Keyword: safe
57 results total, viewing 21 - 30
Safe Center LI Education Coordinator Liz Osowiecki helped give a presentation at the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center on May 1 focusing on the #MeToo movement, and why it is happening now.
Friedberg JCC hosts talk on sexual violence, harassment
Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of sexual violence that may be upsetting to some readers. “Why now?” asked Liz Osowiecki at a May 1 forum at the Barry and Florence … more
|
This screenshot of the shirt, created by a small group of Oceanside High School seniors, has sparked controversy over the past few weeks.
Community in uproar over shirt made by OHS seniors
“I just didn’t expect to see that coming from Oceanside,” Nicole Swerdloff, a 2014 Oceanside High School graduate, said about the piece of fabric that has been the subject of social media conversations over the past few weeks. more
|
New York state is stepping up efforts to improve drinking water quality and monitoring.
Fresh efforts to monitor drinking water quality
New York state will soon begin implementing changes that will alter the way drinking water is protected and monitored for the better. more
|
FISH volunteers gathered at the Wantagh Public Library for an annual luncheon on May 6.
A safe shuttle for Wantagh seniors
For many senior citizens in the Wantagh area, driving to the doctor or dentist can be a hassle. But with the help of Friends In Safe Hands, or FISH, getting to necessary appointments is no longer an issue. more
|
Oceanside SAFE Coalition members Herb Pitkowsky, the Rev. Janet Porcher and Sandie Schoell at an addiction resource fair at School No. 6 in March.
Drug awareness efforts persist in wake of more overdoses
“You could ask any police officer, and they’ll tell you that you’re not going to arrest your way out of this,” said Steven Dodge, an Oceanside High School graduate and former drug addict who started the Saving Lives from Addiction through Treatment and Education Project to educate youth about the dangers of substance abuse. “It has to come from every sector of the community. I mean, essentially, that’s what communities are for.” more
|
The governor takes aim at the gender pay gap
Over the past several decades, women have made tremendous strides in the workforce. Working mothers are now the single or primary source of income in 40 percent of . . . more
An event aimed at helping community members fight addiction will be held at School No. 6 on March 30.
Resource fair to help families fight addiction
For too many families in Oceanside, addiction is more than just a problem whispered about around town. It’s a condition that has, in some cases, destroyed the lives of their friends and loved ones. more
|
Why we still need Women’s History Month
In late 1916, Brooklyn’s Inez Milholland Boissevain, a prominent New York attorney and suffragist, was traveling the country, demanding equal rights for women, including the right to vote. By the time she reached the West Coast . . . more
Beth Limmer, a representative of the Nassau County Office for the Aging, left, and the office’s director, Paul Desroches, right, recognized Corine Casagrande for her volunteer services at FISH of Wantagh.
Local seniors in safe hands
For many senior citizens, driving to the doctor or dentist can be a hassle. But with the help of Friends In Safe Hands, or FISH, getting to necessary appointments is no longer an issue. The organization, which is based in Wantagh, offers door-to-door transportation to medical appointments for the elderly. Its mission is to give back. more
|
leanne Anderson, above, fictionalized a domestic abuse situation in order to show readers that women — and men — are often victims because of an abuse that occurred while they were children.
Real domestic violence, fictionalized
According to Safe Horizon, a national victims’ services agency, girls and boys who witness domestic violence — and don’t receive help — are more prone to continue the cycle of domestic violence in their lives. Girls are more vulnerable to abuse as teens and adults, while boys are far more likely to become abusers of their partners and/or children as adults. more
|
« Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Next »
Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.
© 2024, Richner Communications · 2 Endo Blvd · Garden City, NY · (516) 569-4000
Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions