Good News: Crossing Guard Retires After 40 Years, Contest Winner, New MFA Film Program

Here is a roundup of just some of the inspiring Patch headlines from around the region this week.

• Port Washington Crossing Guard Retires After Nearly 40 Years
• Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund Produces Highest Annual Total in History
• Officials: Plainview Grad Lands Top AP Exam Score
• Shinnecock Indian Nation Tribal Member Named Executive Director of NAFSA
• Stony Brook Southampton Adds First MFA Degree in Film in The SUNY System
• Eastern Long Island Hospital Employee Earns National Recognition
• Levittown Wins Contest with Moving Anti Drug PSA
• Taking A Stand Against Substance Abuse in Port Washington
• Long Beach Literary Magazine Wins Big
• Students Honored for Documenting Long Beach
• Division Wrestling Takes Second Place
• LIU Softball Star From Deer Park Earns National Recognition
• Suffolk Police Officers Honored for Fire Rescue
• Elwood 2015 St. Baldrick’s Day Set for March

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