Senior Citizen Organizations In Suffolk County And New York State Suffolk County Office For The Aging - They administer Federal, State and County programs for people over 60 years old. Catholic Charities - They ensure seniors can live independently while maintaining physical and emotional health. NYS Tax Relief for Seniors - Free and unbiased help for public benefits. Housing Guide For Senior Citizens - Lots of information about resources and requirements. Senior Employment Program - 90 Higbie Lane - West Islip, NY 11795 (631) 661-6040 ElderCare Resource Center - There are a ton of resources here including senior housing, for Veterans, assisted living help, planning for Long Term Care, etc. 06/03/2010

How Much Stuff Cost In 1960 In 1960 a new house cost $12,700.00 and by 1969 was $15,500.00 In 1960 the average income per year was $5,315.00 and by 1969 was $8,540.00 In 1960 a gallon of gas was 25 cents and by 1969 was 35 cents In 1960 the average cost of new car was $2,600.00 and by 1969 was $3,270.00 Misses Swinging Shifts Skirts $5.00 Oxford Men's shoes $12.95  Oranges: 89 cents for 2 dozen Oven ready Turkeys: 39 cents per pound Minimum Wage: $1.25 A Gallon of Milk: $0.95 1 Ticket to the Movies: $1.00 1 Dozen Eggs: $0.53 One regular size bottle of Heinz ketchup: 22 cents One-ounce Hershey bar: 5 cents Pound of pork chops: $1.03 Pound of sirloin steak: 85 cents Six-pack of Pepsi: 59 cents Can of shaving cream: 59 cents Can of hair spray: 47 cents Six-pack of beer: 99 cents! Loaf of B... 06/02/2010

Last Hope Animal Rescue Wine Tasting June 18th, 2010 Where: Walt Whitman House 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, West Hills When: Friday, June 18th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $40.00 per person in advance or $45.00 per person at the door. The evening will feature wines donated by Stew Leonard's and a selection of treats from several Huntington restaurants. This event is to benefit Last Hope Animal Rescue. For more information please call: (516) 509-0137 or (631) 946-9528View Larger Map 06/02/2010

REO Properties In Suffolk County NYMonth Ending 5/31/10 93 REO Properties (Newly Listed) For Suffolk County Average Listing Price: $242,344Average Property Taxes: $8,118# of Bedrooms: 3# of Baths: 2  Loading... 06/01/2010

Lindenhurst NY Sold Homes Prices For 2008 Thru May 2010 2008 was a great year wasn't it? Sold prices decreased 7.57% in 2009 compared to 2008. Sold Prices decreased 5.48% through April 2010 compared to 2009. But, compared to April, 2010 sold home prices increased 1.02%. The average sold price last month was $292,000 Here is the chart for last month: The chart below represents sold prices in Lindenhurst for 2009: Recent Posts Regarding Lindenhurst, NY: Lindenhurst Homes That Sold Month Ending 4/30/10 Lindenhurst Homes Under Contract Month Ending 4/30/10 Lindenhurst Newly Listed Homes Month Ending 4/30/10 Lindenhurst Short Sale Market Report For 1st Quarter 2010 Lindenhurst - What A Great Place To Live, Work and Play! **All data is provided by the Mulitple Listing Service of Long Island**... 06/01/2010

Babylon Area: Free Friendlys Ice Cream June 5th Noon To 5:00 P.M. Free ice cream? Woohoo! It's one scoop you get but free is free! The following Friendly locations are participating: 292 Little East Neck RoadWest Babylon, NY 11704 1192 Deer Park AvenueNorth Babylon, NY 11703 960 Montauk HighwayCopiague, NY 11726 330 Fulton StreetFarmingdale, NY 11735 4812 Sunrise HighwayMassapequa Park, NY 11762 05/31/2010

Warning: Do not have any liquid in your mouth while viewing this video. Consider yourself forewarned! 05/31/2010

Jones Beach Air Show 2010 Blue Angels, Chris Tucker, Blue Angels Cargo PlaneWhat an awesome show! We go every year and it's awesome every time! Enjoy the videos!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt_gqbVo2vM 05/29/2010

Freedom Isn't FreeWe all say it every year. Let's not forget the men and women who have died protecting us in order to preserve our freedom. Let's not forget those that continue to serve now. I think we forget them. I've seen men and women in uniform at a store or elsewhere and not one person would say Thank You. We assume they have desk jobs. Maybe they do at that moment but they have been on the front lines in the past. There are a lot more military people that are in the Middle East right now than administrative people. Most of the administrative people have served in the Middle East fighting for our freedom. Then the next round goes over to fight. They come back and out they go again.I know for those of you that have family and friends in the military, you never forget. For those o... 05/27/2010

Buying A Coop On Long Island - An Important Thing You Should Know! My clients are on the verge of closing on their co-op. They went into contract on 3/8/10 and we knew it would be plenty of time to close before June 30th so they would get the tax credit. It's possible they will not get the tax credit and if that happens, the deal is dead. When you own a co-op that has a mortgage, you have a share certificate that states how many shares you own. That stock certificate is the lien on your co-op and the bank who holds your mortgage has that certificate in their files. When the mortgage is paid off, your bank gives this share certificate to you. You need to hold onto it just in case you ever sell your co-op. But, our situation is this: The seller's attorney never called the seller's bank b... 05/26/2010

