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Volunteers needed to help continue mission of Island Heart Food Pantry
A local food pantry is seeking out volunteers to prevent closing its doors. For more than 40 years, the Island Heart Food Pantry in Middle Island — a mission of the Mt. Sinai Congregational Church — has served thousands of people across Long Island. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world in 2020, the pantry has not been able to fully recover after a significant loss of volunteers — all while still needing to help feed the food insecure.
Well-Spoken Writers Club seeks entries in short story contest
The Well-Spoken Writers Club, a group of writers from Riverhead and Southold, has announced it is sponsoring a short story contest with the theme, “autumn.” Submit your story with no more than 1,200 words by October 31, 2024, to wellspokenwriters@gmail.com. The winner will receive a $50 gift card to the locally owned bookstore, A Book Place, located at 489 East Main Street in Riverhead.
SCPD and local faith-based organizations to participate In 5th Annual National Faith & Blue Weekend
Events aimed at building bridges and breaking down biases through activities and outreach. Members of the Suffolk County Police Department and faith-based groups will come together to offer activities during the fifth annual collaborative initiative National Faith & Blue Weekend (NFBW) from October 6 through October 14. The idea behind...
Suffolk County Legislator Rebecca Sanin honors Zaro’s Café for Small Business Month
At the October General Meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature, Legislator Rebecca Sanin proudly recognized Zaro’s Café, a beloved Greek-Italian family-owned and operated eatery in the heart of Huntington Station, as the 16th Legislative District’s “Small Business Month” honoree. Established by the Suffolk County Legislature...
Miller Place Panthers football rains on Port Jeff Royals’ homecoming
The Miller Place Panthers rained on Port Jeff’s homecoming football game under a persistent drizzle, shutting out the Royals 41-0 in the League IV matchup on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 28. Port Jeff (0-2) struggled offensively against a stout Panther defense and failed to gain any traction, searching for that...
Ward Melville boys basketball picks off Westhampton
The Ward Melville boys volleyball squad is on a hot streak with an undefeated record. The Patriots, the defending Long Island champions from last season, looked to put up another “W” when they hosted Westhampton, Thursday, Sept. 26. Returning outside hitter, senior Kyle Fagan, had a potent one-two...
Football: Union Falls in Road Game to Ridge
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Ryan Turner scored three touchdowns and Ridge rushed for more than 400 yards in a 49-7 football victory over Union on Friday night.Turner gained 157 yards and two touchdowns on only four carries, and he caught one pass from quarterback Connor McLachlan for 47 yards and another TD.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERAidan Stieglitz, who ran 58 yards for the first touchdown of the game in the first quarter -- when Ridge built a 28-0 lead -- finished with 115 yards on seven carries.Joe Dachnowitz had a 61-yard...
Assemblyman Keith P. Brown secures $226K in state aid for five Suffolk libraries
New York State Assemblyman Keith P. Brown (R-Northport) announced that five public libraries from the Suffolk Cooperative Library System in Assembly District 12 have been allocated approximately $226,385 in state aid for library construction funds. These libraries include the Commack Public Library, which was allocated $3,750; Deer Park Public Library, which was allocated $100,000; Harborfields Public Library, which was allocated $22,635; Northport Public Library, which was allocated $78,000; and the East Northport branch of the Northport Public Library, which was allocated $22,000.
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