Laufer was the honoree of the West Islip American Legion Post’s Annual Veterans Day Dinner and Dance.
Inspiring headlines from around the region.
Sixth Consecutive Appearance at the 2015 National Safety Conference
Inspiring stories from around the region.
Suffolk County sponsors performance featuring The Tradewinds band.
Event draws more than 850 participants
Jessica earned title at the Miss Long Island Teen Pageant for her volunteer efforts.
Inspiring headlines from around the region in the past week.
Robert Nilsen biked around New York City handing out free outdoor pillows to the homeless and less fortunate yesterday
Just a couple days left to nominate!
Adam Schleichkorn's video was featured on multiple sites and was seen nearly 60,000 times in one day.
Eva Casale, a Glen Cove resident, runs marathons to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
The movie, in stores July 22, is about a real-life boy who says he went to Heaven and met Jesus during surgery. We spoke with the family behind the film about how it can help start a discussion in your town.
Patch readers told us who the "Everyday Inspirations" in their communities are, and we're sharing their stories and the work they've done locally.
A New York woman is so good at bargain shopping that she's used her skills to donate groceries and other goods to charity. Learn how you can follow her lead locally.
As a part of our "Everyday Inspirations" series, we look at how children across the country are making big impacts locally.
After losing three people close to her in eight months, Edie Elkan picked up a harp for the first time in 28 years. Now she runs a program training others to play the instrument for patients in hospitals.
Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
A happy ending to a horrific story.
Some stories put a smile on your face. Here's our wrap-up from the region.
Some stories put a smile on your face. Here's our wrap-up from the region
Collected items donated to mission, ministry and visions committees.
Arlene Costello recognized for leadership, vision.
West Islip medical center a participating member of IMEC Global Green.
Drawing could be the second largest in Mega Millions history.
Some stories put a smile on your face. Here's our wrap-up from around Long Island.
The gift brings total annual donations to a total of $250,000.