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Jazz Pianist Andrew Carroll and Melody Rose Headline at Grasso’s Restaurant in Cold Spring Harbor April 18th 2016

April 12, 2016 11:43 am Comments Off

Grasso’s Restaurant 134 Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor will feature both Melody Rose a New York Singer/Songwriter combined with Andrew Carroll a jazz pianist, Monday night 6pm April 18, 2016.
About Melody Rose:
New York native singer/songwriter Melody Rose boasts soulful vocals blended with her jazz- influenced pop music–aligning her with powerhouse female vocalists like Norah […]

County Executive, Suffolk IDA, LIA & Pharmaceutical Leaders Highlight State of Economy & Future of Industry

April 12, 2016 11:17 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency (IDA), the Long Island Association (LIA) and Suffolk County Legislator William Lindsay III met with more than 30 executives, business leaders and stakeholders from the pharmaceutical industry on April 6, 2016 to discuss the current state of the local economy as well as the […]

MATINECOCK DISTRICT CUB SCOUTS RACE PINEWOOD DERBY CARS AT JOHN GLEN HIGH SCHOOL

April 12, 2016 11:10 am Comments Off

“And they’re off!!!!”
Racing six small wooden vehicles on the specially-fitted track in each heat, 85 hand-crafted Pinewood Derby cars were in the competitions at the Annual Matinecock District (Boy Scouts of America)’s district-wide runoff event held in the gym of the John Glenn High School in Elwood on April 9, 2016.
The cars had to be […]

Benefit Shopping Event for North Shore Holiday House Gazebo Project at Rexer-Parkes, Huntington Village

April 11, 2016 12:21 pm Comments Off

A Benefit Shopping Event will be held at Rexer-Parkes and Blush on Wednesday, April 20 from 6 to 9pm to aid North Shore Holiday House Gazebo Project.

Holiday House is a non profit, accredited, residential summer camp for young girls from economically disadvantaged families. Each summer the camp serves 200 girls from Long Island and is […]

Huntington Manor Fire Department Responds to Crash near St. Anthony’s HS

April 10, 2016 12:50 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Manor Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident on Pidgeon Hill Road and Old Country Road in South Huntington, Saturday night, April 9, 2016. Firefighters secured both vehicles involved and applied an absorbent for a fuel spill. An engine and a heavy rescue truck were on the scene, under the direction of […]

Common Core Opt Out Numbers for ELA in Huntington Township

April 9, 2016 11:46 am Comments Off

These are the results from our Township on students who chose to “Opt-Out”. Below please find the results as reported.

2016 ELA Refusals

2016 Math Refusals

2015 ELA Refusals

2015 Math Refusals

Cold Spring Harbor Central School District
165
20%

158
18%
199
26%

Commack School District
1,910
64%

1,722
54%
1,889
60

Elwood Union Free School District
446
41%

366
33%
417

Half Hollow Hills Central School District
1,757
45%

1,680
42%
1,747
44%

Harborfields Central School District
518
34%

469
31%
533
37%

Huntington Union Free School District
449
22%

358
17%
508
24%

Northport-East Northport Union Free […]

Raising Backyard Chickens Saturday April 9th 1pm

April 8, 2016 6:33 pm Comments Off

Huntington Public Library
Venue Address: 338 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743
Title: Raising Backyard Chickens
Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 1:00 pm
Cost: Free
Description:
Staff from Cornell Cooperative Extension explain everything a homeowner needs to get started. Topics include chicken breeds and behavior, housing and weather concerns, equipment, nutrition, disease prevention, town ordinances, from the newly hatched chick to the mature […]

Benefit Concert & Comedy Show Presented by the Fairway Foundation

April 7, 2016 11:44 am Comments Off

Benefit Concert & Comedy Show Presented by the Fairway Foundation at Commack High School Friday, May 20, 2016 at 7pm. Come out and support our Veterans. To order tickets click here

Cold Spring Harbor & Huntington Firefighters Battle Lloyd Neck House Fire

April 7, 2016 11:22 am Comments Off

The Huntington Fire Department assisted by five local departments battled a house fire that extensively damaged part of a waterfront home in the Village of Lloyd Harbor, Wednesday night, April 6, 2016. The Huntington Fire Department responded to the call at 8:01 p.m. for a residential structure fire on Seacrest Drive in Lloyd Neck.
Firefighters arrived to find the attached garage […]

Huntington Township Announce New Boating Safety Measures

April 6, 2016 3:26 pm Comments Off

Petrone, Council Announce New Boating Safety Measures
Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and the Town Council today announced two new measures aimed at making Town waters safer this boating season.

Supervisor Petrone said the Town recently took possession of a 24-foot Boston Whaler Justice as part of a grant from the New York State Department of Parks […]