Do You Know Your Bounce Rate? A bounce rate is when a visitor lands on your website's homepage or any other page then goes to another website. What does this all mean? It means your pages do not have compelling content. You are not giving the reader a reason to stay on your website or blog. A visitor can bounce by closing an open window. Typing a new URL address right on your site or blog. Clicking the back button to leave your site or blog. Clicking on a link on your site that brings them to another site. BIG mistake! Give the reader a reason to stay on your site. From what I've read in the past, a bounce rate of 50% or more is what you should be concerned about. A bounce rate that is 20% or less is hard to do. Right now, my bounce rate for my Localism page is 84.62% according to Goog... 05/26/2010

        Lindenhurst Village is in Suffolk County, New York, on the southern shore of Long Island in the Town of Babylon. The population was 27,819 in 2000. Lindenhurst is 4th in popularity in New York State.Lindenhurst Village was originally named Breslau because the town's original German settlers were from the city of Breslau in Silesia. The town was founded in 1873, and renamed Lindenhurst in 1891.Pat Benatar grew up in Lindenhurst and attended Lindenhurst High School. Dan Lauria, who played the role of the father from The Wonder Years also resided in Lindenhurst. Joy Behar of The View was once a teacher at Lindenhurst High School. Hal Hartley, a film director, also is a Lindenhurst native. Top international model Linda Morand was born in Lindenhurst. Famous game show host Jack Barr... 05/25/2010

A Very Angry Cat....I promise this will be the last of animal videos for today. A friend of mine finds these on YouTube and passes them on to me. I'm assuming this must be a rescue cat. He's very defensive and I have to admit this one is intense! 05/25/2010

You are going to love this video! I love Pandas. Let's face it, they are cute as anything especially when they are babies. Yes, they are protective just like the rest of the animal kingdom. For a baby, this Panda sneezes and it's not a quiet sneeze! Watch how Mama reacts! 05/25/2010

Is It Attitude, Name Recognition, Or Both? Things have finally calmed down after switching brokerages. At least the moving in part has. A few months before switching, I do remember not being myself. After knocking on hundreds of doors, a few thousand phone calls, holding open houses for other agents, getting out there and meeting people, going through 4000 business cards in 5 months, all with little results. That can make anyone not happy. I never brought those feelings to the table when I was with anyone. No one ever knew I wasn't happy except for my husband. So here I am at my new brokerage. Still feeling uncertain about the future of my career which I love. This past Sunday I held an Open House for my short sale listing. Had a few people. A really nice couple walks in and they were ... 05/25/2010

Who Is Crazier? The Dog Or Cat?The cat is either brave or stupid, lol. It reminds me or our bird. He goes after our dog and he's a small quaker parrot. And our dog is gentle with him. Lucky bird! 05/24/2010

If You Thought Activerain Was Good, Think Again! Yesterday I went to Carole Provenzale's service. I found Laura sitting in the front of the room. We spoke for a while and then she was showing me the 2 photo collages her and Adam made showing pictures of Carole from when she was little to the present. You were able to capture the essence of Carole. I had to hold back the tears. Then I'm noticing the beautiful floral arrangements. You could smell them when you entered the room. Very welcoming. Of course there was a gigantic rose arrangement in red. Thanks to Carole we all know that red is good Feng Shui. Then Laura points out a floral arrangement from who?.................... Activerain! I was so touched but not surprised. They sent it on behalf of all the members. Most online communitie... 05/23/2010

Let's Talk Colon Health! Sometimes, this seems to be an embarrassing subject to talk about to some. Some are afraid to get a colonoscopy but it's vital to do it because it can save your life. A friend of ours as we speak is getting chemo treatments once a month for six months. Why? The answer is obvious but let's rewind to 5 months ago... Our friend was admitted to the hospital with stomach pains. Once in the emergency room, he told the doctor he hadn't pooped for 5 days. Of course he never told his wife this. She found out right there and then. So, he undergoes all the tests and they see that his colon is really clogged. Yep, sounds gross but it is what it is. I used to be on his case when I found out that at 60 years old he never had a colonoscopy. He knew I would be ticked off at hi... 05/17/2010

She/He Who Finds The First House We Like Gets The Commission Buyer's Agents work their tails off to find their clients the home of their dreams. They spend countless hours searching for homes online and previewing homes without you so your time is not wasted. So, when you tell us you don't want buyer representation you mean the following: You don't want us to research area home sales in order to get you the lowest price possible. You don't want us to negotiate for you to get you the lowest price possible. You don't want us to give you information that we find out by accident that could get you the lowest price possible. You don't want us to tell you anything that could get you a lower price. You don't want representation during the home inspection and when something goes awry, you want... 05/16/2010

JFK: New Video Shows Him On Eve of His Assassination This footage has never been seen before and was taken with an 8MM camera. The owner wants to give it to the National Archives. You can read the article that comes with it and view the video I was born 2 years after he was killed. In 6th grade I did a report on JFK. He certainly seemed to be a great President. 05/16/2010