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“A Rose by Any Other Name” Juried Art Show

January 29, 2016 12:23 pm Comments Off

Juror: Barbara Applegate
ENTRY DEADLINE: February 19, 2016

JUROR: Barbara Applegate holds a BA in Art History and an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Art History and Philosophy, from C.W. Post campus of L I. University. Ms.Applegate regularly teaches courses in the History of Art at LIU Post and Farmingdale State College. During her 15 year […]

Vanderbilt Plans Children’s Creative Workshops for Pre-K and Grades K-3 During February Break

January 28, 2016 12:57 pm Comments Off

When school is out for the February 15-19 winter break, children can have creative fun in workshops at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. Programs are held in the Education Center, located at the museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, N.Y. Reservations are required. Please call (631) 854-5539.

Vanderbilt workshop project:
snow owl in a nest

Grades K-3 workshops

Monday, […]

NEW YORK STATE RELEASES HEROIN & OPIOID REPORT

January 26, 2016 1:00 am Comments Off

Today, in Albany, Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci and his Republican colleagues released an extensive list of recommended solutions to help curb New York State’s growing heroin epidemic. ‘The Heroin Epidemic – A Report on Heroin Use, Treatment, Prevention & Education Efforts in NYS’ was crafted after months of input from law enforcement, health care providers, recovering […]

Bagel Store Burglary -Mayfair Bagels, 10 Jericho Turnpike, Commack

January 25, 2016 4:21 pm Comments Off

Today Monday, January 25, 2016 at approximately 4:45 a.m. Suffolk County Police today arrested a Lake Ronkonkoma man after he fled the scene of a commercial burglary on a bicycle.
Mathew McCauley burglarized Mayfair Bagels, located at 10 Jericho Turnpike, at approximately 4:45
a.m. Fourth Precinct officers responded to an automatic alarm at the business and located McCauley, […]

New Hearing Loop in Town Board Room

January 25, 2016 2:51 pm Comments Off

Huntington Listens to Those Who Can’t Hear
New hearing loop in Town Board room improves audio clarity for those with hearing aids and cochlear implants
Persons with hearing loss should find it a little easier to follow the proceedings in the Town Board Room at Huntington Town Hall, thanks to the installation of a hearing loop that […]

Heckscher Museum of Art Biennial Call for Entries 2016

January 25, 2016 2:38 pm Comments Off

Click here to learn more and how to enter.

LUPINACCI WELCOMES STATE CHAMPION WALT WHITMAN WILDCATS TO CAPITOL

January 23, 2016 1:31 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R,C,I-South Huntington) welcomed the New York State Class AA champion Walt Whitman Wildcats Boys Soccer team to Albany Wednesday, where they toured the Capitol and were introduced on the floor of the New York State Assembly.
Nearly the entire championship team, including team captains Michael Lorello and Witman Hernandez; was on hand when […]

Blizzard Warning for Northwest Suffolk County, NY

January 22, 2016 3:54 pm Comments Off

Blizzard Warning for Northwest Suffolk County, NY

From 4:00am EST, Sat Jan 23 until 12:00pm EST, Sun Jan 24

Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
6:54am EST, Fri Jan 22

… BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO NOON EST SUNDAY…
* LOCATIONS… THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY… COASTAL PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST […]

Huntington Declares Snow Emergency, Effective 12:01 a.m. January 23

January 22, 2016 3:40 pm Comments Off

With a forecast for significant snow and high winds starting early tomorrow morning and continuing throughout the day, Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone declared a snow emergency, effective at 12:01 a.m. January 23, closed Town facilities and cancelled all activities and events.
“This is our first storm of the season, and the forecast is that […]

Suffolk County Offers Free Program for Individuals Living with Diabetes

January 22, 2016 6:00 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Health Commissioner James Tomarken, MD, invite residents who have type 2 diabetes and their caregivers to attend a free program that will enable them to manage their diabetes. The program, entitled, “The Stanford Diabetes Self-Management Classes,” is conducted in collaboration with Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and comprises six […]