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Published 1 hour agoFree AI Smart Glasses Available to Visually Impaired Veterans in Suffern
Visually impaired veterans in the community may be eligible to receive free AI-powered smart glasses through a program being distributed by the Suffern Free Library in partnership with TechSoup. The Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1 smart glasses are designed to provide hands-free assistance…
Kenneth Langone talks capitalism, Catholic faith at fireside chat
Kenneth Langone, the namesake and former board of trustees chair for NYU Langone Health, urged audience members to maintain a moral compass in business and discussed his Catholic faith at a Monday evening fireside chat. Around 100 community members gathered at The Catholic Center…
Don’t judge a garden by its shrubs
The pile of gray-green shrubs and dead leaves tucked away in the corner of NYU’s Community Agricultural Project — a gardening club and student-maintained garden near Washington Square Village — may appear unassuming. However, this garden serves as a critical home for forgotten…
Opinion: NYU IRL’s ‘Phone Breakup Challenge’ restores individuality
Monday marked the latest NYU IRL initiative: the 30-day “Phone Breakup Challenge,” a program committed to encouraging off screen connections among students. The initiative challenges students to use their phone sparingly, formatted as a weekly set of challenges meant to turn…
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Published 5 hours agoDenville Volunteer Fire Department celebrates 100 years of service
DENVILLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — The Denville Volunteer Fire Department celebrated its 100th anniversary Saturday night, marking a century of volunteer service to the community. Morris County Commissioners Tayfun …
Brooklyn Paper
Published 16 hours agoBrooklyn’s Power Women celebrated at Schneps Media’s annual event
Nearly 40 of Brooklyn’s most influential women came together on Sept. 24 for an evening of recognition, connection and celebration at Schneps Media’s Power Women of Brooklyn event at El Caribe Country Club. The annual event honored an accomplished group of professionals,…
Brooklyn Paper
Published 17 hours agoA feast for a cause: City Harvest’s BID 2026 event brings nearly 50 chefs together
City Harvest, the Brooklyn-based food rescue organization, will host their annual BID tasting event this fall, bringing nearly 50 New York City chefs, restaurants and mixologists together for an evening of food, drinks and fundraising — with a portion of the night’s impact…
Long Island Press
Published 17 hours agoBarbara 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…
Long Island Press
Published 17 hours agoLong 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…
City of White Plains News
Published 18 hours agoWhite 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.
Long Island Press
Published 19 hours agoNursing, physician assistant students provide care to rural community in Guatemala
Ten students from the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies traveled to Guatemala to provide health care services for families living in a rural area of the country this summer. The students visited a pop-up clinic in Aldea Panabajal, a community in…
Long Island Press
Published 22 hours agoGreat Neck teen turns front lawn into a buzzing pollinator garden
“ChatGPT, how do I plant plants?” That was the question 14-year-old Charlie Zhong typed into the AI chatbot before turning a patch of his family’s front lawn into a native plant garden that now attracts bumblebees, butterflies and hummingbirds. A ninth grader at Great Neck South…