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Five Injured in Dix Hills LIE Crash

July 2, 2013 8:54 am Comments Off

Story & photos by Steve Silverman
The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to a multi-vehicle accident on the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway between the Deer Park Avenue and Commack Road exits, Monday night, July 1, shortly after 9pm.
The collision involved five vehicles including a tractor-trailer and an SUV that overturned. Five occupants suffered injuries including one […]

Man Arrested for DWI after Fatal Two-Car Crash in Dix Hills

July 1, 2013 10:43 am Comments Off

On Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 10:42 p.m. Carleton English was driving westbound on the Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills. He was driving a 2002 BMW SUV when he struck the rear end of a 2000 Audi sedan that was also travelling westbound on the LIE. The driver of that vehicle, Henry Lapine, 58, of […]

Local History Comes To Life At Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum

June 30, 2013 9:26 am Comments Off

The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum is a local museum highlighting the ways the sea has been woven into Long Island’s culture.

Congratulations to Harborfields High School Class of 2013

June 30, 2013 8:09 am Comments Off

Harborfields High School’s Class of 2013 commencement program took place on June 22.

Statement From Superintendent Polansky On The Tragic Accident That Took The Lives of Two Huntington Teens

June 29, 2013 5:41 pm Comments Off

It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of a tragic automobile accident last night that took the lives of recent graduate Ray Vega and current Huntington High School student Carmen Rivera-Gotay. Words will provide little solace following such an unthinkable loss, but I ask that you keep the families of both of […]

Two Huntington Station Teenagers Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash

June 29, 2013 11:28 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a Melville crash that killed two teenagers from Huntington Station early this morning.
Ray Vega was driving a 1996 Honda northbound on Walt Whitman Road, at a high rate of speed, when he attempted to pass a 1999 Pontiac on the right that was also traveling northbound and […]

Honoring an Educational Milestone in Elwood

June 29, 2013 8:43 am Comments Off

On June 21, the Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Class of 2013 took their final steps on school grounds as students for the school’s 51st commencement ceremony.

The Heckscher Museum of Art – July Programs & Exhibitions

June 28, 2013 8:28 am Comments Off

Live Art Fusion
Sunday, July 7
12:00 noon – 4:00 pm
Free Outdoor Performance
Half-Price Museum Admission
Spend a wonderful day in Heckscher Park! Experience Live Art Fusion created by local Huntington resident and musician Rich Rivkin. Listen to live jazz and watch as artists speed paint to the music. Explore the Museum’s exhibitions and find inspiration. No rain date.
DRIVE! […]

Town Completes Purchase to Expand Gateway Park

June 28, 2013 6:29 am Comments Off

The Town has completed purchase of a one-acre parcel 12 Academy Place, Huntington Station, as the latest acquisition in assembling the property to develop Gateway Park.

Residents Attend “Feelings, Inspiration and Change” Book Signing & Discussion at the Book Revue

June 28, 2013 5:34 am Comments Off

On Tuesday, June 25th, 2013, two inspirational authors joined together to do a book signing and discussion at the Book Revue in Huntington, NY.