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SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE ANNOUNCES OVER 500 TICK-REMOVAL KITS DISTRIBUTED TO NEARLY 150 SCHOOLS ACROSS SUFFOLK COUNTY

October 15, 2017 1:55 pm Comments Off

Partnership with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, School Districts and Suffolk County Department of Health Services will Enhance Prevention Measures Against Tick-Borne Diseases

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today announced that the Suffolk County Department of Health Services has launched a new partnership with the Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital to provide nearly […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY’S LARGEST HALLOWEEN PET COSTUME

October 13, 2017 5:34 pm Comments Off

CONTEST AND PARADE TO BE HELD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2017
Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn has announced the region’s largest Halloween pet costume contest and parade will be held on Sunday, October 29, 2017 beginning at 12:00 p.m., Holiday Inn Express Stony Brook, 3131 Nesconset Highway, Setauket, NY. Suffolk Barkfest is free and open to the […]

HELP GROW A GREENER HUNTINGTON STATION:

October 13, 2017 5:19 pm Comments Off

Volunteers needed to help make a home for Butterflies and Bees at Gateway Community Garden, and prep the garden for winter. Saturday, October 21, from 10 AM to 2 PM, corner Lowndes and NY Avenues (Route 110).

Elwood BOE Recognizes Outstanding Staff Members

October 13, 2017 5:11 pm Comments Off

At its business meeting on Sept. 28, 2017 the Elwood Union Free School District Board of Education recognized several outstanding staff members for their dedication to the students of the district.
Bari Shapiro was commended for being awarded a Books for Children Shelf from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Program. Out of 2,000 applications, only […]

Flash Back Friday’s – The Birth of “Dr. Density” etc.

October 13, 2017 1:22 am Comments Off

This story was originally posted on October 22, 2011:
If you read the current online commentary on various news and social media sites you will see the mention of the phrase “Dr. Density” in regard to Dr. Spencer who is running for Suffolk County Legislature for the 18th District.We wanted to clarify what this phrase means […]

Throwback Thursday – Cuthbertson, Matthews and Ethics

October 12, 2017 1:55 am Comments Off

This originally was posted October 12, 2014:
On October 5th, 2014 Newsday ran a story about Huntington Town Councilman Mark Cuthbertson not disclosing his business relationship with Gary Melius, owner of Oheka Castle. Cuthbertson voted in favor of a zoning change to allow the development of Condominiums on the Melius property during the same time frame […]

Huntington to Revitalize, Restructure Anti-Bias Task Force

October 11, 2017 6:18 pm Comments Off

Councilwoman Edwards sponsors move to broaden representation on panel
The Huntington Town Board, at its October 17, 2017 meeting, will consider a proposal to revitalize and restructure the Town’s Anti-Bias Task Force, broadening its representation and reflecting changing issues relating to bias since the Task Force was created in 1994.
The proposal, sponsored by […]

Greenlawn Fire Department Responds to Overturn Crash On Cuba Hill Road

October 11, 2017 1:48 pm Comments Off

Greenlawn Fire Department volunteers were dispatched to a reported Motor Vehicle Accident Overturn at Cuba Hill Road and Elbomar Drive near Elwood Park, on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 1:02 a.m. The single vehicle was found to have veered off the road hitting an embankment, striking a tree and overturning back into the roadway. The single occupant was able to self […]

Wanted for Huntington Station Grand Larceny

October 10, 2017 8:39 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person who stole a dirt bike from a garage in Huntington Station last month.

A person stole a 2004 Kawasaki dirt bike from a garage in the rear of a residence on Greenhills Road in […]

Missing Kayaker Rescued from Long Island Sound By The Marine Bureau

October 10, 2017 8:35 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued a Huntington man who was stranded in the Long Island Sound for approximately 17 hours after his kayak capsized.
Michael Diaz went fishing in a kayak in the Long Island Sound off of Lloyd Harbor Village Park on the morning of October 7, 2017. After Diaz failed to return […]