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Commack Head-on Crash Injures Two on Jericho Turnpike

December 14, 2014 9:08 am Comments Off

The Commack Fire Department and Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to a head-on collision Saturday night on Jericho Turnpike near Valmont Avenue.

Huntington Station Violent Crimes Task Force Continues Enforcement Efforts

December 12, 2014 8:12 am 1 Comment

Suffolk County Police Press Release
The Huntington Station Violent Crimes Task Force was formed in July 2014 as part of a proactive overall strategy to reduce crime in Huntington Station. Since its formation the task force has made a total of 496 arrests and issued a total of 3,375 summonses in the Huntington Station area. Of […]

WISDOM OF THE DREAM 4-session workshop at Huntington Public Library

December 10, 2014 12:18 pm Comments Off

Huntington Public Library is excited to present Liza Johnson’s Wisdom of the Dream, a 4-session workshop that begins on Saturday, January 10 at 10:30 AM, and continues on January 24, February 7 and February 21. The fee is $20. All are welcome.

Liza Johnson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Clinical Meditation teacher with a 25-year private […]

Fire District Election Results

December 10, 2014 12:00 am Comments Off

East Northport: Raymond Teiner defeated incumbent Robert Sagistano.
Halesite: Incumbent Craig Lanigan defeated Lucy Oppenheim.
Huntington Manor: Incumbent Carlo Conte defeated Bedel Saget.
check back for updates.

Dix Hills Fire Department Hosts Firefighting Seminar

December 9, 2014 8:24 am Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department recently hosted a firefighters training seminar presented by Ryan Pennington, the leading authority on Heavy Content firefighting and EMS operations in the country.

Update: Police Investigation at Maplewood In South Huntington SD

December 3, 2014 7:29 am Comments Off

At approximately midday on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, a teacher saw writing on a radiator located outside a classroom in South Huntington’s Maplewood school that read “there is a bomb in here.” The writing was enclosed in a circle, 2 inches by 2 inches, and appeared to be in a child’s lettering. The teacher immediately […]

Police Investigation at Maplewood In South Huntington SD

December 2, 2014 2:40 pm Comments Off

Maplewood students and staff were evacuated from their school building today when a threatening message was found. The message was found on a radiator in the school building.
Police were called and the students and staff were sent outside. After it began to rain, the buses were called and the students were sent with their belongings […]

Legislature Approves Funds for Huntington Station Improvements

December 1, 2014 10:19 am 1 Comment

Suffolk County Press Release:
The Suffolk County Legislature has approved a bill to upgrade an intersection in Huntington Station that is a key step in the revitalization of the neighborhood.
The bill provides $250,000 to realign the intersection of Railroad Street and Lowndes Avenue, to calm traffic and to improve safety for pedestrians. Also included in the […]

Drunk Driver Joins Huntington Holiday Parade

November 30, 2014 9:48 am Comments Off

The Huntington Village Holiday Parade and Festival was traveling northbound on New York Avenue when Colleen O’Brien pulled out of a gas station and traveled southbound on New York Avenue at approximately 8 p.m.
O’Brien drove between fire trucks and the crowd, for approximately a half a block before being stopped at the intersection of New […]

Commack’s Apple Run for Thanksgiving

November 30, 2014 6:58 am Comments Off

Commack Middle School students took an early morning one mile run to celebrate Thanksgiving and good health.
Sponsored by the school’s Physical Education Dept., the annual tradition takes place the day before Thanksgiving. Runners received an apple, apple pie, and apple juice after completing the chilly course.
Photos: Courtesy of the Commack School District
Principal Anthony Davidson joins […]