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Long Island Press
Published September 03Carle Place student to receive art merit award
Carle Place High School senior Ava Kang has been selected as a Merit Award recipient for the 2026-27 Long Island Scholar-Artist Awards, presented by the Long Island Arts Alliance. Kang is one of 40 students from 32 high schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties recognized by the…
Long Island Press
Published September 03Gold Coast Arts Center enters new decade meeting new challenges
2nd in a series The Gold Coast Arts Center was born from founder and executive director Regina Gil’s imagination but very soon captured the imagination of the community. In 1989, then-State Assemblyman Tom DiNapoli (now NYS Comptroller) obtained $10,000 in seed money for Gil to…