Breast Cancer Summit Draws Hundreds

Some of the news from around Long Island this week.

Hundreds Gather for Breast Cancer Summit

Hundreds of health professionals and activists packed Friday for the second annual "Breast Cancer Summit," a place also packed with heart-rending stories and a message of hope.

The half-day conference was packed with doctors and legislators along with many people directly affect by breast cancer. There were literally scores of people with stories to tell.

Torres Coached Thousands of LI Children

accused of molesting an 8-year-old girl in Plainview on two occasions, spent 10 years working in his position for the and coached thousands of Long Island children, town officials and police said.

That chilling fact has Nassau County Police fearful that other children may have been victimized by the former New York Yankee, whose indictment contains of the accusations leveled against him.

New Tax Credit for Brewery Could Boost Business

Patchogue's will certainly have something to toast if a proposed production tax credit gets approval from New York State lawmakers.

And that beer toast may soon also boast Long Island-grown hops.

Sen. Charles Schumer, a Democrat, and State. Sen. Lee Zeldin, R-Shirley, are hoping to offset the loss of an excise tax exemption that New York State micro and craft beer breweries enjoyed for decades with a new tax credit of 14 cents per gallon of beer made in for the first 6.2 million gallons produced in a taxable year.

New Store to Offer a 'Taste of Long Island'

A new business on Main Street in Farmingdale plans to become a showcase of the best locally produced food products Long Island has to offer.

Set to open this month, "A Taste of Long Island" is a specialty food market selling products exclusively produced on Long Island. The range of products will be amazing, from butter churned on small farms to designer beer produced in larger batches.

Social Media Panel Draws a Crowd

Hagedorn meeting room was nearly packed to capacity Wednesday afternoon for a panel discussion on social media, and community.

The event brought a lively discussion, almost immediately.

"I enjoyed the panel because it turned into a real conversation between the panelists and the audience, just like social media should be a real conversation between various parties," said Beth Granger, one of the panelists, who is a board member of Social Media Club of Long Island.