Autism awareness: Sixth-grader working toward fundraising goal

As his deadline approaches, a local 11-year-old is scrambling to raise thousands more dollars for autism.

September calendar

Dickerson Park Zoo, 1401 W. Norton Road, www.dickersonpark zoo.org or 833-1570: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Guests may stay one hour after the admission gate closes. Admission: $8 for adults; $5 for ages 3-12 and seniors ages 60 and older; free for ages 2 and younger and Friends of the Zoo members.

dog days

What a hot and humid summer it's been, huh? Stepping outside the front door each day has felt like walking into an industrial accident at the Tiger Balm factory.

‘Raina’s Place’ Party Room Opens in Woodbury

Young 20-somethings are notoriously hard to pin down on the subject of what they want to do vocationally; with so many possibilities to explore, picking a career path is no easy task. However, for 22-year old Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School alumnus Raina Hirschhorn, opening Raina’s Place- a new private party room in Woodbury- was an endeavor where she displayed no hesitation ...