Christine Newins, a 52-year-old Levittown resident, cannot remember Jan. 17 — the day she was hit by a car while jogging on the Pacific Crest Trail in Carlsbad, Calif. Chris Newins, her husband, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/21/17
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The Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition hosted a special launch party and guest bartender night at Kasey's Kitchen and Cocktails on March 9.
Over 150 people attended the event and raised …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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3/15/17
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On March 4 from 7 p.m. to midnight, the Progressive School of Long Island will host its 12th annual Sports Party Fundraiser at Sportime Lynbrook on Merrick Road. Adults and children can enjoy a night of tennis, basketball, hockey, lacrosse and dodge ball. Tennis professionals will be available for instruction and pizza will be provided. The cost is $35 per person, or $75 per family. All proceeds will benefit a sister school in Caracas, Venezuela. For more information, contact (516) 868–6835.
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3/1/17
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The 8th annual Gina Giallombardo Benefit for Life fundraiser will take place at Cannon’s Blackthorn in Rockville Centre on March 4.
Giallombardo, a 2006 graduate of South Side High School, was …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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3/1/17
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About 200 residents of East Rockaway and its surrounding towns came out to a fundraiser boutique to support Joe Murphy, an East Rockaway resident in need of a new heart and kidney, at the Grant Avenue Firehouse on Jan. 15.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/25/17
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A fundraiser to support Joe Murphy is scheduled for Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Grant Avenue Firehouse. Murphy is in need of a heart and kidney transplant. Vendors for the event include Pampered Chef, Danielle’s Dandys, Goody Bags, Lularoe and others. For more information, call Danielle Metzger at (516) 993-1390.
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1/11/17
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On the bright summer morning of June 13, Henry Hey and his longtime girlfriend Donna Becker set out from his home in North Merrick to the hospital for a procedure that would help improve circulation in a toe on his left foot.
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By Stephany Reyes
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11/23/16
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Island Park residents are rallying around the family of the victim of a car accident who worked at the Fruit Warehouse Deli at 33 Saratoga Blvd.
According to Nassau County Police two cars struck …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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11/9/16
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She is in 10th grade at Oceanside High School, and cannot grow a mustache, but is raising money for the Pediatric Cancer Care Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital through Mustaches for …
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11/9/16
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More than 630 guests honored four leaders and raised almost $700,000 at the South Nassau Communities Hospital annual Carnation Ball.
The event was co-chaired by members of SNCH’s Board of …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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11/9/16
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