Good News: 5K Raises $30K for Children in Need, Firefighters Save Kitten, First Amendment Award

Patch covers a wide array of topics, but some of our favorite stories are the ones that put a smile on your face. Here’s a roundup of good news stories from Long Island Patches over the last week:

• Patchogue Firefighters Save Kitten While Battling Blaze
• Lost Puggle Reunited With Owner in Huntington
• Marcie Mazzola 5K Raises $30K for Children in Need
• Port Washington Police Welcomes New Officer
• Northport Everyday Hero: Substance Abuse Activist Thomas J. Snyder
• Northport Basketball Player Honored for Season
• Pennies Add Up at Babylon Memorial Grade School
• Narcan Used to Revive 3 Overdose Victims at Lake Ronkonkoma Home
• Panera Bread Comes to Glen Cove-- And They’re Hiring
• Southampton Hospital’s Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center Receives $25,000 Donation
• Local Woodworking Shop Receives $480,000 Loan
• Riverhead Students Participate in Internship Program at Goodale Farm
• Hampton Bays Man Chosen to Exhibit Artwork in SUNY Oneonta’s Student Exhibition
• Fantastico! Mepham Students Earn First Place in Italian Poetry
• Ambulance Fleet Grows Ahead of Long Beach SNCH Facility Opening
• Adelphi Prof Wins First Amendment Award
• Massapequa Encourages Young Women in Engineering
• Long Beach Places at Island, State Science Competitions

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