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I don’t presume to fully understand heroin addiction. I can’t imagine the demons that lurked in the mind of acclaimed actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. I’ve never used heroin, and I never will. more

4/24/14

You can help save a life

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The month may be nearly over, but suicide prevention is a topic that needs to be discussed year-round. more

9/26/13

More than 600 people turned out for the L.I. Crisis Center’s annual “Let’s Walk, Let’s Talk … Stepping Together to Prevent Suicide.”

L.I. Crisis Center holds its fourth annual suicide awareness walk

The Long Island Crisis Center held its fourth annual “Let’s Walk, Let’s Talk … Stepping Together to Prevent Suicide” event on September 30th on the boardwalk at Riverside Boulevard. … more

By Fran Karliner | 10/5/12

The Hub Billiard Club in Island Park will play host to Woodmere resident Allan Spielman’s inaugural Happyfest Music Festival from July 30 to Aug. 2.

Grassroots group raises money for charities

Paying tribute to the iconic Woodstock Music And Arts Festival of 1969 and raising money for charities are Woodmere resident Allan Spielman’s goals for the inaugural Happyfest Music Festival at The Hub Billiard Club in Island Park July 30 to Aug. 2. more

By Nicole Kreizel | 7/26/12

Stop using the needy as pawns

Politics ain’t beanbag, the old saying goes. To get what they want, politicians make quid pro quo agreements and try to force deals all the time, all in the name of accomplishing what they think is best for their constituency. more

6/14/12

Linda Leonard, executive director of the Long Island Crisis Center in Bellmore, said she worries that her agency could lose its 24-hour, seven-day-a-week suicide-prevention hotline if Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano eliminates funding for the private, nonprofit agency.

Nassau’s social-service network in crisis

The Bellmore-based Long Island Crisis Center would lose more than $300,000 in funding if Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano were to make good on a threat to cut all contracts with nonprofit social-service agencies that work with troubled youth, the mentally ill and drug addicts, said Linda Leonard, the Crisis Center’s executive director, this past week. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/9/12

Walking to help prevent suicide

On Sept. 18, the Long Beach Boardwalk was the gathering place for hundreds of walkers of all ages showing their support for Long Island Crisis Center and its mission to raise suicide awareness and … more

9/28/11

Reconsider cuts to the neediest

Would you be willing to pay $4 a month more in property taxes to help shield the poor and neediest of your neighbors from the harshest of cuts to county services that are their lifeline? more

3/31/11

A crisis for the L.I. Crisis Center

The Bellmore-based Long Island Crisis Center is facing a crisis of its own: Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget cuts mean that the center could lose nearly one-third of its budget, possibly shutting … more

By Alex Costello | 3/2/11

Ted Clark, who works at Pop's, pours a taste of Jets Uncorked.

Would you like some charity with your wine?

Former New York Jets Wesley Walker and Emerson Boozer flew into Island Park last weekend to help promote a limited release wine — Jets Uncorked. The tasting and signing hosted at Pop's Wine and … more

9/29/10

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