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An immigrant from Italy, Giuseppe Grella, whose shop is in Locust Valley, has worked as a custom tailor for 70 years.
"I just like to help out; I'm a people person," she said.
She starred at Commack High School before playing professionally and called hosting the clinic a "full-circle moment."
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Karl-Anthony Towns emerged from a cloning machine to help pro wrestler Danhausen and Jalen Brunson closed the show with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns.
She pursued the project as part of her Gold Award, the highest achievement attainable within the Girl Scouts of America.
The Farmingdale facility opened with a vow to offer a range of opportunities, including job training, volunteering and group outings.
The bookstore sells mostly used fiction and nonfiction books in 1,200 square feet of leased space.
Kodiak Tarrant's love of the language stretches for years.
He'll be joined by LI's Jason DeCaro in the Pirates' system; former Adelphi pitcher Dawson Montesa went to the Cardinals and Hofstra's Carlos Martinez went to the Giants.
He called 911 after his sister spotted flames and smoke coming from a neighbor's property.
Broderick, 53, a Hempstead Village native, said the organization has become more diverse in the years she's been a member.
Hear music by tribute bands and local acts at the bandshell.
It's the final resting place for at least 50 people, the first of whom was buried there in 1737.
Finals MVP Jalen Brunson's Game 1 jersey has a high bid of $380,000 in auction that closes Wednesday evening.
Mackie proposed on a Disney trip during a fireworks show in front of the castle.
The honor is named in memory of Marcus Henry, a former Newsday sports reporter and dedicated community leader who died April 1, 2014, at the age of 41.
Colton Leest's Cards by Colton has distributed over 3,000 cards to hospitalized children.
Find fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, seafood, baked goods, cheese and flowers.
Laube, a running back for the Raiders, said, "If you don't come back and help where it all started, then what's the point?"
The 3rd annual Shine the Light Fashion Show featured young sickle cell patients as part of an effort to raise awareness of the blood disease.
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His four-day trek covered more than 222,000 steps and raised more than $12,000 for United Cerebral Palsy of Long Island.
Levenberg won the Broadway Education Alliance Award for Excellence in Innovative Theater Arts Education.
At his graduation Friday night, the accomplishment had just started to sink in for Bay Shore High senior Corey Faines. "I think I'm just realizing how big of an achievement it is," he said.
Chad Caruso traveled 2,809 miles — from California to Florida — in 39 days.
"I've been to soccer games in Ecuador before, but it's not — you can't compare that with this," Omar Bueno of Hauppauge said. "It's a whole different thing."
Ivanna Moreno, 24, of Brentwood, is believed to be one of only two SCCC students in this year's graduating class to be accepted to an Ivy League college.
Wilson's Dry Dock is just one of many stores that are tucked inside other venues.
Enstine has won the Shinnecock Hills women's championship an astounding 33 times.
The event, at the Hicksville LIRR station, is advertised as "Long Island's biggest Juneteenth cultural celebration" and drew hundreds of attendees and about 60 businesses.
The pair alerted authorities and helped escort a disoriented woman out of her two-story home.
Steve Gross' son donated the bone marrow that cured him of acute myelogenous leukemia.
Field trips funded by the profits serve as extra motivation behind the student-run candy cart.
Order your ice cream like you would an Uber.
For a few hours on a humid, overcast morning, the city grabbed its champions in a bear hug and held them tight.
Marchers and watchers shared in a boisterous celebration in Huntington on Sunday.
From the abiding faithful to the new generation, New Yorkers cheered: Knicks in Five, and 53 years of futility is done.
Selected from dozens of Long Island students, the 10 seniors distinguished themselves through their resilience, compassion and commitment to make a difference.
Educators at Edith L. Slocum Elementary School in Ronkonkoma surprised the 86-year-old Friday with a street sign named after her.
Danny Shea Burke will join Gary, Keith and Ron in 15th annual SNY event.
She thought she did everything right. Still, she couldn't land a job post-grad.
"Times are hard and gas prices are high, and food prices are high, and people still dug into their pockets to give back, which means a lot," the school's principal said.
All the thrills from on and off the court, parade details and more from the Knicks' first championship in 53 years.
They're getting attention now that the Knicks are shooting to win the NBA championship.
The boat, with an all-women crew, is both a family heirloom and living piece of maritime history, harkening back to an era when the working waterfront defined the East End.
He is the only male player ever from Long Island to go to a World Cup, having done so in 2022, and he'll do it again when the 2026 tournament begins this week.
An elementary school's beautification project was splashed with color Saturday by students, staff and community members.
"Time banks are a fit for any community," said Krista Wyatt, board chair and president of the Washington, D.C.-based TimeBanks.org.
The prestigious Gates award is given annually to a select number of "outstanding" low-income students.
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