2016 | The Huntingtonian

Family Escapes Dix Hills House Fire

March 11, 2016 2:06 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to an early morning house fire on Wolf Hill Road early Friday morning, March 11, 2016, at 5:02 a.m. Firefighters arrived to a heavy smoke condition with the residents and family dog safely evacuated from the one-story home. About 35 firefighters aggressively attacked the blaze which was brought under control within […]

HUNTINGTON HIGH STUDENT WINS PRIZE IN C-SPAN’S VIDEO DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

March 11, 2016 1:45 am Comments Off

Students create documentaries to address issues in the 2016 Presidential Race
WASHINGTON (March 9, 2016) – C-SPAN today announced that Charles Ehrman, a junior at Huntington High School in Huntington, N.Y., is an Honorable Mention winner in C-SPAN’s national 2016 StudentCam competition. Charles will receive $250 for his documentary,
The national competition, now in its 12th year, […]

Man Exposes Himself to Cold Spring Harbor Female Student, Police Need Your Help to Find Him

March 10, 2016 11:56 am Comments Off

ind Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who exposed himself to a girl on her way to school in Cold Spring Harbor this week.

On March 8, 2016, a female high-school student was walking to school on Thicket Drive, in […]

Over $500K Raised for Childhood Cancer Research By Commack Students

March 10, 2016 2:51 am Comments Off

The bad news: More children are lost to cancer in the U.S. than any other disease, and worldwide, a child is diagnosed every three minutes.

The good news: Because of research, today about 90% of children with the most common types of cancer will live.
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation works to fund research and provide support for […]

David Jacobs-Strain Performs in Huntington, March 17, 2016

March 10, 2016 1:57 am Comments Off

David Jacobs-Strain, a consummate fingerstyle and slide guitarist and song poet from Oregon, will be the featured performer during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, March 17, 2016. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded […]

Health Commissioner Joins Hospital Officials in Effort to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screenings Rates in Suffolk County

March 10, 2016 1:36 am Comments Off

“80% by 2018” is a shared goal to have 80 percent of adults aged 50 and older regularly screened for colorectal cancer by 2018.

Suffolk County Health Commissioner James Tomarken joined doctors and representatives from Cancer Services of Suffolk County and the Suffolk County Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion Coalition at Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC) to […]

Commack Middle School Takes First in Regional Science Bowl

March 9, 2016 5:35 pm Comments Off

Commack Middle School’s Science Quiz Bowl Team #1 won the regional science bowl and will represent the District and Long Island at the Nationals on April 28 – May 2, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
A total of 20 teams participated in the regional competition. Commack’s Team 1 won all but one match in the round robin […]

ASSEMBLYMAN RAIA ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR LONG ISLAND STUDENTS

March 9, 2016 5:29 pm Comments Off

Raia and Italian-American State Legislators announce $10,000 in scholarships.
Assemblyman Andrew Raia – East Northport is reminding current and future college students
that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for four $2,500 scholarships. Applications are due by Monday, April 7 and will be awarded in June at the conference’s Annual Legislative […]

Cuatro Puntos String Quartet, Sunday, March 20, 2016 Time: 2:00 pm

March 9, 2016 5:23 pm Comments Off

The Cuatro Puntos String Quartet is a collective of chamber musicians dedicated to global cooperation and peace through the writing, performance, and teaching of music worldwide. Their musical diplomacy includes a partnership with an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, as well as educational outreach projects in Bolivia and India. Today’s program is STEVE REICH, Different Trains […]

3 Arrested for Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 1st Degree for Selling Alcohol to a Minor:

March 6, 2016 3:14 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police have arrested three people after they sold alcohol to minors at several businesses in Huntington Station last night.

Second Precinct Crime Section officers and Community Support Unit officers conducted an underage alcohol sting operation at ten businesses on March 4 2016 between approximately 8 p.m. and 12 a.m. Some businesses were chosen in […]