Pride in Port awards presented to 2024 graduates
By the Pride in Port Committee The recent Schreiber High School Graduates Awards Ceremony included Pride in Port awards and scholarships. Recipients are chosen based on their proven record of…
Year: 2023
2024 Pride in Port Grand Marhsals: The Nicholas Center Navigators
By the Pride and Port Committee The annual fall celebration Pride in Port includes a parade. In addition to participation by all Port Washington schools, Police and Fire Departments, and…
Abandoned Lobster Traps Removed In Joint Community Project
Hundreds of abandoned and derelict lobster traps that continue to catch and kill marine life in Long Island Sound off Oyster Bay are being removed by Cornell Cooperative Extension of…
Health Care Workers Demand Health Care Benefits
Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation employees, on their own time, stood loud and proud on Syosset-Woodbury Road in a picket from Aug. 4 to the 14th, calling…
Great Neck Plaza Completes Alleyway Renovation
In early July, the Village of Great Neck Plaza unveiled its recently renovated alleyway. This alleyway connects the parking lot in front of the village hall to the shops on…
Port Washington Restaurants “Skip The Stuff”
This month, Grassroots Environmental Education is hosting the “Skip the Stuff” campaign to encourage local restaurants to go plastic-free. More than 20 food establishments in Port are participating in Platic-Free…
Nassau County DA Investigates Oyster Bay’s Resigned Inspector General
The Town of Oyster Bay’s Inspector General Brian Noone resigned on June 20 after the Nassau County District Attorney launched an investigation into his practices. The Glen Cove Oyster Bay…
Jericho Cares Continues Providing For The Community
The COVID-19 pandemic was a trying time for many people. According to data from Georgetown University, with business closures and restrictions beginning in March of 2020, 23 million people had…
Rescuing Cats, Helping People
If you’re a cat, The Patricia H. Ladew Foundation in Oyster Bay is one of the best places you could possibly be. The Patricia H. Ladew Foundation house is a…
Remembering Sabrina Navaretta
Sabrina Navaretta, a graduate of Syosset High School from Woodbury, was known for her smile. “She was such a good kid, a student,” said Sabrina’s father John Navaretta. “During her…