BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — For three days, Hurricane Isaias slammed its way up the eastern seaboard of the U.S., causing flooding, downed power lines, and mass destruction. Many houses were damaged as the result of fallen trees during the hurricane.
James Guercio of Rubin & Rosen Adjusters says homeowners should assess the damage from Isaias immediately and contact a public insurance adjuster as soon as possible. “We are currently receiving claims from homeowners whose houses were damaged, but a majority of claims we are getting involve trees falling onto homes,” he says. “If your home has suffered damage as a result of Isaias, don’t wait. File your claim now.”
With locations in Brooklyn and Melville, New York, Rubin & Rosen Adjusters has been assisting homeowners recover from property losses for more than 30 years. For more information, call (718) 376-6800 or visit www.rubinandrosen.com.
LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) has announced that Bob Catell, Chairman, Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center at Stony Brook University, will be the guest speaker at its meeting on Friday, July 24. Mr. Catell will talk about the future of energy on Long Island. Specific topics include how energy is delivered and how it is used to power local homes and businesses and the projected need in the future.
Mr. Catell started his career with Brooklyn Union Gas (now KeySpan Corporation and KeySpan Energy Delivery) in 1958. Following National Grid’s acquisition of KeySpan Corporation, he became Chairman of National Grid, U.S. and Deputy Chairman of National Grid plc. He served on the board of numerous nonprofit organizations and business groups and is a member of the Association of Energy Engineers, CUNY (City University of New York) Business Leadership Council, National Society of Professional Engineers and the Society of Gas Lighting.
Mr. Catell received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the City College of New York. He has attended Columbia University’s Executive Development Program, and the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. In addition to being Chairman of the AERTC, he is a registered Professional Engineer.
The meeting begins at 9 a.m. Please visit the LIMBA website to register for the event. Registration is free, but spots for this discussion will be limited.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, or for a list of upcoming events, call (631) 757-1698 or visit www.limba.net.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on local businesses, Gershow Recycling continued to provide financial assistance to graduating high school seniors from Long Island and the New York metropolitan area with its Environmental Conservation Scholarship. Now in its 12th year, this one-time, $1,000 scholarship is given to a student who intends to continue their studies in either engineering or environmental science after graduation.
Most high schools also had to adapt to the pandemic as they transitioned to virtual scholarship ceremonies. This allowed local Gershow managers to record congratulatory messages for the recipients that could be viewed online.
This year’s recipients were Audrey Barry (Bellport High School), Nolan Kata (Bay Shore High School), Aden Hunter (Lindenhurst High School), Byanca Caetano-Soares (Patchogue-Medford High School), Brandon Thomas (Valley Stream Central High School), Jaden McAleese (Freeport High School), Subhana Zafar (Walt Whitman High School), Mary Tsahas (Herricks High School), Leyal Hamdan (Longwood High School), Kylie Plitt (Riverhead High School), and Clenio Correia (Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School).
For the second year in a row, Gershow partnered with the Medford Chamber of Commerce to present the Gershow Recycling/Medford Chamber of Commerce Scholarship. This year’s recipient was Adrian Rutkowski of Patchogue-Medford High School. This one-time award in the amount of $1,000 is presented to a Patchogue-Medford High School student who intends to continue studying environmental science, recycling or business.
Gershow has nine locations in Brooklyn, New Hyde Park, Valley Stream, Freeport, Lindenhurst, Huntington Station, Bay Shore, Medford and Riverhead. For more information, call (631) 289-6188 or visit www.gershow.com.
LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) has announced that Joe Campolo, Managing Partner, Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP, will be the guest speaker at the business networking group’s next virtual meeting on July 10. Mr. Campolo will discuss how Long Island businesses are reconnecting with their clients after the COVID-19 pandemic and what missteps they should avoid in doing so. Ernie Fazio, Chairman, LIMBA, will also join in the discussion.
Campolo, Middleton & McCormick was recently named a Top Corporate Law Firm in America by Forbes. Mr. Campolo also pens a popular blog, “Off the Record,” where he discusses current events and deeply personal topics. He also hosts a weekly webinar called “Business Unusual,” in which he focuses on challenges businesses are facing as a result of COVID-19 and how to move forward.
Mr. Campolo honorably served in the United States Marine Corps.
The meeting begins at 9 a.m. Please visit the LIMBA website to register for the event. Registration is free, but spots for this discussion will be limited.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, or for a list of upcoming events, call (631) 757-1698 or visit www.limba.net.
Two Brothers Scrap Metal announced that Lily Coffin, a graduating high school senior from Farmingdale High School, was the recipient of the Two Brothers Scrap Metal Environmental Conservation Scholarship. On June 8, during the school’s annual awards event, Ms. Coffin was awarded a one-time, $1,000 scholarship from Two Brothers Scrap Metal. This is the fourth consecutive year that Two Brothers has awarded this competitive scholarship to a student who intends to study either environmental science or engineering while in college.
For more information, call (631) 694-8188 or visit www.twobrothersscrapmetal.com.
As part of its commitment to the community and to protect the health and safety of its residents, the Village of Islandia has been distributing free face masks to the residents at Village Hall. So far, the Village has given out 1,280 face masks over three separate days — May 20, May 27 and June 10 — with 300 cars in attendance. The next event will take place on June 17 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
For more information, call (631) 348-1133 or visit www.newvillageofislandia.com.
