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Long Island Press
Published September 28Barbara Curtis celebrates 100th birthday with family, village proclamation
Barbara Curtis has a simple recipe for a happy, long life: stay calm, keep busy and treasure every moment with family. As she celebrated her 100th birthday, those words reflected a century filled with love, hard work and generations of relatives. Curtis, a resident of Atria…
Florida Humanities Director Pitches “Cultural Corridor” Built on Community Radio
Florida Humanities director Dr. Nashid Madyun: Gulf Coast community radio stations are already connected by culture — his pitch: build a story-sharing network. The post Florida Humanities Director Pitches “Cultural Corridor” Built on Community Radio first appeared on Rick's Blog…
Martha’s Vineyard Medical pilots tick-related stress management group
Updated Sept. 28, 6:50 pm. Martha’s Vineyard Medical’s Tick Center is piloting a Mindfulness and Stress Management Group program for its patients with alpha-gal syndrome and Lyme disease that starts next month.
Long Island Press
Published September 28Long Island’s leading women to be celebrated at Power Women of Long Island
Some of Long Island’s most accomplished and influential women will come together as Schneps Media presents Power Women of Long Island, a celebration recognizing the women making an impact across the region. The annual event honors leaders whose accomplishments, commitment and…
Rec Recharge Community Survey
The public is invited to share their voice on the future of the Rec Center by taking the survey at bit.ly/RecRecharge2.
Keys Weekly
Published September 28Marathon Neighbor of the Week: Paul Anderson
No matter how many individuals appear in the pages of each edition of Keys Weekly, there are always so many more of our community members who deserve to be recognized. In an effort to shine a spotlight on more of the incredible individuals who live and work in these islands, Keys…
Treasure Coast nonprofit gives leftover wedding flowers a second life
Bloom Again repurposes flowers from weddings and other events into bedside arrangements for hospice patients and seniors.
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published September 28Marking 30 years, 'Source to Sea' Connecticut River cleanups continue in western Mass.
Nor’easter or not, hundreds of volunteers gathered up and down the Pioneer Valley over the weekend to clean up the waterways that power ecosystems throughout the Northeast.
City of White Plains News
Published September 28White Plains Partners with Sustainable Westchester
The City of White Plains is partnering with Sustainable Westchester to provide residents and local businesses with educational opportunities focused on energy savings, clean energy options and ways to prepare for and protest against rising energy costs.
Growing Up GenX: What My Grandfather Never Told Us
I think we all have an innate desire to know where we come from. Why else would Ancestry.com be so popular? The United States is a nation of immigrants. Most families came from someplace else, and it wasn’t unusual for immigrants from the same country or culture to settle…
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Published September 28St. Mark Community Meal on Sept. 30
Events MEDIA RELEASE__St. Mark Lutheran Church at the corner of Lincoln and Johnson Streets in Ada will be serving its Community Meal on Wednesday, September 30, from 5:00-6:30, or whenever the food runs out. The meal is free and open to the public. September menu: ham, scalloped…
Public Invited To Commemorate Kosciusko County Revolutionary War Veteran
The Agnes Pruyn Chapman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is inviting the public to attend a commemoration of Kosciusko County’s only verified Revolutionary War veteran buried in the county.