2016 | The Huntingtonian

DREDGE DUMPING UNACCEPTABLE, EPA WILL FACE CONSEQUENCES

August 12, 2016 1:14 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Andrew Raia (R,C,I-East Northport) joined over 30 federal, state and local officials to sign a letter from Gov. Andrew Cuomo informing President Obama that New York will take legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if the planned dumping of dredged materials from Connecticut is approved. The EPA has issued a rule that […]

Suffolk County Police to Introduce Two New Canine Officers-Maverick and Dallas

August 11, 2016 3:55 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini and Chief of Department Stuart Cameron introduced two new Canine Section dogs on August 10, 2016.
The two German Shepherds, Dallas V, 15 months old, and Maverick, 19 months old, were bred in Europe and have been with the Suffolk County Police Department for approximately one month. They are […]

Lottery Winners for Second Phase of Suffolk County Septic Demonstration Pilot Program Announced

August 11, 2016 3:42 pm Comments Off

20 Additional Homeowners Will Receive Free State-of-the-Art Septic Systems to Reduce Nitrogen Pollution & Enhance Region’s Water Quality
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the names of the 20 homeowners that were selected at random to receive a free advanced water treatment system as part of the second phase of the County’s Septic Demonstration Pilot […]

Dix Hills Fire Department Delivers Baby Boy

August 11, 2016 3:32 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department received an emergency 911 call from a Dix Hills husband after his pregnant wife went into labor on Monday, August 8, at 7:29 p.m. After the woman’s water broke and her contractions were five minutes apart just two days before her due date, the couple got into their car at their […]

CAUSE Brand Proves that Employing Special Needs Individuals is Good for Business

August 11, 2016 3:23 pm Comments Off

Owner of Northport-based Cause Café Encourages Others to Follow Her Business Model
Northport, New York – Despite the common misconception that people with special needs are difficult to manage or work with, a recent study conducted for the “Happy Tourist” project by the Leonardo da Vinci Programme in Europe found that 80 percent of hospitality employers […]

At Vanderbilt Planetarium, You Can View the Sun Safely with New Solar Telescope

August 11, 2016 3:07 pm Comments Off

At Vanderbilt Planetarium, You Can View the Sun Safely with New Solar Telescope

Visitors to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Reichert Planetarium can now view the Sun through a new solar telescope.
The Planetarium has just installed a Lunt Solar Systems hydrogen-alpha solar telescope in the Observatory – for daytime observation of the Sun.
Dave Bush, the Planetarium’s […]

More Violent Crime Reported No Arrest Yet.

August 10, 2016 11:33 am Comments Off

This has been the 7th violent crime in the last 2 months in Huntington. Police received a 911 call regarding a man with a gun on Fairground Street in Huntington Station at approximately 2:55 p.m. Monday August 8, 2016 as well as a shotspotter activation.
When police arrived, the man was gone and officers found evidence that […]

Huntington Manor Junior Firefighter Awarded Scholarship

August 8, 2016 2:58 pm Comments Off

Huntington Manor Junior Firefighter Robert Eng was the recipient of a Scholarship Award presented by the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York. FASNY President Bob McConville presented the $1500 Gerald J. Buckenmeyer Volunteer Scholarship Award to Robert Eng at the Huntington Manor firehouse.
Robert is 18 and has been a member of Huntington Manor’s Explorer Post […]

Three Injured in Melville Crash of Overturned Car

August 8, 2016 2:43 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to a crash on Bagatelle Road and the South Service Road of the Long Island Expressway on Sunday, August 7,2016 at about 3:30 p.m. One of the two cars involved overturned on its roof.

The Melville FD was on the scene with three ambulances, an engine, heavy rescue truck, […]

Violent Crimes in Huntington for First Seven Month of 2016

August 7, 2016 2:47 pm Comments Off

Below please find a summary of Violent Crimes that have hit Huntington township in 2016. Please note that out of 18 violent crimes 6 arrests have been made as far as we know. There maybe more arrests but have not heard from the police about them.

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