The Long Island Roller Rebels in action (LIR Photo by Christine Neumann)

Long Island Roller Rebels run dress drive for Brookhaven prom season

Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Long Island Roller Rebels are helping the Town of Brookhaven in collecting prom dresses for girls on Long Island. View the story “Long Island Roller Rebels collect Prom Dresses for Brookhaven Girls” on Storify  Read More

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Michael Heroux's petition on Change.org. It has received over 1,200 signatures to date.

Student leads social media effort to lift ban on gay men as blood donors

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

A petition to change the current blood donation regulations that prohibit gay men from donating blood is gaining steam at the local level. Michael Heroux, a freshman pre-medicine student at Hofstra University, has acquired over 1,200 signatures on his petition created on Change.org. Heroux has been using Tumblr, Facebook and Twitter to promote his petition. The petition is being sent to the Advisory Committee for Blood Safety and Availability, which determines the eligibility requirements for donating blood. The committee... 

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Fresh Long Island grown produce at the Kennedy's Farmer's Market in Long Beach.

Video: LI farmers encourage consumers to ‘buy local’

Monday, May 14, 2012

Farmers on Long Island often struggle to survive with the high costs of land taxes, labor and production costs, yet they are able to sell effectively to Long Island consumers by directly marketing their locally grown products to them. Farmer’s markets are one way to reach out to consumers. Kennedy Plaza Farmer’s Market, which offers an array of products from asparagus to diary products, operates on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons in Long Beach. The market’s organizer, Bernadette Martin, says that farmer’s... 

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A view of Ducks' batting practice at Bethpage Ballpark before Opening Day (LIR Photo by Cody Normand)

Long Island Ducks ready to fly in 2012

Saturday, May 12, 2012

The Long Island Ducks franchise began its 13th season in Central Islip in late April. Following a 3-4 opening road trip, the team returned home May 4 and pounded the Camden Riversharks 13-2 on Opening Day. The organization prides itself in providing competitive baseball in a family-friendly atmosphere. The regular season runs through the end of September. As players and coaches from The Ducks met with the media on April 25 at Bethpage Ballpark, there seemed to be a feeling of revenge lingering amongst the club. The... 

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LIRR plans pilot program of payment with smartphones

LIRR passengers will have the opportunity to pay for tickets using their smartphones during the LIRR's pilot program.

The Port Washington line of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will soon be testing a new payment technology that allows commuters to pay for their tickets with their smartphones. The smartphone payment experiment uses near field communication technology, which is standard for smartphones. Though the experiment is not dealing with real fares for now, [...]

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Photo: Stony Brook celebrates Asian-American Heritage Month

Lion heads at Stony Brook's Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration (LIR Photo by Joseph Hutter)

Long Island residents learned about cultures of the Far East May 11-13 at the Suffolk County executive’s fourth annual Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration. The event included multicultural booths and performances inside the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University. Representatives from 10 Asian nations set up tables, which included information on [...]

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Sports

Long Island Roller Rebels run dress drive for Brookhaven prom season

The Long Island Roller Rebels in action (LIR Photo by Christine Neumann)

The Town of Brookhaven is collecting prom dresses for underprivileged girls with the help of the Long Island Roller Rebels.
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Features

Video: LI farmers encourage consumers to ‘buy local’

Fresh Long Island grown produce at the Kennedy's Farmer's Market in Long Beach.

Farmers on Long Island often struggle to survive with the high costs of land taxes, labor and production costs, yet they are able to sell effectively to Long Island consumers by directly marketing their locally grown products to them. Farmer’s markets are one way to reach out to consumers. Kennedy Plaza Farmer’s Market, which offers [...]