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Wanted for Theft at Huntington Station Target

September 25, 2015 5:00 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole merchandise from a Huntington Station store.
A man stole three baby monitors, with a combined value of approximately $300, from Target, located at 124 East Jericho Turnpike, on September 10 […]

Town Board Approves Huntington Station Gateway Plan

September 24, 2015 5:35 am Comments Off

Town Hall Press Release:
The Huntington Town Board, at its September 16 meeting, took the next step in Huntington Station’s revitalization by approving the Huntington Station Gateway Plan, the environmental impact document covering three sites under consideration for redevelopment by Renaissance Downtowns, the Town’s master developer for Huntington Station.
The three sites are all within walking distance […]

Fire Chiefs Honor Police Inspector Edward Brady

September 22, 2015 5:48 am Comments Off

The Town of Huntington Fire Chiefs’ Council recognized Suffolk Police Inspector Edward Brady, who recently retired as the Commanding Officer of the Second Precinct. Brady was honored for his dedication, support and friendship given to the Fire Chiefs and the Town of Huntington Fire and Ambulance Services.
Inspector Brady began his career 36 years ago as a […]

Suffolk County Marathon Raised $160,000 for Local Veteran Organizations

September 22, 2015 5:42 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone was joined by marathon sponsors, various local veteran organizations and local officials to announce that funds were raised for veteran services through the Suffolk County Marathon and Half Marathon held on Sunday, September 13.
“On behalf of our 1.5 million residents in Suffolk County, I am happy to announce that the […]

$500 To Create A Change! What Would You Do?

September 21, 2015 5:35 am Comments Off

Ideas Needed!
What would you do with $500? What about $1000
Each month Source The Station will provide a ‘Short-Term Action for Long Term Change’ Grant (or Action Grant for short) of $500 to a winning proposal with 50 Likes on Our Ideas Page, or $1000 for 100 Likes. Ideas can be resubmitted each month.
The next grant […]

Police are Looking for Suspects Who Damamged Northport Soccer Fields

September 21, 2015 5:34 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person or people responsible for damaging the soccer fields in Northport earlier this month.
A suspect or suspects drove a vehicle on the fields of the Northport Soccer Complex, located on Eatons Neck Road, sometime […]

Melville FD Responds to Overturned Jeep Crash

September 20, 2015 2:45 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to a crash on Wintergreen Drive, Saturday, September 19, 2015, at around 10 a.m. The driver of a new Jeep escaped serious injury after it struck a tree and overturned onto its side. The Melville FD Rescue Squad transported the young woman to Huntington Hospital for treatment. Under […]

Huntington Resident New Assistant Professor at Farmingdale State College

September 20, 2015 10:26 am 1 Comment

Edward Plough, a resident of Huntington, has joined the faculty of Farmingdale State College as assistant professor of English.
Dr. Plough joins Farmingdale’s School of Arts and Sciences following teaching positions at Delta State and Oklahoma State universities. He earned a doctorate in Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Purdue University, and an MA in Shakespeare Studies […]

More Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus

September 20, 2015 7:56 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken recently announced that 21 mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus. The mosquito samples, all Culex pipiens-restuans, were collected from September 9 through September 10 from North Babylon (1), West Babylon (3), Huntington (1) Huntington Station (1) Northport (1), Dix Hills (1), Smithtown (1), Nesconset […]

Over 36,000 Meals Donated to Island Harvest on Hunger Action Day

September 18, 2015 5:49 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone was joined by Randi Dresner, President & CEO of Island Harvest, and Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency personnel to highlight September 3rd as Hunger Action Day and September as Hunger Action Month.
In honor of Hunger Action Day, Suffolk County donated over 36,950 Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) to Island […]