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Active duty Marine Sgt. Jason Hanna, right, presented Lance Cpl. Jason Rogers and three other honored veterans with American flags at the Island Park Civic Association’s annual Love Your Troops event on Feb. 8.

Island Park civics host 'Love Your Troops' event

The Island Park Civic Association hosted its 11th annual Love Your Troops Valentine’s Dinner Dance at Bridgeview Yacht Club on Feb. 8. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 2/20/20

Dozens of people from Island Park and Northport united to protest LIPA’s efforts to reduce taxes on its plants, which would raise residents’ taxes in the facilities’ host communities.

Island Park residents protest LIPA tax case

“Stop LIPA now! Stop LIPA now!” Island Park residents chanted on the corner of Long Beach and McCarthy roads on Sunday. At the site of the Long Island Power Authority’s E.F. Barrett Generation Station, they rallied against LIPA’s efforts to reduce its property taxes on the plant, and three other plants on Long Island, which would significantly raise residents’ taxes in the communities that host them. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 5/9/19

Town of Hempstead officials and members of the Island Park Civic Association met at the Island Park Public Library on March 12 to discuss issues with roads and drainage that have not been resolved since Hurricane Sandy.

Island Park residents call on officials to fix roads

Over six years after Hurricane Sandy, some Island Park residents are saying that neither local flood control measures nor driving conditions have improved. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 3/21/19

Honoree Judy Schnall, U.S. Air Force; left; Patti Ambrosia, president of Island Park Civic Association; JoEllen Sarnelli; honoree Patrick Martin, U.S. Navy; Nickolas J. Dematteo; honoree Christopher Springer, U. S. Marine Corps, with daughter Danella and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran at the Love Your Troops dinner-dance fundraiser, hosted by the Island Civic Association, on Saturday.

Dinner-dance pays tribute to Island Park veterans

The Island Park Civic Association recognized local veterans and donated to Building Homes for Heroes at its 10th annual Love Your Troops Valentine’s dinner-dance fundraiser on Saturday. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 2/14/19

An overview of the safety modifications planned for Austin Boulevard. A $5 million federal grant has been earmarked for the project, which is separate from the proposed speed limit reduction.

Lawmakers seek to put the brakes on Austin Boulevard speeding

Standing amid the bustling traffic on a corner of Austin Boulevard near the Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park on Feb. 15, county, town and school officials proposed reducing the speed limit … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 2/22/18

The honorees for the night were U.S. Marine Robin Galant, left, with Army veteran Mickey Hastava, and Navy sailors Alfonzo and Joseph Ruocco.

Island Park Civic gives love to hometown heroes

Members of the Island Park community gathered at the Bridgeview Yacht Club on Feb. 10 to honor a handful of hometown heroes for the civic association’s Love Your Troops 2018 Dinner Dance. It is … more

By Peter Belfiore | 2/20/18

Steve Richardson, left; Nick DeMatteo; Dominica Califano; Lynn Bert, South Nassau Communities Hospital’s nurse manager for pediatrics; Dr. Lincoln Ferguson, associate chairman of pediatrics; Pia Califano; Kerri Wagner, child and family life specialist; nurse Cecilia Carey; and Anna D’Amaro, former Island Park Civic Association president at the hospital on April 12.

I.P. Civic collects bunnies for South Nassau children

The Island Park Civic Association collected nearly 100 stuffed bunnies at its third annual Hug-A-Bunny Fundraiser earlier this month, which the group donated to South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside on April 12 to be distributed to children. more

By Ben Strack | 4/20/17

Island Park Civic Association board members Jo-Ellen Sarnelli, Evan Davis, Patti Ambrosia, Felicia Nicholas and Laura Hassett enjoyed the event at the Bridgeview Yacht Club on Feb. 4.

I.P. Civic hosts ‘Love Your Troops’ event

The Island Park Civic Association hosted the Love Your Troops Valentine’s Dinner Dance at Bridgeview Yacht Club last Saturday, which honored three hometown heroes who have served in the military. more

By Ben Strack | 2/7/17

Senior ladies danced to the Electric slide

Dancing the night away

The Island Park Civic Association held its annual Senior Citizen Prom on June 12 at the Greek Orthodox Church. About 100 seniors enjoyed dinner, dancing and comedy. more

6/22/16

Akemi Ramirez, 6, choose a Mickey Mouse bunny out of the massive pile.

I.P. Civic hugs a bunny

The Island Park Civic Association collected about 200 stuffed bunnies at the Local Ale House in Island Park last month for its “Hug A Bunny” drive. They dropped off the bunnies for … more

4/6/16

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