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Chamber to Host “Cash Mob” at The Crushed Olive

April 19, 2012 6:29 am Comments Off

The Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce will continue the “Buying Local” trend by hosting its next cash mob on Thursday, April 26th at 6 p.m. at “The Crushed Olive,” located at 278 Main Street in Huntington.

25,000 and Growing

April 17, 2012 8:34 pm Comments Off

The Huntingtonian would like to thank our readers for another new milestone. It is very humbling and greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Huntington School Board Unanimously Adopts Budget

April 16, 2012 9:46 pm Comments Off

Huntington School Board members unanimously adopted a budget to fund district operations during the 2012/13 school year and placed it and a separate capital reserve fund proposition on the ballot for Tuesday, May 15. Three trustee seats will also be up for grabs that day.
“We believe this budget to be fiscally responsible and educationally sound,” […]

Five Candidates in Race for Three HUFSD Trustee Seats

April 16, 2012 8:50 pm 7 Comments

Five candidates are in the race for three seats on the Huntington School Board. Tom DiGiacomo, Bill Dwyer, Xavier Palacios, Emily Rogan and Susan Tully submitted petitions by Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline and qualified for the May 15 ballot.
The winning candidates will serve three-year terms commencing July 1, 2012 and running through June 30, 2015. […]

Huntington Manor FD Responds to Three Fires in One Night

April 14, 2012 5:31 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Manor Fire Department responded to three working structure fires within about a five hour period on Thursday night into Friday morning.
The first fire was reported at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, at a house on Kilburn Avenue in Huntington Station. About 50 firefighters from Huntington Manor, Huntington, and Cold Spring Harbor responded to battle the fire that began in a […]

Sophisticated Entries in Woodhull Science Fair

April 14, 2012 8:21 am Comments Off

Several weeks of interesting study culminated for students with the annual Woodhull Intermediate School science fair in the Huntington school district. The event featured a horde of well-presented projects that delved into dozens of different areas that captured the attention of fellow students, teachers and parents.
Students displayed their projects in the gym, which allowed all […]

Free Small Business Seminar

April 14, 2012 8:06 am Comments Off

Councilman Mark Mayoka and The Huntington Small Business Resource and Recovery Center to host “Show Me The Money.”

Northport Symphony Orchestra Hosts Free Concert

April 14, 2012 7:57 am Comments Off

The Northport Symphony Orchestra (NSO) will host a free spring concert in celebration of its fifth season. The event will take place on Friday, May 4, 2012, at 8 p.m. at Northport High School located at 154 Laurel Hill Road in Northport.
The orchestra, under the direction of NSO Music Director Richard Hyman, will perform Franz […]

East Northport Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

April 14, 2012 7:42 am 1 Comment

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motorcycle crash that killed an East Northport man yesterday evening in Commack.
Greggory Raynor, 43, was riding his 2004 Harley Davidson westbound on Motor Parkway in Commack when he apparently lost control of the motorcycle and crashed onto the roadway at approximately 8:45 p.m. Raynor was pronounced […]

Real Revitalization Means Code Enforcement Not More Apartment Buildings

April 13, 2012 7:37 am 1 Comment

In response to Joan Cergol’s article last week entitled, “Huntington Station is Rising Again”, Joan tries to make the point that the latest Town Revitalization Plan will succeed where others have failed because this time there are more people engaged in the process. With all due respect, getting people engaged in the process hasn’t been […]