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The AHRC Nassau East Meadow Art Gallery’s newest exhibit is titled ‘A Day at the Beach.’ Davis Hernandez, right, helped make the 5-foot-tall papier-maché work of art, and Richard Infante painted beach scenes.

‘A Day at the Beach’ with the AHRC art gallery in East Meadow

Instead of driving 20 minutes to the beach, locals can take a short trip to the AHRC Nassau East Meadow Art Gallery on East Meadow Avenue to see its new art exhibit, “A Day at the Beach.” The … more

By Mallory Wilson | 5/28/23

Partners in the conversion of jackets from forfeiture to charitable donations included Yolanda Murphy, coordinating manager of the Long Island Council of Churches, second from left; Devinson Sanchez, operator and trainer of the AHRC Nassau Work Center embroidery department, third from left; Barry Donowitz, assistant executive director at AHRC Nassau, fourth from left; Stanfort Perry, executive director, AHRC Nassau, fifth from left; Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly, center; Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, seventh from left; and, fourth from right, Assistant D.A. Rene Feichter.

A thousand jackets for the needy

A six-year-long Nassau County project that converted 98,000 counterfeited jackets into charitable donations ended last week at the AHRC Work Center on Hanse Avenue. more

By Reine Bethany | 5/5/22

Richard Infante, 29, is one of the artists who help put together the exhibits.

AHRC gallery displays new art

The AHRC Nassau East Meadow Art gallery is getting ready for its upcoming exhibit “Garden of Dreams,” which is set to open in June. The exhibit will feature art from the members of AHRC, … more

By Mallory Wilson | 4/7/22

AHRC Nassau’s Cedar Street house residents with artist Mike Pagano, center back, who created the window painting.

State budget cuts impact AHRC Nassau residences

Across Nassau County are homes run by the disability care and support agency AHRC Nassau, which is based in Brookville. It allows people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to lead independent and happy lives. But for over the past decade, providing a good quality of life has become more complicated because the New York state continually cuts funding for agencies like AHRC Nassau. more

By Jennifer Corr | 3/1/21

Joseph Forte landed his dream job at the New York State Department of Labor’s Hickville Career Center in 2009, and has worked hard there as a custodian.

RVC man rewarded for hard work

Rockville Centre resident Joseph Forte, who was diagnosed with a developmental disability as a young boy, was recently honored as a recipient of the William B. Joslin Outstanding Performance Award, granted to 58 hardworking people this year by the New York State Industries for the Disabled. more

By Ben Strack | 11/24/17

Margaret Riva, center, cut the ribbon on Advantage Care’s newest clinic, in Freeport. The facility is named for Margaret and her late husband, Frank. Joining in the celebration were, from left, Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy and Legislator Kevan Abrahams.

A very special clinic opens on the South Shore

When Suzanne Reek, of Wantagh, used to bring her young son, Joseph, to the dentist, she would hire a team of two to six people to carry him into the office. Once there, he was strapped down to an examination table for treatment in what the American Dental Association calls a “papoose board,” essentially a stretcher with wide Velcro braces. In the end, Reek said, she would be hit with a $5,000 bill because her son, who suffered from extreme “dental anxiety,” would inevitably need to be sedated during treatment, which insurance didn’t cover. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/6/15

Vans parked outside AHRC Nassau’s East Meadow facility were recently stripped of their catalytic converters, a component that costs thousands of dollars.

Arrest made in car parts theft

A Queens man was arrested by Nassau County police on Feb. 28 and charged with stealing more than 35 catalytic converters from vehicles throughout Nassau County in a span of eight months — nine last week alone, from vans leased by an AHRC Nassau facility in East Meadow. more

By David Weingrad | 3/5/14

Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, left, with his wife, Helen, and son, Ricky.

Weisenberg: my disabled son was abused

State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and his wife, Ellen, filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court this week against AHRC Nassau — a private organization that provides services for more than 2,200 … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Alex Costello | 10/3/12

Margaret Riva at 100

Margaret Riva humbly says that she doesn’t have a lot of advice to give others — but those others would strongly disagree. Riva is the only surviving founding member of the original … more

By Mary Malloy | 3/15/12

The extended Becker family posed for a photo.

Hale hails a hero

On Nov. 29, the Nathan Hale Senior Village celebrated 83-year-old Robert G. Becker’s 40 years of service to the senior residents of the community. The residence’s newly completed pavilion on … more

By Mary Malloy | 12/7/11