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Nancy Pelosi to attend LIGALY gala Friday in Old Bethpage
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U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will be among several hundred people celebrating 20 years of advocacy of the nonprofit Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth at its annual gala on Friday.
The group, also known as LIGALY, has established community centers that serve as gathering places and resources for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth in Bay Shore and Garden City. It’s also...
Read more »Nassau international concert series starts June 2 at Eisenhower Park
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Nassau County Parks’ International Music Nights Concert Series will kick off June 2 at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park, according to an announcement from County Executive Edward Mangano.
The series provides residents an opportunity to experience the broad range of cultures in the county.
“The International Music Nights Concert Series is a great Nassau County tradition...
Read more »Bindi Irwin, daughter of late 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin, helps LI's Alisa Messeroff in ‘Best Jobs in the World’ contest
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Alisa Messeroff just got one step closer to landing one of the “Best Jobs in the World.”
The Baldwin native, currently between backpacking jaunts and settled in Perth, Australia, is in the running of the Tourism Australia-sponsored contest, which will award six winners with a six-month job in Australia for a $100,000 salary.
In mid-April, Messeroff, 29, was selected as one of 25 finalists...
Read more »Islip Town OKs $1.77M contract for beach repairs
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The Islip Town Board has approved in a 4-1 vote a $1.77 million contract with Holtsville-based Bensin Contracting to repair Islip Beach, which was heavily damaged during superstorm Sandy.
The repairs, approved Tuesday, include a new concession stand, bathrooms and a boardwalk.
Councilman John C. Cochrane Jr. cast the lone no vote because, he said, the project is “too expensive,” and...
Read more »Dairy Queen comes to Long Island with Massapequa location
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Laura Maier grew up on ice cream from the Dairy Queen in her hometown of Old Tappan, N.J.
But after moving to Massapequa nine years ago and finding the franchise didn’t exist on Long Island, she decided she wanted to leave the health care field and open her own business.
That dream has finally come true, and Maier expects to open Long Island’s only Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, at 5366...
Read more »Hempstead Town hires outside attorneys to assist in federal lawsuit
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The Hempstead Town board Tuesday unanimously approved two resolutions to retain outside attorneys to assist in a federal lawsuit against the town’s new council district map.
The board approved the agreement that calls for retaining for $875 per hour the law firm of Jones Day, with offices in Manhattan and Washington, D.C. The board also approved another agreement with the Manhattan law firm...
Read more »Islip Republican Committee designates candidates for November election
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The Islip GOP made it official.
At the party’s convention Monday night, the Islip Republican Committee designated its candidates for the November elections.
Getting the nod in a series of unanimous votes were incumbent town board members Steven J. Flotteron and Trish Bergin Weichbrodt; incumbent Suffolk County Legislators Tom Barraga and Tom Cilmi; and political newcomer Anthony Musumeci,...
Read more »Storm preparedness seminar tonight in Amityville
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Amityville Village’s Office of Emergency Management and the Amityville Police Department will present a seminar on hurricane preparedness for the upcoming storm season tonight at 7 p.m.
Guest speakers include Charles Flagg, professor of marine and atmospheric science at Stony Brook University, and Brian Zitani, waterways management supervisor for the Town of Babylon.
The seminar will...
Read more »Long Island Rail Road, postal service calling on Long Islanders to feed the hungry
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While catching a morning train Thursday, commuters at three Long Island Rail Road stations can also stomp out hunger.
LIRR president Helena Williams announced Wednesday morning that through a partnership with Island Harvest, the LIRR will hold a food drives Thursday at its Mineola, Hicksville and Ronkonkoma stations. Between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., train riders, LIRR employees and nearby residents...
Read more »Kevin Spacey, Olympian Allyson Felix present volunteer awards to two Long Island students
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Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey and Olympic gold medal sprinter Allyson Felix are accustomed to receiving awards, but on Sunday night, they presented them to a group of young volunteers that included two Long Islanders.
In February, Samuel Lam, 18, of Old Westbury, and Cory Nichols, 12, of Oceanside, earned the title of New York State’s top high school- and middle school-level youth volunteers...
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