For Service to Nassau County Bar Association (Mineola, N.Y.) Nassau County Bar Association President Marc Gann today announced that the 2011 President’s Award honoree is Hon. Andrew Engel of East Meadow, Nassau District Court, in recognition for his extraordinary hard work and dedication as the Dean of the Nassau Academy of Law, the educational [...]
For Service to Nassau County Bar Association (Mineola, N.Y.) Nassau County Bar Association President Marc Gann today announced that the Board of Directors voted this year to present the NCBA Directors’ Award to Elena Karabatos of Port Washington for her dedication, commitment and outstanding service as chair of the NCBA Matrimonial Law Committee. For [...]
“Food, Nutrition, and Health” broadcast to air in June (Uniondale, N.Y.) The latest production in the Exploring Critical Issues program — the award winning broadcast series conceived and hosted by Adelphi University President Dr. Robert A. Scott — will air this June. “Food, Nutrition & Health” examines the causes of hunger in America and the [...]
56% of Districts Sampled Are Cutting Teachers; AQE, NYSUT, CANY Launch “Students First: The Reality Tour” (Albany, N.Y.) Parents, students, and teachers, organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, Citizen Action of New York and New York State United Teachers launched “Students First: The Reality Tour.” The tour will travel the state to tell the [...]
I.S. 143 School Finds Pollutants Below Levels of Concern (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that a two-month study of toxic air pollution outside Intermediate School 143, a Manhattan, New York middle school at 511 West 182nd Street, did not find levels of significant concern. During April and May 2010, [...]
Chamber Chairman Says 27th Annual Event is Sure to be a ‘Hole-In-One’ (Long Island, N.Y.) The Huntington Township Chamber of Chamber recently kicked off its annual golf outing fundraiser with a cocktail reception for players and sponsors at Porto Vivo restaurant in Huntington. “There will be plenty of festivities and fun in the sun as [...]
At opening night of West Side Story (Bellport, N.Y.) Since 1950, generations of Long Islanders have flocked to Bellport to see professional theater produced by The Gateway Playhouse. This year the Gateway tradition continues under the newly formed Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County, a non-profit organization committed to presenting theatre of the highest quality [...]
Dowling College Hosts Introduction of Statewide Campaign (Oakdale, N.Y.) Lieutenant Governor Robert J. Duffy brought the “People First Campaign” to Dowling College yesterday where he outlined Governor Cuomo’s legislative priorities and told New Yorkers that their voices must be heard in order to get Albany to act on key reforms.More than 100 business and civic [...]
For Nursing Excellence (West Islip, N.Y.) Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center has again attained Magnet® recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. Good Samaritan is among a select group of just six percent of hospitals in the country to achieve this for a second time and is one of [...]
“When Giving Gives Back” (South Bronx, N.Y.) On Tuesday, twenty students from Banana Kelly High School will become mentors for the city’s urban youth. The high schoolers will spend the afternoon with 4th graders at neighboring elementary school, PS 335, where they will pass on the character qualities and life skills that have changed their [...]
