October 1, 2009 RSS feed / People/Social

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Tiana Sunshine Long to wed S.Andrew Grieco

Carol and William A. Long, Jr. of the Village of Babylon, announce the engagement of their daughter, Tiana Sunshine Long to S. Andrew C. Grieco, the son of Maureen and Andrew Grieco of Village of Ridgewood, New Jersey. More...

Suffolk County Water Authority helps out

The Suffolk County Water Authority recently joined the Every Child’s Dream organization to bring a day of summer fun to kids from Suffolk County shelters, church outreach programs and various Suffolk social service programs. More...

Audubon Society to host talk on shellfish restoration

The Great South Bay Audubon Society will meet Thurs., Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. The program will be Shellfish Restoration Work in the Great South Bay, presented by Carl LoBue, senior marine scientist with the Nature Conservancy, LI Chapter. More...

Suffolk CountyTreasurer's Office celebrates Go Red for Women Day

Shown are employees of the Suffolk County Treasurer’s office who celebrated Go Red for Women and donated $190 to the American Heart Association to raise funds for heart dis- ease awareness and prevention. More...

Survey shows that doctors feel pressured by health insurers to alter the way they treat patients

The Medical Society of the State of New York just released survey results, which indicate that health insurer rules often force New York State physicians to alter the way they treat patients – and not necessarily for the benefit of patients. More...

West Islip summer reading for all students

This year all students at Our Lady of Lourdes in West Islip, in grades four to eight were assigned required reading over the summer vacation. The books that were chosen came from the historical time period of WWII and dealt with the holocaust. More...

West Islip High school graduate graduates Basic Combat Training

Army Reserve Pvt. Christopher A. Bignami has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma. He is a 2007 graduate of West Islip High School. More...

West Babylon Paintball team takes on first place in tournament

Arena Wired –the House team of Paintball Arena in West Babylon – took first place in the US Paintball League tournament in Virginia on Aug. 30. Theteam shot past more than 20 teams to take the top spot in Division III. More...

Islip Supervisor and Councilman pick-up six electronic BMWs for Field Test Program

Islip Town Supervisor Phil Nolan and Councilman Edwards recently visited Habberstad BMW to pick up six electric Mini- Coopers that the Town of Islip will be leasing as part of a program to field test electric vehicles. More...

Have a heart, become a volunteer

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) urges health care professionals and other New Yorkers to sign up at the ServNY volunteer registry – a Web-based program for recruiting and deploying volunteers to provide essential health services More...

FOOD FACTS

(NU) - Pork cooked slowly in a smoky haze is a long tradition in South Carolina, which can be divided by barbecue regions: mustard based sauce in the Midlands, vinegar-based in the northeast Pee Dee area, and ketchup- and tomato based sauces in the More...