5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (880+ words) About 45 years ago, Nelson Hernández, as a boy in El Salvador, helped his grandmother make Central American cheese the old-fashioned way. It’s a craft he still associates with his childhood, although lately he runs a company based in Bay Shore,…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (301+ words) Adelphi University recently named alumnus Leonard Achan, a first-generation American, CEO and ICU nurse, as its new board chair. Before becoming Adelphi’s board chair, he also served as the board’s secretary and sat as a board member from 2016 to 2021. Achan…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (914+ words) Patricia Shea, associate director and founder of MOMMAS House, said she began the organization in 1986, after she had taken in a young pregnant woman in her own home. This year, the organization is celebrating 40 years of service after assisting more…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (565+ words) For years now, Long Island government and business officials have stressed the need to train younger workers to take over well-paying jobs in the Island’s defense industry from those retiring or who have left. The U.S. Small Business Administration has…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (537+ words) Technicians at Smithtown Kia voted 8-1 on July 13 to join United Auto Workers Local 259 after union organizers said management responded by hiring two outside labor consultants at an estimated cost of about a year’s salary for one of the employees. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (526+ words) Jacob Fine, a 17-year-old senior at Jericho High School, said he has run the Financial Freedom Initiative for the past two years, which he said he created to educate peers and younger students about financial literacy after realizing that social…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (191+ words) Grassi is a leading independent, employee-owned advisory, tax, and accounting firm serving middle-market businesses, public companies, high-net-worth individuals, and nonprofit organizations. Ranked the 52nd-largest accounting firm in the United States, Grassi is one of the few employee-owned ESOP firms of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (156+ words) For 70 years, Tragar Home Services has been Long Island’s Family of Comfort, providing trusted heating, cooling, plumbing, fuel delivery and home comfort solutions throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Family-owned since 1956 and built on three generations of leadership, Tragar combines deep…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (217+ words) Upstream Hospitality Group has been recognized by Long Island Press as a 2026 Top Workplace, marking the second consecutive year the company has earned a distinction that honors exceptional culture and employee satisfaction. Founded on the belief that hospitality extends beyond…...