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Car Crashes Into Chinese Restaurant

June 18, 2015 2:33 am Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a crash of a sports utility vehicle into the Gourmet Wok Chinese Restaurant on Walt Whitman Road and Schwab Road, Wednesday night, June 17, at around 10:20 p.m. About 25 firefighters and rescue personnel were on the scene with two engines, two ambulances, a heavy rescue truck, fire police and first responder unit […]

Commack Students Grow Fresh Produce for Community Members

June 17, 2015 1:25 pm Comments Off

Commack High School is helping to feed the hungry. Science teacher, Ryan McGrath, with the support of the entire science department, has refurbished the greenhouse in one of the school’s courtyards, and an edible garden is growing well for the second year.
Mr. McGrath and Director of Science, Alison Offerman-Celentano, coauthored a grant application to Whole […]

Regional Leaders Announce Regionally Transformative Economic Development Plan

June 16, 2015 9:13 am Comments Off

Suffolk Leaders will meet at 10:45 a.m. today (June 16, 2015) at the Charles E. Wang Center, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will join regional leaders at a special meeting of the Long Island Regional Planning Council to announce a transformative economic development plan to create the Long Island […]

Lupinacci Welcomes Students From Silas Wood To Albany

June 16, 2015 8:46 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci recently welcomed an intelligent and vibrant group of sixth graders from South Huntington’s Silas Wood Sixth Grade Center to Albany.
“I was very impressed with the students’ passion for learning; everyone came prepared with interesting questions about state politics and current events,” said Lupinacci. “They all were very bright and have a very […]

Editorial: Time For Real Democrats To Stand Up

June 15, 2015 1:43 pm Comments Off

If you are a registered Democrat in the Town of Huntington you need to mark the date of September 10, 2015 on your calendar. That is the date of the Democratic primary. It is the first time in many MANY years that Huntingtonians may be able to elect a candidate that is not connected to […]

Commack Fire Causes Evacuation at Dollar Tree & Trader Joe’s

June 15, 2015 6:58 am Comments Off

The Commack Fire Department responded to reports of fire at the Dollar Tree store on Larkfield Road and Jericho Turnpike, Sunday afternoon, June 14, at about 2 p.m. Firefighters arrived on the scene to a heavy smoke condition from the roof and smoke coming out of the store’s ductwork.
The Dollar Store and adjoining businesses in the center […]

South Huntington Presents Michael S. Curtin Citizenship Awards

June 14, 2015 9:16 am Comments Off

Michael S. Curtin was a Sergeant in the NYPD and on September 11, 2001 tragically perished during the World Trade Center rescue efforts. In Sergeant Curtin’s honor, the Michael S. Curtin Awards are presented to students in the South Huntington School District who were nominated by their teachers for demonstrating exemplary citizenship. Rather than emphasizing […]

Credit Card Stolen In Commack Used in Southampton & Shirley

June 12, 2015 7:29 am Comments Off

A credit card was stolen from CVS, located at 341 Commack Road, Commack, on May 26. The card was used by a male and female later that day at supermarkets in Southampton and Shirley.
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man […]

Centerport FD Mourns the Loss of Ex-Chief and Commissioner Gus Zeis

June 11, 2015 7:23 am Comments Off

The Centerport Fire Department mourned the loss of Ex-Chief and Commissioner Gus Zeis who answered his last alarm on May 16, 2015, at 77 years of age.
Zeis was a proud military veteran who joined the U.S. Air Force in 1957, where he was an aircraft mechanic. After serving in the military, Zeis went to work […]

Hard Luck Café Features Falcon Ridge “Most Wanted” Artists

June 10, 2015 8:57 pm Comments Off

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriters Jean Rohe and Matt Nakoa will perform during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, June 18. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 […]