13th Annual Elvis Tribute To Aid Long Island’s Needy
December 31, 2007
(East Northport, N.Y.) The 13th Annual Elvis Show, a charity tribute concert, will take place on Saturday, January 12th at Matty Ts, in Deer Park. The show features over 25 singers and includes members of Long Island’s most popular bands. Admission is $5 along with a canned food donation. All proceeds will be donated to […]
Ron Paul Confirmed Excluded from Fox News Forum
December 30, 2007
(Long Island, N.Y.) The New Hampshire Republican Party is sponsoring a forum for Republican presidential candidates on Jan. 6, two days before the state’s first-in-the-nation primary. According to a press release from the Ron Paul presidential campaign, the Republican presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul was either excluded and/or not invited to the upcoming […]
New Years Events to Attend in Times Square, New York
December 29, 2007
(Long Island, N.Y.) The year 2007 is quickly drawing to a close and it’s time to start making plans for celebrating the New Year. Many people on Long Island as well as the rest of the world head over to the famous Times Square to bring in the New Year. For an entire century, Times […]
Wall Street Worst in Years, Bonus Checks on the Rise
December 22, 2007
(Long Island, N.Y.) Wall Street had its worst year in a decade but that didn’t effect bonus checks which rose 14 percent on average. You would have thought that the worst year in decades may have warrented no bonuses this year, but that just wasn’t the case at all.
Approximately 60 percent of the $49.6 billion in […]
Marbury Misses Another Game, Still Grieving
December 22, 2007
(Long Island, N.Y.) During the Knicks vs. Bobcats game in Charlotte tonight Stephon Marbury did not play. The team is unsure of when he will definitively return to the roster.
Marbury’s father, Donald, died Dec. 2. He had been watching his son play at the Garden when he experienced chest pains. He was taken to a […]
Kerik Case Continues to Influence Giuliani’s Future
December 22, 2007
(Long Island, N.Y.) Rudy Giuliani was rolling along just fine in his bid for Republican nominee. That is until the Bernard Kerik case once again returned to the spotlight. Kerik was the Republican candidate’s friend, business partner, and his police commissioner. He also promoted a construction company while working under then mayor Giuliani’s administration. There […]
Long Island Financial Sector Feels Mortgage Misery
December 22, 2007
(Long Island, N.Y.) If it weren’t for the housing market Long Island’s economy would be progressing nicely. Occupancy rates, employment, and job growth were all stable for the second half of the year however since the housing market is in a never ending slump all the other industries are being pulled down with it.
Foreclosures have […]
Joint Commission Offers Accreditation to Winthrop University Hospital
December 22, 2007
(Long Island, N.Y.) The Joint Commission, once known as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, or JCAHO, has again awarded Winthrop-University Hospital accreditation and high marks.
The survey conducted by the Joint Commission determined that the staff and team members at Winthrop were committed and dedicated to patient safety as well as the quality […]
Long Island American Idol Fans Await Book Signing
December 22, 2007
(Long Island, N.Y.) Borders Books & Music will make many Long Island American Idol fans happy come January with a book signing tour with several past finalists. A new book “Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul” will be released January 15th and the past Idol finalists will be on hand to sign copies for […]
Mr. Karl Rasmussen of the Roosevelt School District Named Dowling College/News 12 Long Island Educator of the Month
December 19, 2007
(Oakdale, N.Y.) Mr. Karl Rasmussen, Current Science Teacher in the New Horizons Alternative Program in the Roosevelt Union Free School District, has been named a 2007-2008 Dowling College/News 12 Long Island Educator of the Month. Nominations were accepted from schools throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties, and a committee of distinguished educators selected the winners.
Described as […]
