For every large-scale social movement, there is a “tipping point, that magic moment when an idea, trend or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips and spreads like wildfire.” So wrote New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell in . . .
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9/15/16
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Horses do not see disabilities, said Nancy Tejo, of Merrick, owner of Sky Riding LI at Parkview Stables in Central Islip. They only see people.
Sky Riding LI is a therapeutic riding center and school geared toward people with special needs, though its lessons are open to anyone. “Horses respect you so long as you treat them well,” Tejo, 51, noted.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/14/16
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Kiwanis members from several clubs were honored by Nassau County during a Kiwanis recognition ceremony held at Eisenhower Park’s Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre on Aug. 12. This year, Nancy Baxter of …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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8/31/16
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The meeting room in Franklin Square’s Public Library was filled with citizens from different areas of the community as the Franklin Square Civic Association held its first public meeting. …
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By Nakeem Grant
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6/22/16
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A: Some signs of age are easily noticed in the passersby. Gray or white hair is a sign of aging, as the body’s ability to produce melanin to color hair strands dwindles. Wrinkles in the skin is …
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By Nancy Rocks, RPh, CGP
Director of the on-site Pharmacy at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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6/7/16
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Tickets are now available for FOSSI’s Monte Carlo Night. Don’t miss the fun! The excitement begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, at the Sandel Center, 50 S. Park Ave. Rockville Centre.
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4/28/16
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It is surely a positive sign for our society that women are no longer celebrated only for the help they give men. For a long time now, women have been heroes in their own right . . .
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3/10/16
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The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores pulled out all the stops to honor its Chamber Member of the Year, Community Person of the Year, Board Member of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award winner at the Woodbury Country Club on Jan. 16.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/21/16
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Members of the local Ruth Floyd Woodhull chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution met on Dec. 5 to fill Christmas stockings for the girls who live in the New York …
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12/24/15
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Seaford Manor School students got to do their holiday shopping and they didn’t even have to venture to the mall.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/9/15
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