Listen to this article An upcoming online workshop is designed to address grief in the workplace. The event, “Grief in the Workplace,” is slated for Tuesday, at 7 p.m. as part of a continued series from Farmingdale-based Pinelawn Memorial Park & Arboretum. Taking place on Zoom, the workshop is in collaboration with COPE(Connecting Our Paths…
Listen to this article Executives from a dozen Long Island auto dealerships joined a statewide effort to increase the region’s number of organ donors. The auto dealers attended a luncheon last week at Toku Modern Asian in Manhasset hosted by the New York State and Greater New York Automobile Dealers Associations, Donate Life New York…
Listen to this article Suffolk County adopted a controversial new law this week that establishes a planning program for what it deems “regionally significant” development projects. However critics are calling the county’s Regional Planning Alliance Program a power grab and some municipal officials say their towns will likely decline to participate. The initiative is designed…
Listen to this article A former Woodmere fire commissioner has been convicted in a fraud scheme involving sending falsified court documents in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Woodmere Fire District and Fire Department as well as Nassau County, officials said. Judah Karkowsky was convicted of sending a knowingly falsified court transcript to a representative of…
Listen to this article Ian K. White, a higher education administrator with two decades of experience, recently joined New York Institute of Technology as registrar. White will oversee an office of 11 staff members and report directly to Joseph Posillico, vice president for enrollment management. As registrar, White will work closely with the Office of…
Listen to this article Boston-based Santander Bank, which has 20 locations across Long Island, is now servicing 100% of a $9 billion multifamily New York-based real estate portfolio, which was previously held by the failed Signature Bank. Santander, in December of 2023, had closed a transaction with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), forming a…
Listen to this article An expanded emergency department in Riverhead is set to open this summer. That’s when the Peconic Bay Medical Center anticipates accepting patients at its Poole Family Trauma & Emergency Center, the first installment of a $92 million investment. A ribbon-cutting for the opening of the department has been planned for May…
Listen to this article Marianne Dugan Vice President, Brokerage Services Jones Lang LaSalle A member of the leadership team for operations in the real estate firm’s Melville office, Dugan is responsible for landlord and tenant representation, property dispositions and client development. As a landlord representative, Dugan handles more than 1 million square feet of…
Listen to this article The number of people signing contracts to purchase homes managed to inch up last month, thanks to unseasonably warm weather in the Northeast. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index crept up 0.1 percent to 106.8. Signed contracts jumped 6.1 percent in the…
Listen to this article Former U.S. Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he is dropping his longshot bid to return to Congress, months after he was expelled from the House while facing a slew of federal fraud charges. Santos, who was running as an independent candidate for the 1st Congressional District in New York, said…