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Letter to the Editor-State Must Act On Sex Offender Laws

May 13, 2016 2:01 pm Comments Off

DEAR EDITOR:
On Tuesday night, my colleagues and I were forced to remove important legislation from town code which for nearly 10 years controlled where registered sex offenders can live in this town.
Previously, Huntington’s Child Protection Act, enacted in 2005, prohibited level two and three sex offenders from living within a quarter-mile of a school, daycare […]

Gershow Recycling Donates the Use of 30 Vehicles to Ninth Annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament

May 13, 2016 1:55 pm Comments Off

Tomorrow Saturday May 14th, 2016 starting at 9 am the 9th Annual Chuck Varese Vehicle Extrication Tournament will take Place. It will take place at the Northport Fire Department Training Grounds Steer’s Pit, Corner of Steers Avenue and Clipper Drive Northport, NY.
In support of local fire departments and through the coordination of Robert J. Varese, Ex-Chief, Northport Fire […]

Commissioner Sini Announces New Telephone Reporting Service Offered by SCPD

May 12, 2016 5:46 pm Comments Off

T-Serve Unit aims to free up patrol resources and reduce response times
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini announced the formation of the T-Serve unit to facilitate documentation of non-emergency incidents over the phone while allowing patrol officers to respond more quickly to emergencies and other situations that require police response.
The Suffolk County Police Department […]

Melville FD Rescues Driver from Overturned Truck on Route 110

May 12, 2016 5:09 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a crash involving a tractor-trailer that overturned and trapped the driver on Route 110 and the south service road of the Long Island Expressway on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at about 10:15 a.m.
Melville firefighters used heavy rescue tools to extricate the driver by cutting the cab and windshield of the truck. […]

Town Thanks 9-Year-Old for Helping Animal Shelter

May 12, 2016 5:04 pm Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and his Town Board colleagues gave special recognition at the May 10, 2016 Town Board meeting to a nine-year-old girl for her efforts raising money and obtaining donations of food and supplies for the Town Animal Shelter.

Julia Schwing began her efforts about a year ago with a lemonade stand that […]

CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HOSTING FUNDRAISER FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 TO BENEFIT SUNRISE DAY CAMP, A FREE CAMP FOR KIDS WITH CANCER

May 12, 2016 4:40 pm Comments Off

Fundraiser organized by local boy with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma who will be attending camp this summer
California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is hosting a fundraiser at all New York and New Jersey locations on Friday, May 13 to benefit Sunrise Day Camp, a free camp for kids with cancer and their families. CPK will donate 20% of participating […]

The Heckscher Museum of Art May through June 2016 Exhibitions and Programs

May 12, 2016 4:30 pm Comments Off

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Gallery Tour and Talk
Meet a Master of Illusion!
Sunday, May 22 2016
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Members Free, Non Members Free with Museum Admission
Join award-winning artist Gary Erbe as he leads a captivating gallery tour exploring his artwork and creative process. Erbe is a self-taught artist whose work synthesizes trompe l’oeil still life painting with […]

Joan & Joni – A Musical Tribute to Joan Baez & Joni Mitchell at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre, May 19 2016

May 12, 2016 4:23 pm Comments Off

Joan & Joni, a musical tribute to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, will be featured during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, May 19, 2016. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an […]

COUNCILMAN COOK SPONSORS RESOLUTION TO RENAME PARK IN MEMORY OF NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICER CHARLES ODDO

May 12, 2016 4:16 pm Comments Off

Councilman Gene Cook on Tuesday proudly sponsored legislation to rename Verleye Park in East Northport after fallen NYPD Officer Charles A. Oddo.
Oddo, who was assigned to NYPD Highway Patrol No. 2, was killed in the line of duty on February 17, 1996 after being struck by a vehicle while setting up flares in the merge […]

An Owl-trageous Experience

May 11, 2016 4:08 pm Comments Off

In conjunction with their study unit on evolution, students in Richard Greening’s biology class at Elwood-John H. Glenn High School in the Elwood Union Free School District participated in a wildlife encounter with a red-tailed hawk and great horned owl.
For the visit, Greg Matonis, a hospital supervisor at the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center brought […]