Keyword: coalition
81 results total, viewing 31 - 40
Myths — and truths — about breast cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and there’s no better time to gauge your awareness. Are the following statements true or false? more
Can we really legislate sexual behavior?
As we prepare our young women for college, we must not forget “the talk” about how they can keep themselves safe. more
Joe, center, spent years on the street homeless, and because he suffered from mental illness, it was difficult for him to find help from government or nonprofit agencies. Madeleine Petrara Perrin and the Rev. David Czeisel came to his aid.
Help for the mentally ill homeless is hard to find
It was the summer of 2012. Madeleine Petrara Perrin, an attorney from Bayville, couldn’t get over how much Joe had changed. She had last seen Joe, a Bayville native who was 56 at the time, at his apartment a year earlier when she was volunteering for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic charitable group committed to ending poverty. Joe was a shell of his former self. more
|
Andrea Connolly,left, chairperson of the Rockville Centre Youth Council, and Judi Vining, executive director of the Long Beach Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking, after they signed the mentoring agreement
Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking to mentor RVC group
The Long Beach Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking, a non-profit group that works to curb a problem that members say is rampant in Long Beach, will be extending its reach to Rockville Centre as … more
|
Youth Council teams with LB
The Long Beach Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking received a $27,500 grant to mentor the Rockville Centre Youth Council. The grant came from the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. more
The Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking has launched a new ad campaign to create awareness about tougher social host law penalties.
Group creates awareness about tougher social host law
A week before Long Beach High School seniors celebrate their prom and graduation, the Long Beach Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking announced that it has launched a new advertising campaign … more
|
At Monday’s town hall meeting, Police Commissioner Michael Tangney said that the stiffer penalties will serve as a deterrent.
City enacts tougher social host fines
The City Council passed a measure on Tuesday that increases the fine for anyone who violates the city’s social host law, a day after a Town Hall meeting was held to address the dangers of underage … more
|
City Council to hold hearing on tougher social host fine
The City Council is holding a public hearing Tuesday to discuss a measure that would increase the fines for anyone who violates the city’s social host law, with officials saying that tougher … more
|
Kimberly Ossandon
Social host violator chooses jail over probation
A woman who was arrested in 2012 after she served cotton candy-flavored vodka to minors chose earlier this month to serve 60 days in jail instead of completing her probation. Long Beach resident … more
|
Women and the role they played in L.I.'s history
In observance of Women’s History Month, we thought it fitting to highlight some notable women who were instrumental in shaping present-day Long Island. more
« Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 … 9 | Next »
Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.
© 2024, Richner Communications · 2 Endo Blvd · Garden City, NY · (516) 569-4000
Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions