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Long Island added more than 16,000 electric vehicles in 2025, proving clean transportation momentum continues even without federal tax incentives. The region now leads New York State in EV adoption per capita.
A new online platform connects Long Islanders with jobs, training, and support services all in one place. The free tool helps residents meet new federal work requirements while building careers.
The India Association of Long Island brought together 270 people to celebrate community leaders and fund their upcoming cultural festival. Five honorees were recognized for their contributions while members rallied to support September's India Fest.
Stony Brook University is launching a groundbreaking test of a hydrogen-powered generator that could light up Long Island homes without carbon emissions. This first-of-its-kind pilot in New York State shows clean energy is moving from lab theory to real-world power.
Stony Brook University is launching the first test of a 100% hydrogen-powered generator in New York, bringing Long Island closer to reliable, emissions-free electricity. The $4 million project could reshape how communities get clean energy during peak demand.
Retired professionals across Long Island are turning free time into community impact, with 500 AARP volunteers and 2,500 Northwell helpers leading a post-pandemic volunteer surge. From hospital pet therapy to lobbying in Albany, these experienced do-gooders prove that retirement is just the beginning.
Nearly 900 PSEG Long Island employees donated over 8,000 hours in 2025 to help veterans, seniors, and food-insecure neighbors across their communities. The company celebrated their volunteer spirit on Good Samaritan Day, recognizing workers like Karen Mowbray who says helping others leaves her with "a warm heart."
Two specially trained Labrador retrievers are helping scientists track and protect vulnerable Eastern box turtles across New York's Long Island. April and Newt can detect the rare reptiles from 100 yards away, giving researchers crucial data to save the declining species.
After a three-day strike that paralyzed America's largest commuter railroad, the Long Island Rail Road and its unions reached a deal late Monday that brings 300,000 daily riders back on track. Service resumes Tuesday at noon with no fare or tax increases.
A Long Island man's heart stopped for 35 minutes, but a breakthrough heart pump device brought him back without brain damage. Doctors are calling his survival nearly impossible.
High school students on Long Island are turning Holocaust survivors' firsthand accounts into plays, music, and paintings. The Witness Project pairs 50 students with survivors to ensure their stories outlive them.
A Long Island family quit the construction business to revive their generations-old bakery legacy with a twist: they now deliver premium homemade ice cream by boat. The floating ice cream shop has become so beloved that locals book it for parties and kids watch for it from their docks.
Kids NEED More hosted a two-day training event in Lindenhurst, showing Long Islanders dozens of ways to bring joy to children facing illness and loss. From ice cream socials to summer camps, volunteers discovered how their unique talents can create healing moments for families in crisis.
New Zealand just committed over $1 billion to rail infrastructure while funding a life-saving highway bypass that could cut crashes by 70%. The budget signals a major shift toward safer, more resilient transport across the country.
Vietnam just greenlit a transformative railway project that will whisk passengers from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay at 350 km/h by 2028. The new line promises to unlock tourism, slash travel times, and fuel economic growth across northern Vietnam.
A single mother who paid sky-high bills to heat her poorly insulated home now saves over $115 monthly after getting $20,000 in clean energy upgrades through a free New York program. The Long Island Regional Clean Energy Hub helped 638 families cut costs in 2025 while making homes healthier.
New York drivers are getting 80 new fast charging ports across Queens and Long Island, making it easier than ever to charge electric vehicles while running errands. The stations will accept credit cards and mobile payments with no membership required.
An orange cat survived being struck by a train on Long Island Rail Road tracks, spending nearly 24 hours injured before an observant engineer spotted him moving. MTA officers teamed up with local rescuers to save the resilient feline now nicknamed Garfield.
When a stray cat fell into a snow-filled storm drain during Monday's blizzard, a Bellmore animal rescuer, neighbors, and a perfectly-timed plow driver worked together to save its life. By Tuesday morning, the cat emerged safe and sound.
New evidence reveals that when a 100-year drought hit Easter Island in 1550, communities didn't collapse. They adapted, creating new traditions and power structures that helped them survive.
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