Thursday, July 22, 2021

Hempstead officials vow to boycott Ben & Jerry's, Unilever

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Hempstead officials vow Unilever boycott over Ben & Jerry's, Israel
Hempstead Town and state officials gathered Thursday at Town Hall with Jewish leaders to condemn Ben & Jerry's and its parent company over plans to end sales of ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested East Jerusalem.
No bull: The best memes and mentions from Mastic's missing bovine
It's a serious search for the 1,500-pound bull that reportedly escaped from Moriches farmland, but you can't blame Long Islanders for having a little bit of social media fun.

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As COVID-19 cases rise, officials keep the focus on vaccinations 
 Officials and medical experts are pushing for more vaccinations as opposed to a return to mask mandates indoors as COVID-19 positivity rates tick upward.
3 LI restaurants to try this weekend
Book a table with a view, and enjoy grilled oysters with a glass of rosé.

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Watch: Victoria Konefal talks about 'Days of Our Lives'
Konefal talks about her work on the longrunning soap and how she learned English as a second language.

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Check out 11 Long Island downtowns then and now
While Long Island's downtowns have evolved over the years, many of the shops have retained a vintage feel, and landmarks remind communities of their deep histories.
Babylon Town creates Direct Support Program to distribute $3M to businesses and nonprofits
The grants are designed to help businesses that have sustained revenue losses or faced unexpected costs due to the pandemic, and in the case of nonprofits to offset the drop in fundraising monies that many groups experienced due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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LI Honeybee Festival takes you straight to the hive
Honey hayrides will take visitors to see as many as eight active hives.
Huntington mulls limited ATV use on private property
A town board member is considering if the code that applies to gas-powered leaf blowers can also be applied to use of recreational vehicles.
Food critic reviews stuffed-crust pizza
Pizza Hut invented it, and in the last year, Little Caesar's and Papa John's copied it. Who has the best? 
Hauppauge firm wins $28M Brazil order for COVID tests
The order is bigger than Chembio Diagnostics's entire sales for 2020.
Southampton to get its first bay scallop nursery
The $580G initiative is intended to improve water quality and will also help boost the number of shellfish in the local bays, said an official with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County.
SCCC wins $500,000 grant to help small minority firms
The college's Entrepreneurial Assistance Center in Brentwood was among 50 groups nationwide to receive funding from Citigroup.
Editorial: It's about sports, not sex appeal
Uniform disputes continue to bring gender, racial and religious bias into play, writes Newsday's Editorial Board.
Olympic scandals march on long after torch goes out
From doping to demonstrations to dirty officials, the Olympics have never lacked their share of off-the-field scandals that keep the Games in the headlines long after the torch goes out

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