (Queens, N.Y.) On Saturday, September 25, between Noon and 4 PM, NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., welcomed over 40 veterans and their families to enjoy their annual barbeque outside his Howard Beach district office and the last outdoor event of the season the Senator will sponsor. [...]
