2012 | The Huntingtonian

It’s Time To Move Forward for the Jack Abrams School Community

April 23, 2012 7:55 am Comments Off

On April 24, 2012, Abrams Neighborhood Watch will hold their first meeting at 7:30 pm at the 2nd precinct. The goal of this group is to work toward making the neighborhood around Jack Abrams School a safer one by being the eyes and ears of the community. The Windings Street Watch has been registered with […]

Folk Music Society of Huntington Celebrates the Songs of Phil Ochs

April 23, 2012 7:24 am Comments Off

The Folk Music Society of Huntington presents a Phil Ochs Song Night on Saturday, May 5, at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive (off Route 25A), Centerport. Phil’s sister Sonny will host the event. The 8:30 p.m. concert, for which tickets are $20 ($15 for FMSH members), will be preceded by an open […]

FARMAGEDDON: The Unseen War On American Family Farms

April 22, 2012 7:25 am Comments Off

On Tuesday, May 1 at 7:30 a powerful new documentary about the unseen war on American family farmers, and the escalating fight for food rights in America will screen with discussion and reception on Tuesday, May 1 at 7:30pm at the Let’s Eat: Food on Film Series Co-Presented by Slow Food Huntington at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park […]

Bellone & Mangano Announce More Than $1 Million in Savings from Joint Purchase

April 22, 2012 7:13 am Comments Off

Suffolk and Nassau Counties together stand to save more than $1 million this year as a result of a cooperative bid for the purchase of wastewater treatment and pool chemicals – the second in a series of cooperative purchases under the Long Island Intergovernmental Purchasing Council (LIPC), County Executives Steve Bellone and Edward P. Mangano […]

Senate Passes Bill To Help Taxpayers

April 21, 2012 6:48 am Comments Off

The state Senate passed legislation that would expedite payment of income tax refunds and simplify STAR property tax relief filings for senior citizens.
A bill sponsored by Senator Carl L. Marcellino ensures prompt payment of a state income tax refund. Traditionally, the state Department of Taxation and Finance has held returns requesting refunds for up to two […]

Moonjumpers Benefit at Jellyfish on May 7 for Huntington Alum

April 21, 2012 6:08 am Comments Off

Kaila Harlan is a real sweetheart. Just ask her friends, family and former teachers at Huntington High School. She’s so well-liked the community’s heart sank when it heard the young woman was battling leukemia. The Moonjumpers Charitable Foundation will host a benefit on her behalf at Jellyfish in Centerport on Monday, May 7 from 7-10 […]

Suffolk County Police To Hold Property Auction

April 21, 2012 5:11 am Comments Off

The Suffolk County Police Department Property Section will hold a property auction on Wednesday, April 25 at 8:30 a.m. at the Property Section building, located next to Police Headquarters, 30 Yaphank Ave., Yaphank.
Among the items being auctioned are hand and power tools, small household appliances, jewelry, electronic equipment, unused clothing and sneakers, gun scopes and […]

Tri Village Little League Parade & Opening Week – Photos

April 20, 2012 5:32 am Comments Off

On a beautiful April day, Tri Village little league teams celebrated opening of the baseball season by marching in the annual parade.

Bellone Talks About Need to Lead by Example

April 20, 2012 4:47 am Comments Off

On the heels of a report that Suffolk County ended 2011 in deficit for the first time in two decades, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone talked about the need to address the fiscal crisis in his first State of the County speech.
Comptroller Joe Sawicki recently certified that Suffolk County ended 2011 more than $60 million […]

Motorcyclist Critically Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash

April 20, 2012 4:25 am Comments Off

On Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 4:25 pm there was a motor vehicle crash that critically injured a motorcyclist in Melville.
Jordan Rutcofsky, was operating a 2011 April motorcycle westbound on Ruland Road at a high rate of speed, when he crashed into Charles Pleckaitis, 73, who was driving a 2010 Toyota eastbound and attempting to make […]