2012 | The Huntingtonian

Whitman Students Pledge Not To Text While Driving

January 26, 2012 5:31 am Comments Off

Walt Whitman’s driver education instructor, Mr. Samuel Levant, goes to all lengths to impress upon his students the dangers of distracted driving, with special attention to texting. Students recently watched a short film clip during which Alex Brown’s parents described what it was like to discover the wreckage of their car and tragedy of the […]

Young Historian’s After-School Program

January 26, 2012 5:18 am Comments Off

Does your child love history?
Would your child like to make part of history come alive?
The Huntington Historical Society is offering an 8 session after school program for children ages 7 to 12.
Each session of this hands on program will be focused on one colonial project such as weaving on a loom, candle dipping, authentic colonial cooking, […]

Bellone Addressing Huntington Station Crime

January 25, 2012 2:48 pm Comments Off

On Tuesday, January 24th, new County Executive Steve Bellone held a press conference outside St. Hugh of Lincoln church. Choosing this location was significant because it is across the street from the most recent publicized violence in Huntington Station. County Executive Bellone showed up in Huntington Station with a plan after being in office for only […]

25th Annual Black History Month Celebration – Tonight

January 25, 2012 7:39 am Comments Off

An address by a distinguished minister and a performance by well-known local jazz trio will highlight the Town of Huntington’s 25th Annual Black History Month Celebration on Thursday, Feb.2 at 7 p.m.
The Rev. Dr. Kevin D. Jordan, who is on the ministerial staff of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Huntington and Dean of Academic […]

Officers and Civilians Revive Man from Cardiac Arrest

January 24, 2012 4:25 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Precinct officers and civilians revived a man who was suffering from cardiac arrest in Huntington Station this morning.
Daniel Vanasse, 58, and his son Nicholas Vanasse, 22, both from Quebec, Canada, were making a delivery for WPW Growers, located on 400 West Pulaski Road, when they noticed a man who was laying […]

Student Walking to Bus Stop Approached by Man

January 24, 2012 4:10 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers are investigating an incident during which a middle school student was approached by a man as she was walking to her bus stop in Elwood this morning.
A 13-year-old Elwood Middle School student was walking north on Morris Avenue, a dirt path that leads to her bus stop […]

Huntington High School Senior Named Intel Semi-Finalist

January 24, 2012 6:56 am Comments Off

A Huntington High School senior, Juliana Coraor was named an Intel Science Talent Search semi-finalist, elevating her into the ranks of America’s elite young minds. “I am really honored,” the teenager said in her typically humble way. “It’s flattering.”
Ms. Coraor conducted research for the Intel competition in a lab at Stony Brook University, where she has […]

Harborfields SD – Something To Sing About

January 24, 2012 4:56 am Comments Off

The music department of Harborfields High School in the Harborfields Central School District is proud to announce the selection of 62 of its most accomplished student-musicians from grades five through ten to the 2012 Suffolk County Music Educators Association All-County Honors Music Organizations. For a small district like Harborfields, this is an important acknowledgement and […]

Marcellino’s Legislation Requires Notification For PILOT’S

January 23, 2012 5:42 pm Comments Off

Senator Carl L. Marcellino (R-Syosset), announced today that the Senate unanimously passed his legislation, Senate Bill 950, which would require businesses that make payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) to provide local governments and school districts with notice of their intention to change their assessment.

Bellone and Webber Announce Plan to Tackle Gangs

January 23, 2012 5:13 pm 1 Comment

Police Department’s Gang Unit Decentralized Putting More Cops in Local Precincts to Address Gang Related Activity
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Acting Police Commissioner Edward Webber will announce plans to combat the issue of gang activity in Suffolk County at a press conference in Huntington Station tomorrow.
Recently, members of the Suffolk County Police Department’s gang […]