Dennis M Kelleher of H2M Received The John M Diven Award From The AWWA
May 27, 2009
(Melville, NY) – Dennis M. Kelleher, P.E., Senior Vice President, Director of Water Resources from H2M, a multi-disciplined Engineering, Architectural, Planning and Environmental services firm, was recently honored by the New York Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) with the John M. Diven Award. The AWWA is an international organization of the […]
Did Someone Say Free Golf?
May 27, 2009
By Ken Young, Golfing Magazine
They say there is no such thing as a free lunch. On Long Island, though, there is such a thing as free golf.
“We’ve been running the Free Golf program for a number of years now,” said John Glozek, the longtime publisher of Golfing Magazine. “It’s a great way for local golfers […]
Notre Dame Turns Its Back on Abortion But Not on President Obama
May 18, 2009
by Carl Fiser
(Long Island, N.Y.) The University of Notre Dame du Lac invited President Barack Hussein Obama to speak at its graduation ceremony on May 17, 2009. To Notre Dame’s benefit, the President accepted said invitation. Notre Dame, once again, was able to attract to its campus, the man who holds the position of world’s most […]
Living Legend Long Islander Vecchio Nominated For Re-Election As Smithtown’s Town Supervisor
May 15, 2009
by Tee Dawson
(Smithtown, N.Y.) On Thursday evening, May 14, 2009, at a convention meeting at the Elks Club in Smithtown, New York, Republican Patrick R. Vecchio was nominated for re-election to the position of Town Supervisor. He is the longest-serving supervisor in Long Island’s history. The nomination was accepted by Mr. Vecchio to exuberant applause. […]
GSA Preserves America’s Legacy of Historic Buildings
May 15, 2009
By Paul Prouty
(Washington, D.C.) At the U.S. General Services Administration, we believe that our nation’s historic public buildings – similar to family heirlooms, chronicling the passing of eras – are monuments to the strength, spirit and longevity of our government, forever preserving a place in time.
Since May is National Preservation Month, a celebration of the […]
God Not Willing To Protect Humans From Life’s Pain; Governments and Corporations Apply For Job
May 14, 2009
by Carl Fiser
(Smithtown, N.Y.) All of us have experienced serious setbacks in life - challenges that seem undeserved - and many of us have experienced tragedy. Whether it be a bad marriage or the unexpected death of a loved one, an accident, a grave illness, watching a member of our household succumb to the effects […]
Walk In The Park for Autism Is Runaway Success
May 11, 2009
(Smithtown, N.Y.) The Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), a leading service provider for children and adults with autism on Long Island, hosted their annual “Walk in the Park” to promote community support for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. DDI raised over $50,000 towards funding the vital programs and services DDI provides to over 1,500 […]
Verizon FiOS TV Customers Get Six New HD Channels From Entertainment Studios
May 11, 2009
(New York, N.Y.) – Verizon and Entertainment Studios, the largest independent producer and distributor of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations announced Monday (May 11) that six new high-definition channels are joining the lineup on Verizon’s FiOS TV service, which is delivered over the nation’s most advanced fiber-optic network directly to customers’ homes […]
Senate Republicans Call on Democrats to Provide More Information on Governor’s Secret MTA Plan
May 5, 2009
Say Payroll Tax Would Devastate Businesses, Local Governments and Others
(Long Island, N.Y.) New York State Senate Republican Leader Dean G. Skelos and members of the Senate Republican Conference today called on Democrats to provide more information about the Governor’s secret MTA bailout plan prior to any vote in the State Legislature. Despite reports of a […]
The ‘Party of No’ Comes to New York
May 5, 2009
After Plan to Save Mass Transit Service Emerges, Senate Republicans in Partisan Effort to Oppose Deal and Usher in ‘Doomsday Budget’
(Albany, N.Y.) After Senate Majority Leader Malcolm A. Smith announced that he has secured enough votes to pass a funding plan that would avert severe mass transit fare hikes and service cuts in the counties […]
