2012 | The Huntingtonian

Superintendent Polansky’s Vision For Jack Abrams School

November 19, 2012 9:05 pm Comments Off

Jack Abrams school closed in July 2010 after a divided BOE that represented a divided community voted to close the building. It was a very difficult time for everyone involved.
When Jim Polansky took over as superintendent of the Huntington school, he knew addressing the issue of what to do with the building would need to […]

Supervisor Petrone Votes For CSEA Layoffs, Elimination of Jobs, Increased Fees & A Raise For Himself

November 18, 2012 1:38 pm 1 Comment

Supervisor Petrone called for a special budget meeting that took place on Thursday, November 15. For those who regularly attend town board meetings and follow the shenanigans of the way our town operates under supervisor Petrone, this meeting and the budget process should come as no surprise. The environment of the meeting was hostile as […]

Huntington Holiday Parade and Street Festival November 24th

November 18, 2012 8:10 am Comments Off

The Third Annual Holiday Parade and Street Festival in Huntington Village will kick off at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 24,bringing a rousing end to Small Business Saturday with Long Island’s biggest electric light holiday parade and float contest.

Crash In Dix Hills Kills 27 Year Old Man

November 17, 2012 2:22 pm Comments Off

Krystopher Simmons was driving a 2012 Honda Civic westbound on Caledonia Road. He was approximately 300 feet east of Wolf Hill Road in Dix Hills when his vehicle left the road and collided with a guard rail and struck a tree. The accident occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. on September 17. Simmons was pronounced dead […]

Audiences Will Be Treated To One Of Wilde’s Best Works By Huntington Drama Club

November 17, 2012 12:05 am Comments Off

For a peek into England in 1892, a time long gone by, join the cast and crew at Huntington High School this weekend.

Singing For A Great Cause!

November 16, 2012 6:15 am Comments Off

Please join us in helping Long Islanders who are in great need after Sandy’s devastation.

Stolen Credit Cards Used At 7-11

November 16, 2012 5:53 am Comments Off

A suspect walked into a 7-Eleven store located at 500 Islip Ave., in Islip Terrace, on August 9 at 2:35 a.m. and left with $200 in cash and $23 worth of items using a stolen credit card. The credit card was stolen in a burglary that occurred earlier that morning. Later that morning, at […]

Dix Hills Man Dies In House Fire

November 15, 2012 9:50 pm Comments Off

A tenant arrived at his home located at 18 Lauren Avenue in Dix Hills at approximately 4:55 p.m. He found his landlord, Kenneth Horadnitsky, in the house which was filled with smoke. The tenant pulled Horadnitsky out of the burning home and called police. Horadnitsky, 62, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician […]

Bellone & Mangano Announce End of Temporary Fuel Policy

November 15, 2012 5:51 pm 1 Comment

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that effective midnight, November 16, 2012 the temporary fuel management program that was instituted on November 9th has officially been suspended. The original program was a coordinated regional effort designed to better manage and ease fuel challenges that arose as a […]

South Huntington Superintendent Announces Calendar Modifications

November 15, 2012 4:02 pm 1 Comment

I want to provide an update on the make-up school day scenario.
At this point, there has not been any communication from the Commissioner of Education regarding a modification of school day requirements. While there are a series of hardship appeals, bills, and suggestions circulating, the current policy requires the use of vacation days before any […]