Island Hopping

Since its inception, Applebee’s locations owned and operated by Doherty Enterprises have raised $4.9 million through its Toys for Tots fundraising campaign to benefit local communities.

The grant will pay for operational costs related to the restoration and construction of a new visitor’s center at the property.

The $354,492 grant will pay for more than 550 portable medical-grade HEPA air filtration units to be installed in at-risk seniors’ homes as well as some doctor offices.

From Saturday, Nov. 28 to Sunday, Jan. 3, guests can visit Wall Street all day long to view a Winter Wonderland featuring “The Tree of Hope” with lights and music daily and more surprises nightly.

Banners featuring the names and photos of military service men and women from the Town of Babylon will adorn local streets next year.

The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center will reopen for in-person movie screenings as of Friday, Nov. 6 with a full slate of weekend movies.

Available to just a dozen students, Vereen will guide students through the craft of character acting and interpretation via the two-hour Zoom master class to be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16.

The museum’s Veterans Day program will also feature vintage aircraft that will take to the skies to perform precision flybys over Republic Airport.

Utilizing the Mobile Therapy Services vehicle, ACDS is able to provide desperately needed services in a manner that safeguards the health and safety of the families and its clinical providers.

The event, a walk-through experience featuring more than 7,000 hand-carved and lit-up jack o’lanterns, had been scheduled to close on Sunday, Nov. 1, but it will now continue on Wednesday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 8.

The Movie Lot drive-in movie series at the Smith Haven Mall is gearing up for Halloween with a line-up of frightfully appropriate films and a special trick-or-treat alley.

The Library Café, along with the Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce, are planning a 20th anniversary celebration at noon on Friday, October 16.

The Huntington Historical Society is teaming up with the Whaling Museum in Cold Spring Harbor to hold two outdoor antique sales later this month.

The event, being held at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration through Nov. 1, features thousands of jack o’lanterns that will create Long Island-themed sculptures like the Montauk Lighthouse and many other creations.

The Riptide Training Academy’s six-session program at Sportime Bethpage will feature current Riptide players and staff giving instruction tailored to youngsters’ ages and skill levels.

The renovations were funded as part of the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant the village was awarded by the state in 2016.

The interactive, drive-thru experience, which features more than 70 animated life-like prehistoric creatures, will be presented from Oct. 2 to Oct. 11 in the parking lot at Point Lookout Beach.

There are 15 polling locations in Nassau County and 12 polling places in Suffolk County where you can cast your ballot beginning Saturday, Oct.24 through Sunday, Nov. 1.

Brought to you by the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, the canoe/kayak tour will be led by Chenae Bullock, a member of the Shinnecock Nation.

The center on Crooked Hill Road is a 25-bed community residence for women that combines a safe and supportive living environment with unique services for women affected by addiction.

The INN, which operates the Mary Brennan INN soup kitchen in Hempstead among others, estimates it will have served more than 200,000 balanced meals and more than 5,500 pantry bags by the end of this year as a result of the pandemic.