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By Long Island News & PR July 24, 2015
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano invites residents to attend Long Beach International Film Festivals’ (LBIFF) “Taste on the Beach” event on Friday, August 7, 2015 taking place on the beach between National Boulevard and ...
By Allison Gayne July 24, 2015
NSWCA holds a meeting focused on Long Island geothermal energy options.
By Long Island News & PR July 24, 2015
Attorney General Eric. T. Schneiderman issued a statement today on the decision by the New York State wage board to raise the minimum wage of fast-food workers to $15.00 per hour.
By Long Island News & PR July 23, 2015
Lake Ronkonkoma Beach is closed again due to the finding of bacteria at levels that exceed New York State standards.
By Long Island News & PR July 23, 2015
The Public Information Office reports the details of an Unusual Incident involving sharks observed in Massapequa on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 11:49 am.
By Long Island News & PR July 23, 2015
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission today announced that the Tough Mudder – a 10+ mile obstacle course challenge that is the ultimate test ...
By Long Island News & PR July 23, 2015
Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky authored a letter to the New York State Department of Financial Services last week to express deep concern about the lack of commercial insurance coverage for mental health services for middle class ...
By Long Island News & PR July 23, 2015
36 smiling New York City children boarded buses on July 18th, headed for Western Suffolk, to reunite with their host families at the bus arrival in Commack.
By Long Island News & PR July 22, 2015
Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and the Nassau County Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals announced the indictment of a Westbury man for beating his dog to death in April.
By Long Island News & PR July 22, 2015
Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a bicyclist in Lake Ronkonkoma last evening.
By Long Island News & PR July 22, 2015
Suffolk County SPCA alerts the public of hot car safety and pets.
By Long Island News & PR July 22, 2015
A one-day modified exercise scenario designed to improve Countywide response capabilities to a large-scale chemical incident will be conducted.
By WFSD News July 22, 2015
On July 7, 2015, Robert Vecchio, President of the William Floyd Board of Education was presented with the New York State School Board Association Level II Board Excellence Award.
By Long Island News & PR July 22, 2015
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced that the historic public-private partnership between United Water and Nassau County today received an award for innovation from the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships for its wastewater operation.
By Long Island News & PR July 22, 2015
Governor Cuomo announced nearly $17 million will be disbursed to grow and sustain 22 projects that are spurring economic growth and opportunity statewide.
By Long Island News & PR July 22, 2015
Buses will replace train service between Brentwood and Ronkonkoma this coming weekend as the Long Island Rail Road installs a new rail crossing at Carleton Avenue in Central Islip.
By Long Island News & PR July 22, 2015
HUD now says that it will recoup new NFIP settlement funds from recipients that also received Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)-NY Rising grants for the portion of the settlement amount that it considers a “duplication ...
By Long Island News & PR July 21, 2015
Aggressive water quality clean-up efforts have paid off for the Centerport Yacht Club (CYC) Beach as it officially re-opened after being shut down seven years ago due to water quality concerns.
By Long Island News & PR July 21, 2015
Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that killed a man in Selden tonight.
By Long Island News & PR July 21, 2015
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, joined by Suffolk County Legislator Bill Lindsay III and Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment announced a new push to ban ...
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