The United Way’s Long Island branch uses its Twitter account to promote its numerous charitable projects. Recent tweets highlight the Military Family Assistance Project 2012, which will support other organizations that help troops and their families, and the Stuff-A-Bus Campaign, aimed at collecting school supplies for underserved districts.

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Ret. NYPD sgt. dies prepping for snow ... Warmer Jamaica LIRR hub? ... Island Insider: Babylon housing plan  Credit: Newsday

Stretch of cold ahead ... Ret. NYPD sgt. dies prepping for snow ... Winter storm latest ... Out East: Einstein in Southold

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