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Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Offers Buddies for Freshmen

August 17, 2016 4:52 pm Comments Off

Juniors and seniors enrolled in Elwood-John H. Glenn High School’s Freshmen Buddies mentor program in the Elwood School District are out to give their new schoolmates a lift. Many of the 112 students who signed on to serve as mentors to the school’s incoming freshmen participated in a special training workshop on Aug. 12, 2016 […]

“Beyond the Veil” Juried Portrait Show Kevin McEvoy – Juror Friday 7/19/16

August 17, 2016 12:00 pm Comments Off

Opening Reception
Friday August, 19th 6-8 pm
Main Street Gallery, 213 Main Street, Huntington
On display through September 10, 2016

Congratulations to all of the artists chosen for this show: Larry Aarons, RoseAnn Albanese, Andrea Attias, Marlene Bezich, Joanne Biller, Debra Bonewald, Kathy Cunningham, Vicki Dollin, Jim Finlayson, William Graf, Donna Grossman, Jan Guarino, Gerry Hirschstein, Shelley Holtzman, David Jaycox Jr, Alison Lovett, […]

Little Shelter Holds It’s 19th Annual Pet-A-Palooza Event. Hundreds Of Cats And Dogs Available For Adoption.

August 16, 2016 1:44 am Comments Off

Little Shelter will hold its 19th Pet-A-Palooza adoption and fund raising extravaganza from 9am to 6pm on the weekend of the 20th, 2016. On Saturday and Sunday Little Shelter’s grounds are expected to be full of thousands of people looking to adopt a new family member and to join in the festivities. Pet-A-Palooza is famous […]

New Playground Opens at Hobart Beach

August 15, 2016 3:57 pm Comments Off

Fully accessible playground replaces one damaged by Super Storm Sandy
Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone joined residents from Eatons Neck August 12, 2016 in marking the opening of the new playground at Hobart Beach, replacing one that was damaged by Super Storm Sandy.

The $187,000 playground, funded through the Town’s Parks Improvement Fund, includes several features that […]

Jaguar-MG Clubs Set Classic-Car Concours d’Elegance at Vanderbilt – Sunday, September 11, 2016

August 14, 2016 11:54 am Comments Off

The Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island and the MG Car Club-Long Island Centre will hold their annual Concours d’Elegance and All-Marque Concours Sanitaire, a show of classic automobiles, at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum on Sunday, September 11,2016 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Rain date: September 18, 2016.)

(Above: Vintage Jaguars and MGs in […]

The Heckscher Museum of Art July through September 2016 Exhibitions and Programs

August 14, 2016 11:49 am Comments Off

EXHIBITIONS AT THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART

Master of Illusion: The Magical Art of Gary Erbe
Through – August 28
Master of Illusion: The Magical Art of Gary Erbe traces the artist’s career from his early trompe l’oeil works to his more recent paintings that combine trompe l’oeil realism with modernist tendencies. Inspired by popular culture, Erbe’s […]

Letter from the Chief of Halesite Fire Department: Blood Drive & BBQ 8/18/16

August 12, 2016 12:50 pm Comments Off

Dear Neighbors,
The Long Island Blood Services have declared an official blood emergency. The local blood supply has reached a critically low level with a less-than-two-day supply of B negative, A negative, and O negative blood, which is the type needed most readily in trauma situations and emergency rooms because it is the universal blood type. […]

Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin Named Legacy Trustee of Vanderbilt Museum

August 12, 2016 12:31 pm Comments Off

Great-Great Granddaughter of William K. Vanderbilt II
William K. Vanderbilt II’s (1878-1944) great-great granddaughter, Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin, has been named a legacy trustee by the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum Board of Trustees.
Costin is a seventh-generation descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the shipping and railroad entrepreneur who amassed one of the greatest fortunes of the nineteenth century.

(Above: Consuelo […]

Suffolk County Police to Introduce Two New Canine Officers-Maverick and Dallas

August 11, 2016 3:55 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini and Chief of Department Stuart Cameron introduced two new Canine Section dogs on August 10, 2016.
The two German Shepherds, Dallas V, 15 months old, and Maverick, 19 months old, were bred in Europe and have been with the Suffolk County Police Department for approximately one month. They are […]

Lottery Winners for Second Phase of Suffolk County Septic Demonstration Pilot Program Announced

August 11, 2016 3:42 pm Comments Off

20 Additional Homeowners Will Receive Free State-of-the-Art Septic Systems to Reduce Nitrogen Pollution & Enhance Region’s Water Quality
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the names of the 20 homeowners that were selected at random to receive a free advanced water treatment system as part of the second phase of the County’s Septic Demonstration Pilot […]