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Brentwood holds first annual Youth Day

Close to 1,000 people gathered at La Espiguita Soccer Academy in Brentwood on Aug. 12th for the first ever Youth Day held by the District 1 Youth Advisory Board. Organizers raised over $2,400 for school supplies and distributed around 500 backpacks.

Stony Brook’s Mall Walkers Club returns

Long Island NewsFebruary 9, 2022

The Stony Brook Mall Walkers program, co-sponsored by Stony Brook University Hospital and Smith Haven Mall, relaunched on Jan. 26 with roughly 30 participants.

LI sees red wave as election results come in

Long Island NewsNovember 7, 2021November 7, 2021

Long Island was engulfed in a red wave this Tuesday after heavy Republican turnout saw traditionally Democratic districts flip in favor of Republican candidates.

Long Island labor unions protest $37 million contract awarded to non-union group

Administration Long Island NewsNovember 2, 2021November 2, 2021

The Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties and affiliated unions greeted drivers on the morning of Nov. 2 at the south entrance of campus with several red-eyed inflatable rats and an open casket as they protested Niram Construction’s $37 million contract with the State University Construction Fund (SUCF).

Stony Brook Hospital suspends 133 unvaccinated employees following mandate deadline

Long Island NewsOctober 7, 2021

Stony Brook Hospital suspended 133 employees without pay on Sept. 29 after they failed to show COVID-19 vaccination proof, according to Stony Brook officials.

Ideologies clash as Turning Point USA protest arrives to SBU campus

Long Island News Student Life Top StorySeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

About 200 people from Turning Point USA (TPUSA), the New York Young Republican Club, the Long Island Loud Majority and surrounding community members gathered around the fountain at the Academic Mall on Sunday, Sept. 12, to protest mandatory vaccines.

Hope for the American chestnut trees, a dying species

Long Island News STEMApril 22, 2021

“A tree came down, look at that.” Sue Avery, a botanist and certified landscaper, examines a thin wire cage along the border of the Ashley Schiff Preserve on campus.

Long Island business owner creates a space for local craftsmen to be recognized

Arts Culture Long IslandApril 22, 2021

Owning a business was Lyn Cooperman’s longtime dream. She achieved that when she opened the North Fork Craft Gallery in Wading River four years ago, one of a group of small stores attached to The Inn and Spa at East Wind.

New update to septic system will remove nitrogen and dioxane from Long Island water

Long Island News STEMApril 3, 2021

Stony Brook University’s Center for Clean Water Technology (CCWT) has revealed an updated septic system that removes water contaminants at a high rate.

SBU scientists conduct research to improve water quality in the Long Island Sound

Faculty Long Island News STEMMarch 27, 2021

Scientists at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences are leading a study to measure the ability of farmed seaweed and shellfish to benefit aquaculture in the Long Island Sound.

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Stony Brook University to be anchor institution in $150 million Governors Island project

Simple Good offers sustainable alternatives to everyday items and products

Pine beetles killing thousands of trees across Suffolk County

Annual car show is Stony Brook University’s tie to the Italian Community

Long Island man runs over 320 miles for charity — and friendship