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Top 10 Movies of 2011 by Brendan

January 7, 2012 3:01 pm Comments Off

Brendan Morrow is a contributer for The Huntingtonian. Brendan is a freshman at Hofstra University where he is studying Communications. He is 18 years old, a life long resident of Huntington Bay, and loves to write about and discuss television, film, and the entertainment industry.
#10: Hugo
Martin Scorsese’s Hugo deserves credit for its use of 3D alone. […]

Huntington District Eyes Technology Replacement Plan

January 7, 2012 7:33 am Comments Off

As time and technology moves forward, the Huntington School District doesn’t want to be left behind. So, district officials are considering a four year plan to replace desktop computers and printers in every school buildings and the administrative complex.
The multi-year plan has been circulated among central office administrators and presented to Huntington School Board members. […]

Silas Wood Student Has Art Featured in New Calendar

January 6, 2012 7:32 am Comments Off

Now that the New Year has begun, time to recycle last year’s calendar. And what better way to recognize the importance of reduce, reuse, and recycle than to hang up the new 2012 New York Recycles Calendar. Or, better yet, you can download the new calendar and view it on your computer.

Of special note this […]

Whitman Senior Blood Drive a Success

January 6, 2012 7:23 am Comments Off

Walt Whitman seniors held their first Blood Drive recently and continued their successful tradition by collecting 99 pints. The following senior blood drive captains all promoted the event and worked the South Gym, helping at the various stations assisting donors: Jackie Leogrande, Emily Samuels, Samantha Delle, Danielle Saccente, Anthony Campanella, Morgan Geiser, Taylor O’Toole, Jillian […]

Four Injured in East Northport House Fire

January 5, 2012 5:59 am Comments Off

The East Northport Fire Department was dispatched to an early morning house fire Wednesday, January 4, at 5:13 a.m., on Town Line Road near Franconia Road. Battling sub-freezing temperatures, 65 firefighters from six departments responded with five engines, a heavy rescue truck, ladder truck and five ambulances. Three residents were injured including two suffering burns and one […]

Message From Assemblyman Jim Conte

January 5, 2012 5:42 am Comments Off

2012 LEGISLATIVE SESSION FULL OF POTENTIAL
Governor Cuomo’s State of the State address was an uplifting speech on the progress our state made last year as well as a sober reminder of the work that needs to be done this year in order to move the state forward in 2012.
One of the biggest challenges lawmakers will […]

Chamber Looking for Committee Members

January 5, 2012 5:00 am Comments Off

As we welcome 2012 with open arms, there is no better time to take on new ventures or try something new. The Huntington Chamber’s many committees can provide that opportunity while helping make your business stronger.
“Joining a Chamber committee is a great way to make new contacts, conduct business, and become part of a respected […]

Long Island Stories at Cinema Arts Centre

January 4, 2012 8:49 am Comments Off

A benefit for the Huntington scholarship fund at East Woods School
Wednesday, January 11 at 7:00pm
I Could Wrtie A Book: The Beverly Fite Story
An amazing portrait of the life of Beverly Fite (known to Huntington residents as B Hanson) that explores her career on Broadway in the 40s and 50s, her years living on Long Island, […]

Wanted for Grand Larceny at Bloomingdale’s

January 4, 2012 8:44 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Second Squad Detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the two men who used a stolen credit card number to make a $2,129 purchase at Bloomingdale’s in the Walt Whitman Mall in South Huntington.
At around 10:00 AM on Saturday, December 10, 2011 two black males were observed […]

Huntington SD Switches Investments for Interest

January 3, 2012 8:44 am Comments Off

Low interest rates are having an impact on all investors, even big institutional ones like the Huntington School District, which recently moved its trust and agency scholarship accounts out of New York CLASS and into JP Morgan.
“For well over 15 years, the Huntington School District has been an active participant in the New York CLASS […]