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Huntington Municipal Golf Courses Closed Jan. 1-3 2017

December 31, 2016 2:10 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington’s two municipal golf courses, Crab Meadow and Dix Hills, will be closed for three days beginning January 1, 2017, as a result of a changeover in course management.
The Town’s relationship with Integrity Golf, which managed the courses for the past two years, ends on December 31, 2016. The closure is needed […]

Half Hollow Hills Dance Student Studies Under Daughter of Film Legend Ralph Macchio

December 29, 2016 8:00 am Comments Off

Half Hollow Hills CSD student Maya Brown recently learned under the tutelage of dancer, singer and actress Julia Macchio (daughter of renowned actor, director, producer and filmmaker Ralph Macchio). Maya attended a Master Class conducted by Ms. Macchio at Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA), where she studies dance.

A number of […]

Half Hollow Hills Students Learns from a Master in Vocal Music

December 28, 2016 11:48 am Comments Off

Rebecca Gladstone (left) and Sean Heyward (right) of the Half Hollow Hills CSD, both of whom study vocal music at Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts, participate in a Master Class with conductor and educator David Fryling. Director of Choral Activities at Hofstra University, Mr. Fryling conducts both the select Hofstra Chorale and […]

NEEDLEWORKERS MONTHLY MEETING JAN 24, 2017

December 22, 2016 5:31 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America will hold its monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills, NY. We welcome beginner, intermediate or advanced stitchers. No charge to attend first meeting. For information, please call 631-423-3738.

Dix Hills Fire Department Responds to Crash and Fire

December 19, 2016 12:23 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident involving a car fire on Wolf Hill Road near Lisa Drive, Sunday, December 18, 2016 at around 7:45 p.m. Firefighters arrived and found an engulfed car fire that struck and split a utility pole in half. Dix Hills engine crews extinguished the fire and […]

Half Hollow Hills Student Helps Launch Island-wide Piano Competition

December 18, 2016 12:55 pm Comments Off

Pianist Luke Gentil of the Half Hollow Hills CSD, who is studying music at Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA), was a featured performer at the Grace Music School’s official kickoff event for their Island-wide piano competition. The winner of the competition will earn $1,000 and perform at Carnegie Hall. At […]

State Troopers and Dix Hills Responds to Deadly Crash on North State

December 18, 2016 12:34 pm Comments Off

On Saturday, December 17, 2016, at about 1:00 PM, Brentwood troopers were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle accident on the eastbound Northern State Parkway east of exit 41(Wolf Hill Road) along with the Dix Hills Fire Department. Dix Hills firefighters used heavy rescue extrication tools to remove the two occupants trapped in […]

ADL Talks To Jewish Teens About Anti-Semitism

December 6, 2016 1:39 pm Comments Off

A representative from The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) recently came to visit The Chai Center’s CTeen chapter in Dix Hills (CTEEN West Suffolk County) to discuss how to address anti-Semitism in schools, neighborhoods, college campuses and the community at large. The teens participated in role playing, group discussions, and talked about their personal experiences. High school senior Dara Blitzer, said, […]

See Santa Claus in Dix Hills

December 5, 2016 4:12 pm Comments Off

Santa Claus is Coming to Dix Hills FD

Santa and his helpers from the Dix Hills Fire Department, with a fire engine and ambulance escort, will be traveling through the streets of Dix Hills bringing holiday greetings and candy treats for the children.
Residents are welcome to flag down Santa and have a picture taken with him.
Weather permitting, Santa and […]

Celebrate Chanukah at The Chai Center

November 23, 2016 1:37 am Comments Off

Celebrate Chanukah at The Chai Center with arts & crafts, games and activities such as decorating donuts, making latkes, finding Judah the Maccabee, and an olive press workshop to learn how to make olive oil much the same way it was done during the time of the Chanukah story.
Pre-Chanukah Wonderland with Judah the Maccabee
The Chai […]