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Dix Hills FD Battles Blazing Minivan on Deer Park Avenue

April 6, 2017 12:29 pm Comments Off

Firefighters from the Dix Hills Fire Department battle a fire in a minivan on the northbound lanes of Deer Park Avenue near the South Service Road of the Long Island Expressway, Wednesday night, April 5, 2017, at about 9:50 p.m. The gas tank on the minivan ruptured, spilling gasoline onto the roadway and a nearby storm […]

East Northport Fire Department Battles Blazing House Fire

April 4, 2017 1:36 pm Comments Off

The East Northport Fire Department received multiple calls reporting a house fire on Elmbark Lane on Sunday, April 2, 2017, at 1:42 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a fully engulfed two-story home. About 50 firefighters began an exterior attack on the blaze using six trucks, and had the fire under control within an hour. Units were […]

‘The Liverpool Shuffle’ Returns to the Vanderbilt Planetarium with Beatles Tunes

April 2, 2017 2:56 pm Comments Off

CENTERPORT, NY (March 30, 2017) – The Liverpool Shuffle, a popular Long Island Beatles tribute band, will perform on Sunday, April 9, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Vanderbilt Reichert Planetarium.
Tickets: adult $20 (on-line, at Vanderbilt website), or $25 at the door. Children 5-15 pay $15 (on-line or at the door). Children under 5 […]

India: Reflections of Four Artists

April 2, 2017 2:52 pm Comments Off

The Alfred Van Loen Gallery at the South Huntington Library
is pleased to exhibit the work of Ginger Balizer-Hendler, Rosanne Ebner, Puneeta Mittal, Nancy Yoshii, April 29 – June 1,2017 with the reception Saturday April 29th, 2017 2-4pm.

In 2013, a group of six women — four born in the US, one in England and one in […]

Northport Business students excel at DECA State Competition

March 31, 2017 4:05 pm Comments Off

Twenty Northport High School Business students recently competed in the New York State DECA Career Development Conference among 2,300 competitors. Advised by business teachers Kristen Cogan and Elizabeth Price, the team brought home 18 medals from the competition.
Juniors Kelly Finegan and James O’Hara and senior Sydney […]

Long Island’s Oldest No-Kill Shelter Celebrating 90 Years of Saving Lives

March 30, 2017 1:42 pm Comments Off

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 3pm Little Shelter Animal Rescue & Adoption Center will be celebrating it’s 90th Anniversary. This is a landmark year and exciting event for all of Little Shelter’s staff, volunteers, friends and families. In commemoration of this huge milestone in saving lives, Little Shelter is inviting the public to join […]

Petrone Not Running in November

March 30, 2017 11:44 am Comments Off

A STATEMENT FROM SUPERVISOR FRANK P. PETRONE
March 30, 2017
It is with a considerable sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, as well as a little bit of sadness, that I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for reelection this year.
This was a difficult decision for me to make. I have spent all of my […]

New York State Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program

March 29, 2017 11:47 am Comments Off

Councilwoman Tracey A. Edwards partners with Governor Andrew Cuomo to bring New York State Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program to Huntington

Huntington Town Councilwoman Tracey A. Edwards in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo invite you to participate in a New York State Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program. The presentation will be given by the Governor’s […]

Resolve to be Tobacco Free

March 29, 2017 11:41 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken encourages residents who use tobacco to obtain help in breaking their addiction by signing up for Suffolk County’s “Learn to Be …Tobacco Free” program. The program offers assistance with planning, support, counseling and medication if warranted.
“We know more than ever about what works and what doesn’t,” said Dr. […]

Suffolk County Schedules Public Health Hearing

March 27, 2017 4:45 pm Comments Off

James L. Tomarken, MD, MPH, MBA, MSW, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, announced today that a Public Health Hearing has been scheduled for:

Friday, April 21, 2017
   4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
William H. Rogers Legislature Building
Clerk’s Conference Room
     725 Veterans Memorial Highway
  Hauppauge, NY 11787

Suffolk County law directs the Department of […]