Native Volunteering Across Nation In 100 Days

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Native Volunteering Across Nation In 100 Days

Sitting Monday in a cafeteria he hadn’t stepped foot in since he was a sixth-grader, 29-year-old Chris Strub was wide-eyed after giving a speech to campers of Project PLAY and St. John’s Camp in Huntington Station.

The camp, for low-income kids, hosted the Huntington Station native at his former elementary school, Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School, as a part of Strub’s mission to volunteer with a youth organization in every state across the country in just 100 days.

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Engineer Recalls Work On Manhattan Project

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Engineer Recalls Work On Manhattan Project

It was the early 1940s, in the midst of World War II, and both the United States and Nazi Germany were barreling down a road headed toward creating the deadliest weapon ever known to man - and Melville’s Meyer Steinberg, now 91, was one of the people who helped create it.

Read on to learn the story of Steinberg, a surviving contributor to the Mahattan Project.

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‘Deeds 4 Drew’ Turning Tragedy Into Kindness

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‘Deeds 4 Drew’ Turning Tragedy Into Kindness

Drew Nugent was the type of person whose smile could light up a room.

Nugent’s life, however, was tragically cut short on Aug. 5, 2011 – just weeks after he graduated from Walt Whitman High School. 

Read on to learn how - despite this tragedy - his lifestyle continues to live on through a beautiful initiative that has been founded in his memory! 

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Local Busker Goes From ‘Curb’ To Stage

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Local Busker Goes From ‘Curb’ To Stage

In a matter of days, Eric Heftler went from playing his guitar on the streets to playing in front of a crowd on the stage of The Paramount.

Known simply as “Eric on the Curb,” Heftler found himself with the opportunity to open for band Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes on Saturday after a run-in inside The Paramount’s Founders Room with acclaimed musician Jeff Beck put Heftler’s name on the radar of the band’s manager.

Read on for the full scoop on this incredible story!

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NY: Where Organ Demand Is High And Supply Is Low

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NY: Where Organ Demand Is High And Supply Is Low

We may call ourselves the Empire State, but New York is far from an authority in at least one area: organ donor registration.

Despite being ranked third-highest among all states in the number of residents in need of transplant, New York is has the third-lowest donor registration rate in the country – 22 percent, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield nonprofit Excellus.

Read on to learn more about this crisis and how you can work to make a difference!

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Music, Giving Keep Sean Urda’s Memory Alive

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Music, Giving Keep Sean Urda’s Memory Alive

Since the day their son died in a snow-tubing accident in Huntington Jan. 26, Gary and Nicole Urda said the Elwood community has time and again proven their nickname, the “Heart of Huntington,” is more than a catchphrase – it’s a way of life in the tight-knit community.

Read on to learn how the people of Elwood stepped up to the plate once again, filling John Glenn High School’s auditorium for a special memorial concert in the memory of Sean Urda!

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