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Earthquake Hits East Coast

August 23, 2011 2:13 pm Comments Off

(Huntington, NY 8/23/11 -2:03 pm) An earthquake registering 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the east coast today at 1:51pm. The epicenter was reported 85 miles SW of Washington D.C. The earthquake was 3.7 miles deep. A large shock wave was felt in Huntington, NY. Aftershocks are possible over the next few hours.
There were evacuations of buildings as a […]

Google buys Motorola

August 15, 2011 4:13 pm Comments Off

Google Inc. agreed to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for about $12.5 billion in cash today, allowing the creator of the fast-growing Android mobile operating system to build its own smartphones, tablets and providing 17,000 more patents (7,500 other in the works) to defend against a rash of lawsuits. Two weeks ago Google also purchased […]

Out of The Race!

August 15, 2011 2:45 pm 1 Comment

A press release from Peter Nichols says: I have requested that the Suffolk County Libertarian Party withdraw my name from consideration for a town board seat due to certain developments that have occurred during the current petitioning process. However, through my own organization, SaveHuntington.com, I will continue to work with those voters who feel disenfranchised by the […]

Fire Devastates Melville Home

August 13, 2011 11:26 pm Comments Off

(Melville,NY) In the middle of a gorgeous summer day, a raging fire swept through a home on Rainer Street in Melville on Saturday. The two story home is located in the Triangle Section of Melville bordered by Old Country Road, New York Ave and Melville Road. Investigators were trying to determine the cause of the […]

ShotSpotter Update From Jon Cooper

August 9, 2011 5:22 pm Comments Off

ShotSpotter, Inc. and the Suffolk County Police Department have been working very hard to secure site authorizations and permissions for the buildings and poles where the sensors are to be installed. This phase of the installation is always the most time consuming and, due to the initial delay in negotiating the contract, we are somewhat […]

North Street & McKay Road

August 8, 2011 9:51 pm Comments Off

On August 4th, Huntington Station residents observed police activity at McKay Road and North Street. According to police they were responding to a 911 call. The caller stated that there was someone at 174 McKay Road threatening people with a bat.
When Police arrived they were told by an eyewitness that someone had a black object that could have possibly been […]

Our Town!

August 3, 2011 5:27 pm Comments Off

Our town board. Where have we gone?

Ipad gets Skype, Sweet!

August 2, 2011 12:52 pm Comments Off

Skype has hit the iPad. The new Skype for iPad app is optimized for the Apple tablet’s larger screen and includes features such as instant messaging, a display for contacts and SMS texting. It alo allows iPad 2 users to talk face-to-face with the iPad’s front camera or switch to the rear camera to show […]