2012 | The Huntingtonian

Harborfields Student Advances in National Geographic Bee

February 3, 2012 4:30 am Comments Off

On Tuesday, January 17, students of Oldfield Middle School in the Harborfields Central School District took part in the first round of the 24th annual National Geographic Bee, sponsored this year by Google.
Round one was a school-level competition in which students answered geographical questions orally. Eighth grader James Tully took first place in the school […]

Oyster Bay Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee Seeks Municipal Funds

February 2, 2012 8:50 am Comments Off

One of Long Island’s newest watershed protection groups is fighting to stay alive in order to implement the important objective of improving water quality in our local harbors. The Oyster Bay Cold Spring Harbor Protection Committee is comprised of local municipal entities, which include Suffolk County, Nassau County, the Towns of Huntington and Oyster Bay, […]

Arena Players Children’s Theatre Presents ‘The Tale of the Frog Prince’

February 2, 2012 5:43 am Comments Off

The Arena Players Children’s Theatre presents a delightful production of “The Tale of the Frog Prince” at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Carriage House Theater on Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. now through February 26.
Performances are every Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children ages three and older. For further information […]

Whitman’s Girls Basketball Earns Big Win

February 1, 2012 9:33 pm Comments Off

In an hotly contested battle, Whitman’s Girls Basketball team beat rival Northport 48-41 in the Coaches vs Cancer Basketball game on Tuesday evening. With the score knotted at 11 ending the first quarter, Whitman’s defense allowed only 4 points to end the first half up by 11. “I thought the 2nd quarter was our most […]

Three People Arrested for Burglary of Huntington Station Church

February 1, 2012 9:11 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested two men and a juvenile for burglarizing a Huntington Station church early this morning.
Second Precinct Patrol officers responded to an alarm call at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church located at 11 Ogden Ct. at 2:18 a.m. Arriving officers found broken windows and an open door to the church. After an investigation, […]

Washington Drive Recycling Program

February 1, 2012 5:32 am Comments Off

Harborfields School District, Washington Drive Primary School, in conjunction with the PTA Green Committee chaired by Jennifer Totten, has once again taken part in an exciting school-wide recycling program.
Approximately four years ago, teacher Jacinta Pisano introduced the idea of collecting Capri Sun-type juice pouches and sending them to Terracycle, a company that upcycles them […]

Spencer Selected to Chair Health Committee

February 1, 2012 5:26 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Legislator William Spencer has been tapped by Presiding Officer William Lindsay to serve on three very important Legislative Committees in 2012. Spencer has been named as the Chairman of the Health Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Government Operations, Personnel, Housing and Consumer Protection Committee and a member of Public Safety Committee. Legislator Spencer’s participation […]

Community Support Needed for Former HHS Graduate

January 31, 2012 6:49 am Comments Off

Huntington High School Key Club Plans February 10th Talent Show to Help Local Leukemia Patient Kaila Harlan and Family.
The Huntington community has opened its hearts and its pocketbooks to help one of its own to pay for her uncovered medical bills.
Kaila Harlan, a 2009 graduate of Huntington High School, had just finished her second year of […]

Reverend Artis on Black History Month

January 31, 2012 6:16 am 1 Comment

Black history Month by Reverend Jerry Artis
Here we are again at the month of February, called Black History Month. There are a few negative connotations about this designation that I shall deal with shortly. I choose to dwell on the positives and I believe in sharing. I don’t mind sharing with the ground hogs, the […]

February At Cinema Arts Center

January 31, 2012 5:52 am Comments Off

Cinema Meets Culture An Ongoing Film Series of Opera, Dance, and Concert Presentations
Sunday, February 5 at 1pm & Tuesday, February 7 at 7pm
CARMEN
Carmen makes a triumphant return to the theater of its birthplace, the opulent, newly renovated Opéra Comique in Paris. The new critically-heralded production is staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Adrian Noble and ignited by the performances of the […]