(West Islip, NY) – Everyone loves holiday cooking—pies, cookies and other festive treats. Unfortunately, the effects of indulging in large portions are not as pleasant and can add inches to your waistline. In addition to adding unwanted pounds, overeating puts a strain on vital organs such as your heart, liver and kidneys. Good Samaritan Hospital [...]
Wells Fargo and The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation, Inc. help local schools The Long Island Children’s Museum recently received a total of $17,500 from grants from Wells Fargo and The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation, Inc. to support the Museum’s enrichment program for high need school districts on Long Island called KICKstart. KICKstart (Kids [...]
Earlier today, Assemblyman Dean Murray (R,C-East Patchogue) and Senator Lee Zeldin (R,C,I-Shirley), and classmates and family of Grace Peshkur unveiled a memorial tribute to Grace at Chippewa Elementary School. The sign will designate the Waverly Avenue Bridge over the Long Island Expressway in Suffolk County as the “Grace Peshkur Bridge” in honor of this seven-year-old [...]
(Hicksville, NY) Matt Silver’s Ultimate Class Limousine and Ground Transportation Worldwide, Inc., Long Island’s leading luxury ground transportation company, and its owner Matt Silver have a long history of charitable participation and contribution. To mark the beginning of this year’s holiday season, Ultimate Class Limousine and Ground Transportation Worldwide, Inc., put its fleet of stretch [...]
FIRST L.I. LOCATION PLANNED FOR LATE 2012 Bringing Nassau County Together for Great Burgers, Hot Dogs and Frozen Custard (New York, NY) – Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) plans to bring its Shake Shack to Westbury, Long Island, in late 2012. Shake Shack is a modern day “roadside” burger stand known for its [...]
New York could lose billions as a result of automatic cuts Brooklyn—State Senator Martin Malavé Dilan (D-Bushwick) expressed his disappointment that the Federal Committee appointed to strike a deficit reduction deal has announced its failure. The committee’s failure to reach an agreement sets in motion an automatic plan to cut $1.2 trillion in federal spending [...]
(Great Neck, NY) – Jacqueline Harounian of The Law Firm of Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C. in Great Neck plans to testify at the full legislative meeting of Suffolk County in support of the resolution to define child concealment in the IR 1624 bill tomorrow (November 22nd). On Thursday, November 17th Jacqueline Harounian testified at [...]
Assists in Food Collections at Schools and Work Locations Across Long Island (New York) – For the second year, Verizon will sponsor and assist Island Harvest’s holiday-season activities to collect food and help feed people who are hungry on Long Island. Last year Verizon helped Island Harvest – Long Island’s largest hunger-relief organization — in [...]
Nixon Peabody Partner to Provide Expertise to CDC (Centereach, NY) – Community Development Corporation of Long Island (CDC) announced that Denise D. Pursley, Managing Partner at Nixon Peabody, has joined the organization’s Council of Advisors. “We are honored that Ms. Pursley has accepted our invitation to join our Council of Advisors,” said Marianne Garvin, President [...]
Democratic Assembly delegation urges colleagues To Back Job-Generating Plan (Nassau County, NY) – Nassau County’s four Democratic members of the New York State Assembly today announced their support for a Shinnecock Indian Nation casino at Belmont Racetrack. Assembly Members Earlene Hooper, Harvey Weisenberg, Charles Lavine and Michelle Schimel cited jobs and economic opportunity as the [...]
