Housing Applications for Sandy Hills Now Being Accepted
MI-LOTTERY-Affordable-Application-10.3.16doc Concern for Independent Living, Inc. is pleased to announce the planned opening of Concern Middle Island in December, 2016. Concern Middle Island is a mixed use Supportive Housing program designed to provide housing and supportive services for adults with disabilities and low-income individuals and families from the community. It is located at 147 Rocky …
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Library Budget Vote Tuesday, April 5th
Please remember to vote on Tuesday, April 5th at our Longwood Public Library. Polls are open from 8am to 9pm. Library Director Suzanne Johnson will be happy to answer any questions you have about the library or budget. Click the link below for a copy of the proposed budget and trustee candidate statements. http://longwoodlibrary.org/sites/default/files/LPL%20Budget%202016-2017%20In-House%20Flyer.pdf
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Two Important Police Precinct Community Meetings in Middle Island this Month!
As some of you know, Longwood is split between two SCPDs – the 6th and the 7th, with Rt21 the dividing line between them. This month members of the greater Longwood Community have two opportunities to learn more from our important partners in the Suffolk County Police Department via their monthly Community Meetings. And both …
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Honoring a Fallen Hero
On Saturday, January 2nd, the Longwood Community showed its true colors as the funeral procession for Staff Sgt Louis Bonacasa wended its way from Coram to Calverton. We can only hope that the amazing turnout by so many people at so many locations along Middle Country Road will in some way soothe the grief of …
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Warm Weather and Memories at Bartlett Tree Lighting
Warm weather made for a great turnout at the third annual Pearl Harbor Day Patriotic Tree Lighting on Sunday, December 6th, 2015. Frank Bailey read the opening prayer, Brendan Bailey read the Presidential Proclamation and Tom Talbot read the VFW Message. NY State Senator Ken LaValle, SC Legislator Sarah Anker and Assemblyman Palumbo’s Rep Tom …
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Pearl Harbor Day Patriotic Tree Lighting: Sunday, December 6th
Please join us for the Third Annual Patriotic Tree Lighting in Commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day. The event will take place at Bartlett Pond Park in Middle Island on Sunday, December 6th at 12:30 pm. Coram resident Virginia Eagle, wife of the late Pearl Harbor survivor Jim Eagle, will throw the switch to illuminate the …
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SC Police Will Sponsor “National Night Out” on 8/4
Longwoodians and other concerned citizens are invited to the 6th Precinct’s “National Night Out” this Tuesday, August 4, 2015 from 5-8pm at the Medford Target Shopping Center at 2975 Horseblock Road (next to Sam’s Club). The 7th Precinct is sponsoring the same event at William Floyd High School on the same date and time. This …
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BNL Summer Sundays Start Tomorrow!
July 12 – August 2, 2015 For several weeks each summer, Brookhaven Lab welcomes members of the public to its site. We plan days that include visits to our facilities, opportunities to speak with our researchers, special activities for adults and children, and much more—and it’s all free! July 12 Exploring the Ultra Small Visit …
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Newsday: Yaphank multiuse project gets $1.5 million NY economic development grant
By CARL MACGOWAN carl.macgowan@newsday.com State officials have awarded a $1.5 million economic development grant to a Yaphank multiuse development to be built at the site of the shuttered Parr Meadows racetrack. The grant — which will help fund construction of a boulevard, a hotel and a sewage treatment plant at the Meadows at Yaphank residential …
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Large Group Remembers Pearl Harbor at Bartlett Pond Park
The second annual Pearl Harbor Day Patriotic Tree Lighting Ceremony took place on Sunday, December 7th, 2014 at Bartlett Pond Park. Depsite the cold and windy conditions, a crowd of more than 100 gathered to honor the memories of those lost 73 years ago during the surprise Japanese attack on our US Navy, the dreaded …
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