Hampton Skincare: Therein lies the rub
By GREGORY ZELLER // Success is only skin-deep at Hampton Skincare, and that’s just how Mary Allmaras wants it. The retired RN – she studied at Montefiore School of Nursing…
Invention
You know the mother of invention. Here’s the son.
By GREGORY ZELLER // Science research coordinator Lisa Runco has seen many students come through Great Neck’s North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, but never one quite like Scott Soifer….
Sardone to keynote Suffolk entrepreneur meetup
Patent Attorney Francesco Sardone of Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt will headline the next meeting of the Suffolk County Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club. Sardone has a mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology…
It’s time for a little trash talking
By GREGORY ZELLER // Like millions of other suburban homeowners, Julia-Ann Bodine has had it up to here with raccoons. Specifically, she’s fed up with the mess, sanitation issues and…
Design Edge up for top toy honors
By GREGORY ZELLER // Friends up high in the Walt Disney Co. and a digital upgrade have revived a popular children’s product from a decade ago – and earned the…
Mary Putre hopes to shovel all the way to the bank
By GREGORY ZELLER // “Snow hurts,” says Mary Putre. And it’s not just because she has two surgically repaired shoulders. Every Long Island home and business owner knows clearing snow…
A lot more than pipe dreams for ULC Robotics
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two steps ahead of “the next big boost to the U.S. economy,” there is ULC Robotics. The “big boost” in this case is robotics, and the…
There’s no beach it fears to tread
By GREGORY ZELLER // Forgive John Cornwell for not coming up with a snappy name, just yet, for his first invention. It’s a portable, lightweight cart that’s strong enough to…
Increased philanthropy? It’s in the cards
By GREGORY ZELLER // An innovative approach to gift-giving could dramatically increase the funds flowing to regional charities this holiday season. Sag Harbor-based Donors Unite Management Corp., in partnership with…
Eddie Cross wants to avoid fall cleanup
By GREGORY ZELLER // Eddie Cross got the drop on his first-ever invention 15 years ago, when he took a tumble inside a local bank branch, slipping on a wet…
Newport award for local light design
In a bright advance for boater safety, an innovative dome light for powerboat and sailboat cabins created by two Long Island companies has been honored by judges at the Newport…
Carolyn Schwartz and the road taken
By GREGORY ZELLER // Poems By Carolyn got its start churning out rhymes for bar and bat mitzvah candle-lighting ceremonies, along with the occasional Sweet 16 sonnet. Fifteen years later,…
ULC Robotics wins industry game changer award
Hauppauge’s ULC Robotics has been recognized with a Game Changer Award for its unique cast iron joint sealing system, called CISBOT, which operates underground to repair and reinforce joints in cast…
ClipFix aces field test, cranks up manufacturing
By GREGORY ZELLER // Commack startup ClipFix, which peddles an easy DIY solution for busted modular plugs, has aced the first of two planned field tests – and that’s good…
Shedding a little light on bothersome servers
By GREGORY ZELLER // A few things inventor Celestina Pugliese has learned since she launched her company in 2010: There’s always something to worry about Being a registered woman-owned business…