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By Long Island News & PR February 02, 2016
The problem is well-documented and alarming: College students who graduated in 2015 were the most indebted in U.S. history, and student borrowing for higher education continues to rise.
By Long Island News & PR February 02, 2016
Suffolk County Police Acting Commissioner Tim Sini, alongside Legislator Sarah Anker, today announced a new initiative aimed at cracking down on drug dealing in Suffolk County neighborhoods.
By Long Island News & PR February 02, 2016
PSEG Long Island today released the Power Supply Charge for February. Effective tomorrow, the Power Supply Charge will be 6.2937 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh).
By Long Island News & PR February 02, 2016
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) announced today that 2015 was another successful year for the IDA, which supported 15 projects with a total benefit of $2.6 ...
By Long Island News & PR February 02, 2016
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today pushed a three-point federal plan aimed at containing the Zika virus outbreak that has already affected thirty people in the United States, including at least five in New York.
By Long Island News & PR February 02, 2016
To help save lives and combat the Heroin epidemic, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and New York State Senator Kemp Hannon will host a free Overdose Prevention Seminar on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at ...
By Long Island News & PR February 01, 2016
Suffolk County Community College’s Director of Veterans Affairs Shannon O’Neill in testimony before the Suffolk County Legislature on Tuesday February 2, at 9:30 a.m. at the William H. Rogers Building, Hauppauge will inform legislators that ...
By Long Island News & PR February 01, 2016
The United States departed the luge World Championships on Sunday in Bavaria with three fourth place finishes after Chris Mazdzer’s second fourth of the weekend.
By Long Island News & PR February 01, 2016
In order to continue meeting its customers’ energy needs now and in the future, National Grid filed rate proposals with the New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) to update and re-set its natural gas ...
By Long Island News & PR February 01, 2016
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting applications for the 2016 Environmental Excellence Awards program, Acting DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today.
By Long Island News & PR February 01, 2016
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the U.S. Department of Customers and Border Protection (CBP) to work hand-in-glove with Long Island MacArthur Airport as it designs a brand new Customs facility to attract and ...
By Long Island News & PR February 01, 2016
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, joined by Vice President Joseph Biden, today kicked off the “Strong Families, Strong New York” campaign to push for passage of the Governor’s paid family leave proposal in New York State.
By Long Island News & PR January 31, 2016
Port Washington resident Leo S. Ullman will appear at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 4 p.m. to share stories of how he and his family ...
By Long Island News & PR January 31, 2016
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, member of the Judiciary Committee, announced the “Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act,” (JASTA) today passed out of the Senate Judiciary committee.
By Long Island News & PR January 29, 2016
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, Commissioner of Health Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, Nassau University Medical Center President/CEO Dr. Vic Politi, infectious disease experts and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Madalyn Farley today cautioned residents of the effects ...
By Christian Abbatecola January 29, 2016
Columbia Care opened the first licensed medical marijuana dispensary in Suffolk County on the afternoon of January 29th, 2016.
By Long Island News & PR January 29, 2016
CDC has issued a travel alert for people traveling to regions and countries where Zika virus transmission is ongoing: Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, ...
By Long Island News & PR January 29, 2016
In the spirit of January being National Blood Donor Month, Suffolk County Legislator William R. Spencer, M.D. urges residents to make the commitment to give blood at one of the upcoming drives in our community.
By WFSD News January 29, 2016
Kimberly Apicella and Mark Dawson, physical education teachers at William Floyd Elementary School, were recently selected as “Bright Lights” by the Association of Suffolk Supervisors for Educational Technologies (ASSET) at their annual winter luncheon.
By Long Island News & PR January 29, 2016
Suffolk County Legislator Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst) recently served as the community reader in Ms. Caffey’s first grade class at Forest Avenue Elementary School.