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25th Annual Black History Month Celebration – Tonight

January 25, 2012 7:39 am Comments Off

An address by a distinguished minister and a performance by well-known local jazz trio will highlight the Town of Huntington’s 25th Annual Black History Month Celebration on Thursday, Feb.2 at 7 p.m.
The Rev. Dr. Kevin D. Jordan, who is on the ministerial staff of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Huntington and Dean of Academic […]

Officers and Civilians Revive Man from Cardiac Arrest

January 24, 2012 4:25 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Precinct officers and civilians revived a man who was suffering from cardiac arrest in Huntington Station this morning.
Daniel Vanasse, 58, and his son Nicholas Vanasse, 22, both from Quebec, Canada, were making a delivery for WPW Growers, located on 400 West Pulaski Road, when they noticed a man who was laying […]

Student Walking to Bus Stop Approached by Man

January 24, 2012 4:10 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers are investigating an incident during which a middle school student was approached by a man as she was walking to her bus stop in Elwood this morning.
A 13-year-old Elwood Middle School student was walking north on Morris Avenue, a dirt path that leads to her bus stop […]

Huntington High School Senior Named Intel Semi-Finalist

January 24, 2012 6:56 am Comments Off

A Huntington High School senior, Juliana Coraor was named an Intel Science Talent Search semi-finalist, elevating her into the ranks of America’s elite young minds. “I am really honored,” the teenager said in her typically humble way. “It’s flattering.”
Ms. Coraor conducted research for the Intel competition in a lab at Stony Brook University, where she has […]

Harborfields SD – Something To Sing About

January 24, 2012 4:56 am Comments Off

The music department of Harborfields High School in the Harborfields Central School District is proud to announce the selection of 62 of its most accomplished student-musicians from grades five through ten to the 2012 Suffolk County Music Educators Association All-County Honors Music Organizations. For a small district like Harborfields, this is an important acknowledgement and […]

Marcellino’s Legislation Requires Notification For PILOT’S

January 23, 2012 5:42 pm Comments Off

Senator Carl L. Marcellino (R-Syosset), announced today that the Senate unanimously passed his legislation, Senate Bill 950, which would require businesses that make payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) to provide local governments and school districts with notice of their intention to change their assessment.

Bellone and Webber Announce Plan to Tackle Gangs

January 23, 2012 5:13 pm 1 Comment

Police Department’s Gang Unit Decentralized Putting More Cops in Local Precincts to Address Gang Related Activity
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Acting Police Commissioner Edward Webber will announce plans to combat the issue of gang activity in Suffolk County at a press conference in Huntington Station tomorrow.
Recently, members of the Suffolk County Police Department’s gang […]

Conte Reminds Taxpayers to Apply for Earned Income Tax Credit

January 23, 2012 10:50 am Comments Off

Tax credit available to low-income workers
Assemblyman Jim Conte (R,I,C,WF – Huntington Station) is reminding Long Islanders that they may be able to take advantage of the federal government’s earned income tax credit (EITC). Assemblyman Conte is joining with the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Communication (SPEC) Department to tell the public that […]

Huntington Foundation Gala

January 23, 2012 9:08 am Comments Off

The Huntington Foundation knows how to party. The organization, which has done so much to support quality public school education, held its 19th annual gala last Friday night at The Woodlands, a former Gold Coast mansion, raising thousands of dollars for innovative classroom programs and honoring one of the district’s most beloved faculty members.
A crowd […]

February School Break Program Offerings

January 23, 2012 5:38 am Comments Off

During the February school break, the Huntington Historical Society is offering a number of programs for children and parents. Individual adults are welcome to attend where noted.
Victorian Watercolor Painting – Monday, February 20
This workshop will teach traditional English watercolor and ink drawing. After completing the class, attendees will have the skills to transfer a drawing […]