Julian’s Light, a growing nonprofit organization based in the Bronx, recently held a month-long basketball tournament at Coes Neck Park in northern Baldwin. The group, which Recreation Coordinator Fred Lopez said aims to “keep youth off the street and focused on positive and productive activities,” was founded in 2008 in honor of Julian Feliciano, a 13-year-old bystander who was killed during a street brawl in 2003.
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By Chris Connolly
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9/4/13
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The sorely-missed Long Island Philharmonic makes an appearance on Friday. Other holiday weekend picks include the Gilbert and Sullivan Light Opera Company's staging of Ruddigore and a nature walk at Muttontown Preserve.
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7/3/13
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Cannon’s Blackthorn was packed with music buffs on May 23, when the Rockville Centre-based Tommy Brull Foundation held its third annual Shine A Light Music Festival.
Rockville Centre resident …
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By John Maher
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6/19/13
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The Tommy Brull Foundation proudly presents the 2013 Shine a Light Music Festival. The Tommy Brull Foundation is a Rockville Centre-based non-profit organization dedicated to raising money to benefit …
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5/24/13
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In an effort to save on energy costs and upgrade Valley Stream’s infrastructure, village officials are considering signing an energy performance contract within the next few months.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/15/13
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At each of Valley Stream’s 14 schools, students, teachers and administrators have been working diligently all year on projects, displays and performances for one night in April where these students’ talents are front in center as the community comes together to celebrate education.
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By Brian Croce
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4/10/13
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Four Cub Scouts from Valley Stream Pack 109 crossed over to Boy Scouts last Sunday at the annual Blue and Gold dinner at Grace Methodist School. The boys, Webelos Kegan Bouhouj, Robert Deckel, James Hardie and Maximus Schultz, received their Arrow of Light awards, the highest honor in Cub Scouts.
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3/13/13
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Valley Stream Cub Scout Pack 367 hosted its annual Blue and Gold dinner on March 2 at Holy Name of Mary School.
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3/7/13
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Hofstra University's alumni theater company returns to the stage with Stephen Sondheim's look at contemporary life and relationships. Other weekend higlights include the Gilbert and Sullivan Light Opera Company's annual gala concert and the Riverhead Foundation's winter seal cruises.
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1/9/13
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The holidays can, and should, be a time of bliss. Unfortunately, they are often a time of tragedy, with many dangers at home, on the roads and at the malls.
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12/20/12
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