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Nicotra Foundation Awards $45,726 to Staten Island Nonprofit Organizations
Today, Lois and Richard Nicotra hosted their Spring Foundation Awards Ceremony. Click Here To View Full Article
Easter eggs “beep” so children with disabilities don’t miss out on the fun
The second annual Beeping Easter Egg Hunt in New York City retuned to Staten Island on Friday. The Easter eggs can be heard beeping, so children with sensory and visual impairments can join in on the fun. The event at the Common Cafe in Bloomfield was hosted by the non-profit VISIONS Services For The Blind. […]
ATF Agents Build ‘Beeping’ Easter Eggs
Law enforcement agents are helping to give visually impaired kids the chance to participate in Easter egg hunts. The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms brought together bomb technicians to help build Easter eggs that beep for their second annual egg hunt. The ATF agents built an additional 40 eggs to add to the ones […]
Beeping Egg Hunt for the visually impaired attracts crowd in Bloomfield
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.– 3,000 Easter eggs were placed across the grassy area in front of the COMMONS Cafe in Bloomfield on Friday afternoon for the second annual Beeping Egg Hunt. The event, run by Holly Bonner, founder of BlindMotherhood.com, is put in place to ensure the visually impaired and wheelchair users can participate in a fun […]
Staten Islanders Share the Love in Facebook Group
“A Facebook group is bringing together locals who all have one thing in common, love for their borough. The four letter word LOVE started as a display outside the Hilton Garden Inn in Bloomfield, but it’s grown into much more. The Nicotra Group, which owns the building, started a social media page to show off […]