Mayor Dorman gives out a face mask to a resident at Village Hall on June 10.
LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) has announced that Kevin Dahill, President/Chief Executive Officer, Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State (SHANYS), will be the guest speaker at the business networking group’s next virtual meeting on June 19.
SHANYS is the advocacy arm of the two regional hospital associations that Mr. Dahill oversees: the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council on Long Island and the Northern Hospital Association in the Hudson Valley. These two associations represent nearly 50 hospitals, which serve approximately one-fourth of the state’s population. Mr. Dahill also serves as an Executive Vice President of the Healthcare Association of New York State.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Those who wish to register may do so by logging onto www.limba.net and clicking on the Register button. Registration is free, but there will be a limited number of spots for this meeting. Those who have questions for Mr. Dahill are asked to submit them before the start of the meeting; they will then be allowed to ask their questions after Mr. Dahill’s presentation.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, or for a list of upcoming events, call (631) 757-1698 or visit www.limba.net.
LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) has announced that it will host a virtual meeting on June 5 with Guest Speaker Phillip Eng, President, Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).
Mr. Eng has been LIRR’s President since April 2018. Under his leadership, the LIRR is delivering an historic $6 billion capital program to modernize and expand its infrastructure, including Double Track, Main Line Expansion, East Side Access, capacity improvements to its Jamaica station, the new M9 fleet and centralized train control. He is also responsible for initiating the railroad’s Forward program, a set of strategic initiatives aimed at improving service reliability and enhancing the customer experience.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Those who wish to register may do so by logging onto www.limba.net and clicking on the Register button. Registration is free, but there will be a limited number of spots for this meeting. Those who have questions for Mr. Eng are asked to submit them before the start of the meeting.
“We are glad to bring back our meetings once again,” said Ernie Fazio, Chairman, LIMBA. “The lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic denied us the opportunity for our members to engage with today’s thought leaders in business and government. Thanks to today’s technology, we are able to do so remotely. We welcome Mr. Eng as our guest speaker and thank him for being part of this unique event.”
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, or for a list of upcoming events, call (631) 757-1698 or visit www.limba.net.
Adam Haber, an East Hills resident and Board Member of All Hands and Hearts, an international disaster relief organization, has announced that the group is looking to raise $250,000, which will be used to purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for hospitals in Long Island and the New York metropolitan area.
Among the PPE products that hospitals desperately need include N-95 and surgical masks, goggles, face shields, alcohol- or bleach-based antibacterial or disinfecting wipes, disposable medical gowns, hand sanitizer, nitrile gloves, shoe covers and booties, no-touch thermometers, thermometer probe covers and HEPA filters for ventilators and anesthesia machines. All Hands and Hearts will work with already stressed supply chains to source PPE from a credible supplier and efficiently distribute the equipment to hospitals and health facilities that need it most, especially those on Long Island.
“We are asking everyone to donate whatever amount they can to help us reach our goal,” Mr. Haber says. “PPE suppliers are being stretched to the limit and are unable to keep up with demand. That is why All Hands and Hearts is working to get the equipment to our heroic medical personnel, who are on the front lines in battling this deadly disease.”
For more information, visit www.allhandsandhearts.org or email Mr. Haber at AdamHaber1@gmail.com.
Middle Island, New York [March 1, 2020] — After many weeks of research and design, 200 teams competed in seven Qualifiers for an opportunity to be one of 39 teams to participate in the Championship Tournament. More than 1,000 spectators cheered on approximately 400 contestants, ages 9 to16 (ages vary by country), at the annual FIRST® LEGO® League Long Island Championship at Longwood High School. Team #684 “STOBOR,” from Syosset, won the first-place Champion’s Award. The second-place Champion’s Award went to Team #38503 “Techno Queens,” from Jericho. The top teams won by embodying the program’s Core Values of teamwork and mutual respect while achieving excellence and innovation in both a robot game and an innovative project.
Winning the local Alliance award were Team #6435 “Fire Dragons” from Rocky Point and Team #48598 “Team D’Carma” from Manhasset with a score of 420 points.
FIRST LEGO League is an international program for 9- to 16-year-old children (ages vary by country) created in a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO Group in 1998 to get children excited about science and technology — and teach them valuable career and life skills. Children work alongside adult Mentors to design, build, and program autonomous robots using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® and create an innovative solution to a problem as part of their research project.
This year’s Challenge — CITY SHAPER(SM) — called for teams to research and present their own creative solutions to the real-world topic: sustainability in their towns.
The competition is judged in three areas: Project; Robot Design, and Core Values, which embody aspects of teamwork and good sportsmanship. Top robot game scores are also honored.
Listed below are the awards that were presented during the SBPLI FIRST LEGO League Long Island Championship on March 1:
For more information on SBPLI or FIRST LEGO League, please visit www.sbpli-lifirst.org.
Members of Team #45779 “OLOP’s Fury Fighters” of Bayport and Team #16174 “Meteorites” of Hicksville set their robots for a match during the FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO® League Long Island Championship at Longwood High School on March 1. (Photo by David Meyer)Team #684 “STOBOR” of Syosset, winners of the Champion’s Award, march into the auditorium for the awards ceremony at the FIRST® LEGO® League Long Island Championship at Longwood High School on March 1.
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