2016 | The Huntingtonian

Vanderbilt Benefits from Rise in Film, TV Production on Long Island

October 22, 2016 1:57 am Comments Off

TBS Series, Indie Film Use Historic Mansion as Location
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, like many historic and picturesque locations on Long Island, has benefited from the rising level of television and film production that uses regional locations as backdrops.
William K. Vanderbilt II’s 43-acre Eagle’s Nest waterfront estate and 24-room Spanish-Revival mansion is listed on the […]

District Administrators Embrace ‘Give Attention’ Mantra

October 22, 2016 1:53 am Comments Off

Administrators in the Northport-East Northport School District gathered for a meeting with Superintendent of Schools Robert Banzer on Oct. 13, 2016 where they surprised him with matching “Give Attention” t-shirts.
The two words are significant for the district as Banzer stated them in his opening day speech in front of all of the district employees. Instead […]

Thank You Stimson Community

October 22, 2016 1:49 am Comments Off

As many of you are aware, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many of us on Long Island and here in the South Huntington community have had a loved one affected by this disease. To honor those lives impacted and to support research, all Stimson students and staff wore pink on Friday, October 14, […]

COMMACK COALITION OF CARING 6TH ANNUAL RED RIBBON WEEK 5K RUN/WALK TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE

October 21, 2016 4:27 pm Comments Off

Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. – Commack High School
The Commack Coalition of Caring, a charitable 501 c (3), will host its 6th Annual Red Ribbon Week 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., with a free ½ mile Kids Fun Run at 8:30 a.m. Both events will begin and end […]

CHAI CENTER IN DIX HILLS TO OFFER ADULT EDUCATION ACCREDITED JEWISH LEARNING INSTITUTE COURSES

October 21, 2016 3:42 pm Comments Off

First Class: How Success Thinks: A Brand New Engaging Course, Starting Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
The Chai Center will once again offer three six-week courses based on the curriculum of the internationally-recognized Jewish Learning Institute (JLI), the world’s preeminent provider of Jewish learning. Rabbi Eli Laufer, the Chai Center’s Scholar-in-Residence, will […]

Plainview Man Killed in One-Car Motor Vehicle Crash

October 21, 2016 3:37 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a one-car crash that killed a Plainview man Tuesday night October 18, 2016.
Eric Schneider was driving a 2016 Nissan Maxima westbound on Old Country Road near Old East Neck Road in Melville when he drove over a median and struck a guardrail at approximately 7:05 p.m.
Schneider, 50, of […]

Four John Glenn Students Earn Commended Student Distinction

October 21, 2016 3:34 pm Comments Off

Four students from Elwood-John H. Glenn High School in the Elwood Union Free School District have earned the title of Commended Student in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. Justin Yoskowitz, Kristopher Kwan, Katherine McPherson and Derek Lee have been placed among the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the […]

Monster Trucks and Connecting Classroom Curriculum

October 21, 2016 3:27 pm Comments Off

Renowned children’s author Anika Denise visited Maplewood Intermediate School this week. Ms. Denise is the author of several critically acclaimed books for young readers, including her latest, “Monster Trucks,” which Publishers Weekly pronounced, “a mash up made in heaven” in a recent starred review.
Ms. Denise discussed the ins and outs of book writing, illustrating, and […]

New York School Bus Contractors Association Supports National School Bus Safety Week:

October 21, 2016 3:18 pm Comments Off

New York School Bus Contractors Association Supports National School Bus Safety Week: Members Holding School Bus Safety Events Throughout New York State

The New York School Bus Contractors Association joins with the National Association for Pupil Transportation and the National School Transportation Association in supporting National School Bus Safety Week, an annual event promoting school bus […]

Elwood Technology Class Creates Wind Turbines

October 21, 2016 3:09 pm Comments Off

Elwood Middle School students in Mr. Matthew McGuire’s technology class recently participated in an engaging lesson about energy sources and created their own wind turbines. The project was made possible due to an Elwood Education Endowment grant that the technology department received last year.
The seventh-grade students formed groups and researched wind turbines before designing […]