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Flower Hill Movie Night

November 24, 2011 3:16 am Comments Off

The Flower Hill school in the Huntington School district held the 2nd annual Movie Night on Friday, November 18. Students walked the red carpet as they entered the school to watch Rio. The decorations and theme tied into the movie. Debbie Wilson along with other PTA volunteers did a great job of organizing the event.
While the […]

Student Visit to Riverhead Jail Carries Shock Factor

November 23, 2011 6:12 am 2 Comments

Entering the grounds of the Suffolk Correctional Facility in Riverhead can be a somewhat unsettling experience. The high fence topped with barbed wire and razor ribbon along with the checkpoints and uniformed armed guards create a certain “shock and awe” factor, especially for high school students.
A group of Huntington High School students enrolled in Street […]

Environmental Impacts and Matinecock Court Development

November 23, 2011 12:02 am 2 Comments

The proposed Matinecock Court development will generate 155 multi-family housing units on a 14.5 acre parcel in East Northport that is currently undeveloped open space. This development equates to approximately 10.6 units per acre. The Town of Huntington Planning Board issued a Positive Declaration back in 1995 for the proposed development. When a planning board issues such declaration […]

Thirty Year Battle of Matinecock Court – Part 1

November 22, 2011 9:47 am Comments Off

For More than 30 years there has been an ongoing and costly battle about the fate of a 14.5 acre plot of land on the corner of Elwood Road and Pulaski in East Northport. In 1978 a not-for-profit group called Housing Help requested a change in the zoning code in order to build 162 federally subsidized housing […]

Trees Damaged At Wolf Hill Park

November 21, 2011 8:44 pm Comments Off

It sounds like a simple thing to do. Clear out some brush in an area with trees.

Budget By Default at Midnight Last Night

November 21, 2011 4:55 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington 2012 Preliminary Budget became the Adopted Budget by default at midnight last night. We will have more information on this story and it’s possible ramifications soon.
Its hard to believe that the Town Board did not get together and sort this out. It is probably the most important thing they do all year.

Buskin & Batteau Play Centerport on December 3

November 17, 2011 3:26 pm Comments Off

Harmonic and Witty Folk-Rockers Perform for the Folk Music Society of Huntington

Story by: Michael Kornfeld

David Buskin & Robin Batteau bring their “irresistible amalgam of melodic, sensual pop, folkie grit and killer wit” (The Washington Post) to the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturday Concerts series at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive […]

Sweet Potato Pie (side dish)

November 13, 2011 11:02 pm Comments Off

Easy and delicious. This recipe will be become a family favorite and a tradition for Thanksgiving.
Ingredients:
3 large sweet potatoes
1/4 cup butter (melted)
1/3 cup pineapple juice
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 tsp cinamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1 deepdish pie crust
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Peel and boil sweet potatoes until soft (allow to cool).
3. In large bowl combine […]

Huntington Elks to Host Benefit For Wounded Warriors of Long Island

November 9, 2011 6:21 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Elks will host a live comedy show benefit for Wounded Warriors of Long Island at the Huntington Elks Lodge No. 1565 on Saturday, November 12 at 7 p.m. The benefit, being put on by Comedy To Go, will feature Veteran Comics for Veteran Causes. Comics include Robyn Shall, Eric Haft and Headliners Isaacs […]

Huntington Council Race Vote Tally 2011

November 9, 2011 4:15 pm Comments Off

This is the table of results for the Council race in the Town of Huntington by election district (These results have not yet been certified by the Suffolk County Board of Elections)