http://www.newsli.com Long Island News lines and information for Long Island New York. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:17:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (New York, N.Y.)  Chicago heavyweight Mike Mollo (19-3, 12 KOs) has signed an exclusive promotional contract with Boxing 360, it was announced today by the New York City-based company.   The 30-year-old Mollo’s most notable victories to date have been against former Olympians, Mike Tyson-conqueror and former Irish heavyweight champion Kevin McBride ... http://www.newsli.com/2010/03/19/boxing-360-inks-heavyweight-mike-mollo/ By Christopher Boyle:   (Long Island, N.Y.) - Hey, things are tough all over right now. While the battered economy is now showing some signs of stabilizing (well, a little, anyway), there's still a record number of people out there with bills to pay and no steady paycheck to enable them to do ... http://www.newsli.com/2010/03/19/long-island-unemployment-resources-you-might-not-know-about/ (New York, N.Y.)  – Unbeaten middleweight sensation Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin will headline a Jed Weinstein-promoted show April 15 at the famed Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan.   Quillin (21-0, 15 KOs), fighting out of New York City, faces an opponent soon to be announced in the 10-round main event. Last month, “Kid ... http://www.newsli.com/2010/03/18/kid-chocolate-quillin-headlines-apr-15-show-in-big-apple/ (New York,N.Y.)-With spring and St. Patrick’s Day upon us, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is encouraging New Yorkers to buy green, to save green. New York’s Great Appliance Swap Out, which has provided nearly $10 million to help more than 90,000 New Yorkers reduce their ... http://www.newsli.com/2010/03/16/buying-green-can-save-you-green-this-st-patricks-day/ (Roslyn, N.Y.)-The Junior League of Long Island (www.jlli.org), a nonprofit organization of women volunteers, joined the battle to end childhood obesity on Long Island with Kids in the Kitchen, an educational and fitness-themed event, on Saturday, March 13, 2010.  One hundred students at Powells Lane Elementary School in Westbury and ... http://www.newsli.com/2010/03/16/junior-league-of-long-island-tackles-childhood-obesity-with-kids-in-the-kitchen/ (New York, N.Y.)-With just two weeks until the April 1st budget deadline, Democrats in the Senate and Assembly have failed to make any progress toward a new budget.  Senate Democrats have talked about starting the conference committee process, but have done nothing.  Neither they, nor the Democrats in the Assembly, ... http://www.newsli.com/2010/03/16/statement-by-senate-republican-leader-dean-skelos-11/ (New York, N.Y.)-Over the next two years, New York State will provide over $100 million through its Industrial and Process Efficiency program to help data centers and manufacturers control their energy costs and improve their competitiveness, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced today.  Funding will ... http://www.newsli.com/2010/03/16/nyserda-commits-100-million-over-next-two-years-to-improve-energy-efficiency-of-data-centers-and-manufacturers/ (New York, N.Y.)-Senator Kemp Hannon thanked Senator Charles Schumer for shedding additional light on the proposed 12 percent cut to the national High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program. “I have been very vocal about the importance of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program for our communities,” said Senator Hannon. ... http://www.newsli.com/2010/03/16/hannon-urges-feds-to-restore-funds-to-fight-heroin/ (New York, N.Y.)-It’s a valuable resource that many residents are not aware of.  It’s called “NY-Alert,” a free service managed by the New York State Emergency Management Office that will contact you through e-mail alerts, cell phones texts, and/or other ways of your choice, including: Severe Weather, AMBER & Missing ... http://www.newsli.com/2010/03/16/do-you-receive-ny-alert/ (Massapequa, N.Y.)–Landscape designer and masonry contractor Island Associates just completed a supporting role in an episode of Home Rules, a new series that HGTV will premier on Monday, March 15, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.  In the series, life coach and former WNBA player Fran Harris helps frazzled families find harmony ... http://www.newsli.com/2010/03/15/massapequa-landscaper-helps-center-moriches-get-ready-for-its-close-up/