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

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

Avian flu has severely decreased the turkey population this year.

Fewer turkeys for Thanksgiving

Area food pantries in Rockville Centre and elsewhere say they are facing a shortage of turkeys this year, attributed to avian flu that has decimated the American poultry industry since January. … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry and Rebecca Melnitsky | 11/11/15

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

Hundreds of people from all over Long Island descended on Rockville Centre last Saturday for the Chamber of Commerce’s Food and Wine Festival, which was a success. (Donovan Berthoud/Herald)

Serving up a taste of Rockville Centre

Last Saturday, the Chamber of Commerce held its second Food and Wine Festival, and it was an unparalleled success. Restaurants from all over Rockville Centre came to Front Street for the outdoor … more

9/16/15

Chef Alex Bujoreanu of Viaggio Tapas cooked up food at last year’s festival. This year will see even more chefs showing off their culinary skills.

Getting ready for food and wine

The Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce will be holding its second annual Food and Wine Festival on Sept. 12, and will be making everything bigger and better than it was last year. The event … more

By Alex Costello | 8/27/15

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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