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Hard Luck Café Concert at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre, Nov. 17, 2016

November 16, 2016 11:48 am Comments Off

Kalinec & Kj, a singer-songwriter duo with roots in Texas and Pennsylvania, is the featured act during the monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. […]

Residents Learn at Melville Fire Department Open House

November 16, 2016 11:12 am Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department recently held their annual Open House at fire headquarters on Sweet Hollow Road. The event brought several hundred visitors that learned about fire prevention and safety, and got to see actual firefighting and rescue demonstrations by Melville’s bravest.

There were free raffles and prizes for smoke alarms and fire extinguishers, snacks served by the […]

Letter from the Halesite Chief: Food Drive Now Underway

November 14, 2016 4:47 pm Comments Off

Dear Neighbors,
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Halesite Fire Department is once again collecting donations of canned food, non-perishables, and toiletries to give to the Family Service League. Located on Park Avenue in Huntington, The Family Service League has been helping the less fortunate of Long Island for over 85 years. They accept donations year round […]

ATV Driver Seriously Injured in Crash- Jefferson Street , Centerport

November 13, 2016 4:18 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a crash that seriously injured an ATV driver today in Centerport.
Joseph Pace was operating a 2011 Polaris westbound on Jefferson Street Sunday November 13, 2016 at 1:10 a.m. when he apparently lost control of the vehicle and it overturned.
Pace, 32, of Northport, was transported by Suffolk County […]

Commissioner Sini, More Than 200 SCPD Members Complete #22PushUpChallenge

November 12, 2016 4:09 pm Comments Off

Event part of national movement to raise suicide awareness among veterans

As a strong show of support for veterans, more than 200 members of the Suffolk County Police Department, including Commissioner Timothy D. Sini, ranking members, recruits and off-duty officers, simultaneously participated in the #22PushUpChallenge, a national movement dedicated to heighten awareness of the high suicide rate, […]

Huntington Town Seeks Final Comments on Draft Melville Plan

November 11, 2016 12:57 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington is nearing completion of the draft Melville Employment Center Plan and is seeking last comments from the public before the draft is finalized and a public hearing is scheduled.

The Town, its Melville Plan Advisory Committee and the Town’s consultant team of BFJ Planning, Urbanomics and Parsons Brinckerhoff have been working since […]

Huntington Town Board Approves 2017 Budget

November 10, 2016 5:55 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board, at its November 10, 2016 meeting, approved a $191 million spending plan for 2017 that maintains all Town services at current levels while calling for a modest tax increase above the state tax cap.
The $190,011,856 budget freezes all salaries and calls for some positions to be eliminated through attrition. It does […]

Bellone & Suffolk County Department of Labor Announce Upcoming Career Quest Program

November 10, 2016 1:27 pm Comments Off

Career Quest Program Provides Residents Assistance to Explore Career Paths and Start Your Own Business
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and the Suffolk County Department of Labor and Licensing and Consumer Affairs invite residents to attend the County’s Career Quest program on Wednesday, November 16 at 9:30 a.m.
“It is our obligation here in Suffolk County to provide our residents with the necessary tools needed to better their careers […]

More than 300 Attend Second Annual Huntington Reunion Luncheon

November 10, 2016 12:39 pm Comments Off

Town-sponsored event brings together residents 75 and older who have lived in Huntington for 50 years or more

More than 300 long-time Huntington seniors took part October 28, 2016 in the Second Annual Senior Reunion Luncheon, at which the Town of Huntington brought together residents who were 75 years of age or older and who had […]

Wreath Ceremony Honors World War II Veterans

November 9, 2016 2:44 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington paid special tribute to World War II veterans at its annual Veterans Day wreath ceremony November 6, 2016 using the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor to recognize those who responded to the call to defend our country in the war that followed that attack.

As part […]