2012 | The Huntingtonian

Washington Drive Students Get A Unique Earth Science Lesson

November 14, 2012 4:16 pm Comments Off

Story by Alison DeMaria
Students of Washington Drive Primary School in the Harborfields Central School District recently took part in a vaudevillian presentation that explored the earth and the effects of littering. The Grand Falloons, Professor W. and his companion Meatloaf entertained students throughout an interactive assembly titled “Professor Winklebottom’s Earth Science Circus.”
During the course of […]

Message From Highway Superintendent William Naughton

November 14, 2012 4:05 pm Comments Off

Dear Huntington Residents,

Hurricane Sandy has caused major destruction to trees, public and private.

LIPA has almost completed electric restoration. I am saddened about all the people who had no electricity. The Highway Office is making available to the residents a website with an online map that will show our progress toward the complete cleanup of vegetative debris caused […]

LIPA Chief Resigns Amid Hurricane Sandy Debacle

November 13, 2012 8:53 pm Comments Off

Today, Mike Hervey, tendered his resignation as Chief Operating Officer of the Long Island Power Authority, to be effective at the end of the year.

Special Town Board Budget Meeting To Be Held 9:00 a.m. Thursday

November 13, 2012 3:59 pm 1 Comment

A special town board meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. According to a Town Hall press release the purpose of the meeting is to “consider various resolutions pertaining to the 2013 Huntington Town Budget”. The issues were to be discussed at the last town board meeting but were […]

Collection Efforts Benefit Those In Need

November 13, 2012 9:13 am Comments Off

North Ridge Primary School in Commack held its annual Coat Drive, collecting hundreds of items that keep people warm. The North Ridge community and faculty generously donated more than 150 mens, womens, and children’s coats, along with hats, scarves, and gloves. All coats were brought to Long Island Cares in Hauppauge as part of the […]

Community Watch Group Captures Burglar In Huntington Station

November 12, 2012 9:29 pm 1 Comment

On Monday, November 12, at approximately 2:30 p.m. a resident observed what appeared to be suspicious activity at the home of his neighbor across the street. An unknown person was at the front door of a home on Osage Drive in a quiet residential neighborhood in Huntington Station. The unknown male attempted to open the […]

BFCU Has Set Up The Disaster Relief Fund

November 12, 2012 9:56 am Comments Off

November 7, 2012 – In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Bethpage Federal Credit Union is working closely with the United Way of Long Island and the American Red Cross Long Island to Support victims of Hurricane Sandy. Bethpage has set up the Bethpage Disaster Relief Fund with the United Way of Long Island to help […]

Huntington Station Toddler Drowned In Heckscher Park Pond

November 11, 2012 6:36 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a Huntington Station toddler that drowned this morning in a pond at Heckscher Park.
Second Precinct officers responded to a 911 call in which the caller reported that a child had fallen into a pond at the park, located at 2 Prime Ave., Huntington, at […]

An Evening of Texas Troubadours” at the Cinema Arts Centre

November 11, 2012 5:38 am Comments Off

The Folk Music Society of Huntington hosts “An Evening of Texas Troubadours” at the Cinema Arts Centre on Thursday, Nov. 15, as part of its monthly Hard Luck Café series.

Huntington Station Man Seriously Hurt on LIE

November 10, 2012 8:44 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of a car accident on the Long Island Expressway. Christopher Wilson, 40, of 10 Somerset St., Huntington Station, was transported via Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital in serious condition.
Christopher Wilson was traveling eastbound on the LIE just west of Exit 51, when he left […]