Senate Forecasts $415 Million In Additional State Revenues
February 28, 2011
(New York) - Senate Majority Leader Dean G. Skelos and members of the Senate Majority Conference today released a revenue forecast by the Senate Finance Committee that estimates additional General Fund revenues, above the Executive’s projection, of $438 million in 2011-12, offset by $23 million less than the […]
Farmers Converge On Albany
February 28, 2011
(Albany, NY) — Hundreds of New York farmers are rallying in Albany this week to urge the legislature to make New York a farm friendly state.
“New York Farm Bureau is extremely concerned about last week’s news that the number of farms in New York decreased for the first time in recent years,” said Dean […]
National Anti-Hunger and Opportunity Corps Begins Locally
February 28, 2011
(New York) - Four full-time national service participants have just started work in New York State as part of a new nationwide AmeriCorps VISTA project to fight hunger called the National Anti-Hunger and Opportunity Corps.
The nonprofit organization Island Harvest on Long Island, Foodlink in Rochester, and Food For All in Buffalo have received Anti-Hunger Corps […]
Hundreds of Long Islanders Support DDI’s Rockin’ for Autism
February 23, 2011
(Smithtown, NY) - The Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), the leading service provider for children and adults with autism on Long Island, held its fourth annual Rockin’ for Autism concert. Nearly 700 Long Islanders packed Mulcahy’s Pub and Music Hall in Wantagh to raise a record high of over $30,000 for DDI.
“Despite the tough economic […]
Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Receives $25,000 From Laurence W. Levine Foundation
February 23, 2011
(Islandia, New York) — Pal-O-Mine Equestrian has received a $25,000 grant from the Laurence W. Levine Foundation in Bayport, NY. The grant will help provide Pal-O-Mine equestrian therapy for riders who cannot afford the services and for the care of two therapeutic horses and two Sicilian donkeys.
In addition to the help with needy students, […]
Nassau County Bar Association Creates Task Force On Future of Nassau Crime Lab
February 22, 2011
(Mineola, NY) – Marc Gann, president of the Nassau County Bar Association, today announced the formation of an unprecedented Nassau County Bar Association Crime Lab Task Force composed of leading criminal defense attorneys and representatives of legal organizations to help determine the future of the Nassau County Crime Lab, which was closed on February 18 […]
USDAN Center Appoints Lafiya Watson As Coordinator Of Electronic Media
February 22, 2011
(New York) - Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, chosen again in 2011 as a TimeOutNY/Kids “Best Class or Camp”, announces the appointment of Lafiya Watson, a web designer and photographer, as its first Coordinator of Electronic Media. Ms. Watson, who had designed and developed websites for such clients as The African Burial […]
Shola Lynch Discusses Filmmaking and Politics on March 7 at Adelphi University
February 22, 2011
(Garden City, NY) - Filmmaker, writer, and producer Shola Lynch will present a lecture on “History, Documentary Filmmaking, and Presidential Politics” on Monday, March 7, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom of the Ruth S. Harley University Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. Ms. Lynch’s directorial debut CHISHOLM ’72 - […]
The Louis J. Acompora Foundation Gives Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) $10,000 from the Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation Grant To Install AEDs in FREE’S Residential Programs
February 18, 2011
(Old Bethpage, NY) - Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) has received $10,000 from the Louis J. Acompora Foundation 12 for life fund raising campaign. The $10,000 grant was awarded by the Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation to the Louis J. Acompora Foundation. Through the efforts of both foundations they have enabled FREE to […]
Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk and Astoria Federal Savings Bank Dedicate a home to the Hille Family Today in Mastic Beach
February 17, 2011
(Mastic Beach, NY) - James and Ciara Hille will receive the keys to their new home today, February 18, 2011 at 2 p.m. Their dream home was built by Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk, volunteers and sponsors who will gather at 196 Beaver Drive, Mastic Beach for an emotional ceremony.
Construction for this home began […]
