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Freshman Get Buddies At Elwood School District

September 3, 2019 3:33 pm Comments Off

Freshmen entering Elwood-John H. Glenn High School in September will be offered a helping hand throughout the school year as part of the district’s Freshmen Buddies Program.
Incoming freshmen will be paired up with select upperclassmen, who will serve as mentors and help guide the new students through the upcoming school year.
As part of a one-day […]

Freshmen Welcomed at Northport For 2019-2020 Year

September 3, 2019 3:25 pm Comments Off

Northport High School’s auditorium was bustling with the chatter for the first time since the start of summer vacation as incoming freshmen attended their two-hour orientation on Aug. 28, 2019.
To kick the morning off, students watched a short video, titled “A Day in the Life of a Normal High School Student,” which showed clips of […]

New Teachers Hit The Books at Harborfields For 2019-2020 Year

September 3, 2019 3:14 pm Comments Off

New teachers hit the books at Harborfields

The Harborfields Central School District welcomed 14 new teachers as part of the annual New Staff Orientation program at Oldfield Middle School on Aug. 27, 2019.
The new hires, who will be teaching across the district’s four buildings, attended the full-day program, where they met with the district’s administrators and […]

Elwood Union Free School District Welcomes Five New Staff

September 3, 2019 2:52 pm Comments Off

Elwood welcomes new staff
The Elwood Union Free School District welcomed five new part-time and probationary teachers, as well as a new guidance counselor, at a new teacher orientation on Aug. 27, 2019.
Held at Elwood Middle School, incoming educators had an opportunity to prepare for the upcoming 2019-20 school year, which is scheduled to begin on […]

OVER 1,400 PEOPLE SIGN PETITION TO ALLOW LEASHED DOGS AT HUNTINGTON’S POPULAR HECKSCHER PARK

September 3, 2019 2:43 pm Comments Off

There are No Leashed Dog Parks in Huntington Village, Where Families and their Dogs Can Listen to Music, Attend Events, and Performances

The “Let’s Make Huntington Heckscher Park a Dog-Friendly Park!” petition at Change.org at: https://www.change.org/p/li-dog-let-s-make-huntington-heckscher-park-a-dog-friendly-park-allow-leashed-friendly-dogs was created last week to allow leashed dogs at Huntington’s popular Heckscher Park, and has already generated over 1,400 signatures. Heckscher Park is […]

Cold Spring Harbor Board of Education To Host Future Bond Presentation

September 2, 2019 2:35 pm Comments Off

The Cold Spring Harbor Board of Education invites all community residents to attend an important presentation about a future bond referendum.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, starting at 7:30 p.m., in the Francis Roberts Community Center, 75 Goose Hill Road. Immediately following the presentation, the community is invited to attend the […]

Huntington Station Man Missing Found

September 1, 2019 2:26 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a Huntington Station man who went missing last summer was found.
Rubio Antonio Aguilar-Coca, the Huntington Station man who was last seen in July 2018, has been located, deceased. His cause of death has been determined to be non-criminal in nature.
Rubio Antonio Aguilar-Coca, […]

Gaughran, Stern Laud Passage of Bills to Support Huntington Highways and Drivers

August 29, 2019 5:50 pm Comments Off

Following passage of two major bills to support local roadways, Senator Jim Gaughran and Assemblyman Steve Stern join Town of Huntington Highway Superintendent Kevin Orelli at the Huntington Highway Department to laud passage of bills passed to support Huntington Highways and drivers. The first bill, S.4363, raises the limits on amounts to be raised for […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY ANNOUNCES UPCOMING NY CITIZEN PREPAREDNESS TRAINING CLASSES

August 29, 2019 5:38 pm Comments Off

September is Dedicated as National Preparedness Month

Suffolk County today announced a number of upcoming Citizen Preparedness Training Classes for County residents throughout August and September, 2019. The NY Citizen Preparedness Training Program, established in 2014under the leadership of Governor Cuomo, provides residents with the tools and resources necessary to prepare for any type of disaster, to […]

Autism Communities Reaches Major Milestone

August 29, 2019 5:33 pm Comments Off

Autism Communities Reaches Major Milestone – Now Accepting Applications for Housing
In Its First Community for Individuals on the Spectrum

Autism Communities www.autismcommunities.org), a not-for-profit agency that was formed to provide housing for individuals with autism that facilitates an independent, safe and inclusive living environment, has announced that is now accepting applications for individuals with autism […]