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The United States Postal Service delivered more than 100,000 brown paper bags across Long Island this week to accommodate donations to the collection, which benefits Island Harvest Food Bank.

Community members are invited to stamp out hunger this Saturday by participating in the nation’s largest single-day food drive. The collection benefits Island Harvest Food Bank — a … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/12/16

Ryan Perlowin, 28, a 2005 Lynbrook High School graduate, said that he’s always had an entrepreneurial spirit.

Lynbrook High School grad launches business

When he attended Lynbrook North Middle School about 15 years ago, Ryan Perlowin started selling candy with one of his friends in between classes to his fellow students. “It was literally me buying candy bars and selling them to my friends for more than I bought them for,” he said with a laugh. more

By Nick Ciccone | 4/27/16

State should mandate GMO labeling

Many American food corporations –– particularly the processed food corporations –– want the federal government to usurp states’ rights. In particular, they want Congress to pass legislation . . . more

3/24/16

A hearty stew, with fresh vegetables, warms the body and your spirits when the weather outside is frightful.

Cozy up in the kitchen

Now that the holidays have come and gone it’s time to settle into some comfy winter nesting, along with a healthier eating routine now that we have concluded that annual overload of festive indulgence. more

By Karen Bloom | 1/6/16

The traditional ribbon-cutting included, from left, Omar Jorge of Compare Foods, his sister, Nathalie, mother, Ursula, in green, his brother Franky Jorge, manager of the new Gala Fresh Farms, holding the scissors with his wife Jamie behind him, Dean Janeway of Key Foods and his colleague, John Durante, behind him, and Jenny Jorge, sister of Franky and Omar, and Joseph Ponte of Island Park. Other well-wishers in the crowd included Msgr. Steven Camp of St. Christopher’s Church, Baldwin, the Rev. Fernanado Echeverri of Holy Name of Mary Church, Valley Stream, and Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran.

A Gala grand opening

Praise and excitement marked the grand opening of the new Gala Fresh Farms supermarket this weekend, with customers, business and community leaders, politicians, and even Santa Claus, turning out to … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 12/24/15

It’s long past time for a minimum-wage increase

Seven years ago, the collapse of Lehman Brothers marked the beginning of a devastating recession that hurt New York families more than most. On paper, Long Island’s economy seems to have bounced back from the Great Recession. It now boasts . . . more

10/22/15

Under Island Harvest’s Summer Food Service Program, lunch meals will be provided to all children 18 and under, without charge, at designated sites. For more information, call Allison Puglia at (631) 873-4775, ext. 204, or email allison@islandharvest.org.

Island Harvest provides free lunches to children this summer

Island Harvest expects to serve more than 175,000 lunch meals to 4,000 children this summer through its Summer Food Service Program, administered by the Food and Nutrition Service, an agency of the … more

7/29/15

For volunteers, to give is to get

Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more

4/16/15

Food pantries offer hope across Nassau County

Imagine being a recent immigrant without access to much, a senior citizen on a fixed income forced to count every penny or anyone who has recently endured a major trauma. These are the people who rely on others for help at food pantries across Nassau County. Nassau is the 13th wealthiest... more

By Nathan Weiser | 1/2/15

Now is the time to give

As the holiday season begins, our thoughts traditionally turn to the less fortunate. There are simply too many vulnerable members of our society . . . more

11/28/14

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