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Seventh Annual ‘Hispanic Heritage Month’ Student Essay Contest

September 30, 2014 12:10 pm Comments Off

For the seventh consecutive year, Cablevision’s Optimum Community and Olympusat, Inc. are proud to sponsor the “Hispanic Heritage Month” essay contest in recognition of the rich heritage of Hispanic Americans. Open to middle-school (grades 6 through 8) and high-school (grades 9 through 12) students, the 2014 contest asks students to “Name a Latino, past or […]

Editorial: Berland Needs Phone Call Reminder To Do Her Job

September 30, 2014 10:46 am Comments Off

On September 16, 2014, Huntington School Board President Emily Rogan spoke on public record on behalf of the entire Huntington School Board at the Huntington Town Board meeting. She explained that the School Board was asking for better support and communication from the Town Board. You can see the video here. Supervisor Petrone and Councilman […]

Letter From The Chief of Halesite FD – Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives

September 30, 2014 10:08 am Comments Off

On Sunday October 5th from 3:00-5:00pm, the Halesite Fire Department invites all residents and their families to our annual Fire Prevention Open House to learn about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home and testing them regularly.

Senator Flanagan Voices His Opposition To Illegal Immigrant Rights Legislation

September 29, 2014 11:05 am Comments Off

The plan, which is known as “New York Is Home”, would provide illegal immigrants with the right to vote, to run for office and to obtain a driver’s license.

Source The Station Meet Up At LaunchPad

September 29, 2014 10:43 am Comments Off

Join us on Thursday, October 2nd as we talk tech & discuss great ideas for Huntington Station at LaunchPad of Huntington!
Among the ever growing field of technology, LaunchPad is an incubator, business accelerator and co-working community space that is making great strides here in Huntington, as well as various other locations on Long Island! To […]

Commack Girl Scouts Recycling Efforts Pay Off

September 29, 2014 9:52 am Comments Off

By Brenda Lentsch

During their three years at Mandracchia Sawmill Intermediate School in Commack, Girl Scout Junior Troop 444 collected plastic water bottles from the decorated boxes they placed in all the classrooms at their school and also at Wood Park Primary School. These same young ladies, now sixth graders at Commack Middle School, used the […]

Haunted Museum & Festival

September 28, 2014 12:10 pm Comments Off

The Whaling Museum & Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor will host a family-friendly event on Sunday, October 26th from 12:00-4:00 pm at the Museum and in tented stations at 301 Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
This annual event has been expanded this year to include additional craft stations, games of skill and chance, […]

The Boxcar Lilies, Americana Trio, Play Centerport on Oct. 4

September 27, 2014 8:27 am Comments Off

The Boxcar Lilies, an Americana trio from western Massachusetts that has been wowing audiences with its lovely vocal harmonies since forming in 2009, will be the featured artists when the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturday Concerts series resumes on Oct. 4 at the Congregational Church of Huntington

Concert To Benefit Wounded Veterans

September 26, 2014 9:00 am Comments Off

The Fairway Foundation has given away 22 mortgage-free homes to wounded veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan in the last 20 months nationally.

The Minstrel Players Announce Their Fall 2014 Production

September 25, 2014 7:45 am Comments Off

The Minstrel Players Theatre Company of Northport Village are extremely proud to be staging the Long Island premiere of Ken Ludwig’s 2012 Edgar Award Winning play for Best Mystery — “The Game’s Afoot”. This play is a follow-up to Ludwig’s “Postmortem” which the Minstrels staged a few years earlier. Performances of “The Game’s Afoot” will […]