2016 | The Huntingtonian

HUNTNGTON COMMUNITY FIRST AID SQUAD SAVES 14 YEAR OLD IN CARDIAC ARREST

September 6, 2016 12:18 pm Comments Off

Huntington Community First Aid Squad (HCFAS) was called to a residence on East 3rd Street at 9:35 AM Monday morning for a child in seizures. Up arrival the crew found a 14 year old male in full cardiac arrest. Manual CPR was started and the LUCAS, a compression system that provides standardized chest compressions, was […]

Last Day for Greenlawn Fireman’s Fair Come Out and Support the Firemen

September 5, 2016 2:11 pm Comments Off

The last day of the Greenlawn Fireman’s Fair is still going on as scheduled for today, Labor Day, from 5 pm – 11 pm. There are still plenty of great prizes and delicious food, so bring the family and enjoy some end of summer fun! The fair is located behind the Greenlawn Firehouse at 23 […]

Another Crash on Bagatelle Road Melville Fire Department Responds

September 5, 2016 1:01 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Bagatelle Road and the South Service Road on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at about 12:50 p.m. The two-vehicle crash involved a car and a van. The driver of the car suffered injuries and was transported to Plainview Hospital by the Melville Rescue Squad. […]

Additional 15 Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus

September 4, 2016 4:06 pm Comments Off

Asian Tiger Mosquitoes are presently active
Zika virus has NOT been found in mosquitoes in Suffolk County
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken announced today that 15 mosquito samples (all Culex pipiens-restuans) collected between August 22 and August 28, 2016, have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples were collected from Islip (1), […]

Catering Truck Crashes on Vanderbilt Parkway

September 4, 2016 4:03 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to a crash involving a catering truck that struck a tree on Vanderbilt Parkway near Highfield Drive on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at about 11:40 a.m. Firefighters extinguished a small fire in the engine compartment of the truck that was heavily damaged. The driver was not reported injured and declined medical assistance. […]

Man Arrested for Unauthorized Use of Vehicle Following Crash into Synagogue

September 4, 2016 3:58 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police on Friday September 2, 2016, arrested a Farmingdale man for unauthorized use of a vehicle after the vehicle crashed into a synagogue in Melville this morning.
Edward Stanchio was driving a 1999 GMC tow truck northbound on Bagatelle Road when Stanchio said he swerved to avoid an animal and crashed into Temple Beth Torah, […]

Eight People Arrested at Sobriety Checkpoint at LIRR Parking Lot, Route 110 at Church St., Huntington Station

September 4, 2016 3:52 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police have arrested eight people and seized two vehicles during an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Huntington Station on Friday September 2, 2016.
Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department Highway Patrol Bureau, assisted by officers from the MTA Police, conducted a sobriety checkpoint at the Long Island Railroad parking lot, located at Route […]

Huntington Beach Community Association Beach Closed to Bathing

September 2, 2016 4:43 pm Comments Off

Five Additional Beaches Remain Closed

Huntington Beach Community Association Beach in Huntington is closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria at levels that are in excess of acceptable criteria.

Five additional beaches remain closed due to unacceptable levels of bacteria:
¨      Tanner Park Beach in Copiague
¨      Copiague Harbor Property Owners’ Association Beach
¨      Lake Ronkonkoma Beach in […]

Town Pulls Names in Country Pointe Lottery

September 2, 2016 11:52 am Comments Off

Eleven income-restricted townhouses will be available in 76-unit development adjacent to Avalon Huntington Station

With about 40 prospective purchasers in attendance, a lottery was held at Huntington Town Hall August 30 to choose the order in which 156 applicants will be contacted to continue the qualification process for eleven affordable townhouse units within the 76-unit Country […]

Petrone and Bellone Speak about Violence in Huntington

September 1, 2016 8:07 am Comments Off

After a violent week in Huntington we asked our leaders to comment. The following was Supervisor Petrone’s response.
“The Supervisor shares your and the community’s concerns about the recent incidents and agrees that it is time to undertake additional measures to increase the police presence in Huntington Station. He has met with Police Commissioner Sini to request additional […]