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Deputy Town Clerk Stacy Colamussi Shows Huntington Seniors How to Go Green with Worm Fertilizer Demo

July 4, 2019 3:17 pm Comments Off

On a sunny Wednesday morning in June, Deputy Town Clerk Stacy Colamussi presented her vermicomposting “worm fertilizer” demonstration to over 60 residents at the Town’s Senior Center.
As an avid gardener, Colamussi has always composted but over the past several years she has started vermicomposting; raising special composting worms that eat all her kitchen scraps, newspapers […]

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Receives $115,142 Grant

July 2, 2019 3:32 pm Comments Off

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian Receives $115,142 Grant from the
Ike, Molly & Steven Elias Foundation of the Jewish Communal Fund to kick off the charity’s expansion campaign.

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc. (www.pal-o-mine.org, Islandia, NY), a private, not for profit organization providing a comprehensive therapeutic equine program using horses to facilitate growth, learning and healing for children and adults with […]

Huntington Town Clerk Recognized by Assemblyman Andrew Raia & Senator James Gaughran

June 25, 2019 6:56 pm Comments Off

On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, Huntington Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia was recognized on the floors of the New York State Assembly and Senate by Assemblyman Andrew Raia, 12th Assembly District and Senator James Gaughran, 5thSenate District, for her years of service to the Town of Huntington and as a Woman of Distinction for the 5thSenate District. […]

Elwood School District Celebrates Educators

June 24, 2019 5:45 pm Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District dedicated a portion of their last board of education meeting of the 2018-19 school year to honoring the teachers and administration being awarded tenure, as well as this years’ retirees and 25-year employees.
Administrators, faculty members and loved ones of those being honored filled the middle school auditorium to celebrate […]

Town Invites Parents of Residents Aged 9-13 to Enter Lottery for Free Fishing Trip on James Joseph II

June 23, 2019 5:24 pm Comments Off

Town of Huntington has teamed up with the Suffolk County Senior Citizens Fishing Club, the Imperial Sportsmen’s Club of Long Island, and Captain James Schneider of the James Joseph II to offer a free fishing trip to 30 lucky Town of Huntington kids ages 9-13, taking place July 30, 2019 from 12pm to 4pm, disembarking […]

COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE HONORS SUFFOLK COUNTY’S VALEDICTORIAN CLASS OF 2019

June 23, 2019 4:26 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, on June 11, 2019, held a ceremony at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge, NY to congratulate Suffolk County’s 2019 valedictorian class on their outstanding academic achievement. Joined by a crowd of 130 people that included valedictorians, school officials, family and friends, County Executive Bellone presented each student with a […]

Prudential Spirit of Community Honorees in Northport District

June 23, 2019 4:11 pm Comments Off

Three outstandingly community-minded students from Northport High School were recently recognized by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program for their service of the surrounding community. This youth-recognition program chooses recipients solely on volunteer and community service and is the largest in the country. Sophomore sisters Emily and Kaitlyn Berger and senior Charlotte Bender were […]

A Lesson In Patience and Parenting for Elwood Students

June 23, 2019 3:39 pm Comments Off

At the culmination of a child development and babysitting unit, eighth graders in Ms. Ilene Fucci’s class at Elwood Middle School had the opportunity to meet a sweet one-year-old named Vivienne to gain some hands-on experience. Many students in the class had never spent time with a child that young before and were delighted by […]

Wanted for Commack Grand Larceny

June 22, 2019 3:32 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the men who stole merchandise from a Commack store in May 2019.
Two men stole approximately $1,200 worth of hardwood flooring staplers from Home Depot, located at 65 Crooked Hill Road, on May 12, 2019 at […]

Huntington Man Arrested for DWI under Leandra’s Law

June 21, 2019 4:24 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at approximately 12:45 a.m. arrested a man for Driving While Intoxicated under Leandra’s Law after he was pulled over in Huntington Station for a traffic stop with his young children in the car.
Miguel Cruz was driving a 2012 Nissan Rogue southbound on New York Avenue near Depot […]