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Federal Grant Will Fund Anti-Gang Programs Discussed at July 2017 Meeting

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Funding will implement measures planned at session with Suffolk County and Huntington Town

          Part of a $500,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant the Suffolk County Police Department is receiving to combat the influence of street gangs such as MS-13 will be used to implement programs first discussed at a July meeting that included top Suffolk […]

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SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE ANNOUNCES OVER 500 TICK-REMOVAL KITS DISTRIBUTED TO NEARLY 150 SCHOOLS ACROSS SUFFOLK COUNTY

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Partnership with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, School Districts and Suffolk County Department of Health Services will Enhance Prevention Measures Against Tick-Borne Diseases

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today announced that the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has launched a new partnership with the Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital to provide nearly […]

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SUFFOLK COUNTY’S LARGEST HALLOWEEN PET COSTUME

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CONTEST AND PARADE TO BE HELD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2017 
Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn has announced the region’s largest Halloween pet costume contest and parade will be held on Sunday, October 29, 2017 beginning at 12:00 p.m., Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook, 3131 Nesconset Highway, Setauket, NY.  Suffolk Barkfest is free and open to the […]

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HELP GROW A GREENER HUNTINGTON STATION:

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Volunteers needed to help make a home for Butterflies and Bees at Gateway Community Garden, and prep the garden for winter. Saturday, October 21, from 10 AM to 2 PM, corner Lowndes and NY Avenues (Route 110). 

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Flash Back Friday’s – The Birth of “Dr. Density” etc.

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This story was originally posted on October  22, 2011:
If you read the current online commentary on various news and social media sites you will see the mention of the phrase “Dr. Density” in regard to Dr. Spencer who is running for Suffolk County Legislature for the 18th District.We wanted to clarify what this phrase means […]

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Throwback Thursday – Cuthbertson, Matthews and Ethics

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This originally was posted October 12, 2014:
On October 5th, 2014 Newsday ran a story about Huntington Town Councilman Mark Cuthbertson not disclosing his business relationship with Gary Melius, owner of Oheka Castle. Cuthbertson voted in favor of a zoning change to allow the development of Condominiums on the Melius property during the same time frame […]

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Huntington to Revitalize, Restructure Anti-Bias Task Force

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Councilwoman Edwards sponsors move to broaden representation on panel
          The Huntington Town Board, at its October 17, 2017 meeting, will consider a proposal to revitalize and restructure the Town’s Anti-Bias Task Force, broadening its representation and reflecting changing issues relating to bias since the Task Force was created in 1994.
          The proposal, sponsored by […]

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Deadline, Rules Revised for Gingerbread House Competition

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Applications must be submitted by Nov. 10 to enter; entries due later
 
          The Town of Huntington and the Huntington Village Parade and Festival committee have extended until November 10 the deadline for applying to enter the Third Annual Gingerbread House Competition, one of the many activities in Huntington Village November 26, 2017.
 
          The extension covers […]

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Letter To The Editor – Red-Light Camera Study

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Dear Neighbors,
 
The Suffolk Legislature just approved Legislator Sarah Anker’s bill that allocates $250,000 to study why there has been a tremendous increase in accidents at red-light camera locations in an attempt to preserve the program. You read that correctly – $250,000 to study why rear-end collisions have increased by 30% and overall accidents have drastically […]

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Suffolk County Reports a Second Death Associated with West Nile Virus

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Another individual with West Nile virus is recovering
Three new mosquito samples test positive for West Nile virus

Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. James Tomarken reported today that New York State has confirmed that an adult who died last month has tested positive for West Nile virus.
 
The Town of Brookhaven resident, who was over the age […]

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