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Hard Luck Café at Cinema Arts Centre, April 18

April 12, 2013 6:42 am Comments Off

Deborah Lombardi and Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes will be the featured artists during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre on Thursday, April 18.

Harborfields Students Explore the Art Down Under

April 12, 2013 6:12 am Comments Off

Third-grade students of Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School in the Harborfields Central School District recently had an opportunity to learn about Aboriginal culture during a visit from artist Chris Pitkin.

Wanted For Stealing Cell Phones

April 12, 2013 5:05 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the two men who stole cell phones from a Melville store.
Two men entered AT&T, located at 594 Walt Whitman Road, and stole a red Galaxy S3 cell phone and a black iPhone 4S […]

Huntington Moves to Regulate Bamboo

April 10, 2013 4:12 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board, at its April 9 meeting, approved an addition to Town Code regulating running bamboo.
The new section of Town Code, sponsored by Councilwoman Susan Berland, prohibits the new planting of running bamboo. It also makes any property owner with existing running bamboo responsible for either […]

Dix Hills FD Offers Spring Cleaning Safety Tips To Residents

April 9, 2013 9:10 pm Comments Off

During this time of year, it’s common for people to clean their homes, paint, do yard work and other chores. Sadly, this cleanup time also results in thousands of injuries nationwide each year from accidents around the house. To avoid falls and other injuries, and to use this time to take certain safety measures during […]

Huntington Wins 19 Best In Show Awards at LI Media Arts Show

April 9, 2013 6:39 am Comments Off

Huntington High School art students were sensational in the Long Island Media Arts show at Five Towns College in Dix Hills, winning 19 Best in Show Awards.
The amazing performance is impressive considering the event drew about 700 entries from about three dozen Nassau and Suffolk high schools. The Huntington students are enrolled in courses taught […]

Movie Review – Evil Dead

April 8, 2013 10:43 am Comments Off

This film made me cringe and recoil in my seat more than I have in years, and judging by the reaction of the crowd in my screening, I wasn’t alone.

Man Broke Lotto Machine At 7-11 In Huntington Station

April 8, 2013 10:06 am Comments Off

On March 9, 2013 at approximately 4 a.m., a man walked into 7-Eleven, located at 329 E. Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station and caused a disturbance inside the store. He then punched and broke a Lotto machine. The man then fled the store on foot, heading eastbound on Jericho Turnpike.
The man is described as […]

The Statues Have Arrived!

April 6, 2013 9:31 am 4 Comments

The limestone statues that the EDC purchased to the tune of $65,000 have arrived! The plaza is finally finished! This is the before picture:

This is the final product of more than 5 years of work and millions of dollars of public funds:

This is a link to a story we ran in July of 2012, it […]

Five People Arrested for Selling Alcohol to a Minor

April 6, 2013 7:47 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested five people after they were caught selling alcohol to a minor at several businesses in the Town of Huntington.
The Second Precinct Crime Section conducted an underage alcohol sting operation of nine businesses and five were found to be in violation. The sting operation took place on Friday, April 5, 2013 between […]