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Two Boyd Students Honored by Government Officials

July 31, 2016 12:54 pm Comments Off

Congratulations to Elwood’s James H. Boyd Intermediate School fifth-graders Ava Mule and Joey O’Hara, recipients of two prestigious achievement awards presented by local government officials during the school awards ceremony.
Ava received the New York State Comptroller Achievement Award, presented by the office of Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to a deserving student who exhibits hard work and […]

Petco Foundation Invests In Lifesaving Work Of Little Shelter

July 21, 2016 3:06 pm Comments Off

Grant of $2,500 will extend efforts to save more animal lives in Huntington

Little Shelter of Huntington, today announced it has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Petco Foundation to support its newly built Isolation Room.

Little Shelter is a nonprofit organization that rescues and rehabilitates unwanted animals from its local town shelters and places them […]

“Clear the Shelters” Adoption Event Saturday July 23, 2016

July 19, 2016 3:24 pm Comments Off

Join Little Shelter For “Clear The Shelters” Adoption Event!

Join Little Shelter, NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47 for the “Clear the Shelters” adoption event! On July 23rd, 2016 from 12 noon to 5pm Little Shelter will waive adoption fees for all animals adopted to qualified homes through this event. We have hundreds of cats, […]

Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini and Chief of Department Stuart Cameron Send Sincere Condolences to the Baton Rouge Police/Families

July 17, 2016 4:50 pm Comments Off

In light of the tragic attack on law enforcement in Baton Rouge earlier today, Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini and Chief of Department Stuart Cameron express their sincere condolences to the families and coworkers of those who were injured and killed in this morning’s unprovoked attack. Our thoughts and prayers are with these officers and their departments as […]

11 Dogs Rescued From Baku Are Available Now For Adoption At Little Shelter

July 8, 2016 5:05 pm Comments Off

The Baku dogs arrived to Little Shelter on June 25th after flying from Baku to New York. There were tears of joy as the rescuers from Baku Street Dog Rescue saw the Little Shelter staff waiting at the shelter gates for their arrival. Baku, is a place where the stray dog population is so bad […]

Little Shelter Supporter Wins $25,000

July 6, 2016 10:48 am Comments Off

On the last weekend of June 2016 the 18th Semi-Annual Mercedes-Benz raffle was held at Little Shelter Animal Rescue in Huntington. The winning ticket was: number 076. Our lucky winner was Elizabeth of Ronkonkoma who was present at the time of the drawing. Elizabeth is a loyal supporter of Little Shelter and attends many events. […]

Huntington Renames Park for Fallen Police Officer

June 30, 2016 2:16 am Comments Off

East Northport – Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and Councilman Eugene Cook joined their colleagues on the Huntington Town Board and leaders of multiple first responder agencies on Sunday June 26 to officially rename Verleye Park in memory of Charles A. Oddo, a New York City police officer and Commack volunteer firefighter who was killed […]

Hats Off to the Elwood High School Class of 2016

June 29, 2016 5:54 pm Comments Off

The sun was shining and so were the radiant smiles of members of the Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Class of 2016 as they participated in the school’s 54th commencement ceremony on June 24, 2016. Members of the board of education, administrators, family, friends, faculty and invited guests greeted the soon-to-be graduates with an outpour […]

A Maker Faire in Elwood School District

June 24, 2016 1:30 pm Comments Off

In conjunction with the National Week of Making, students in kindergarten through eighth grade in the Elwood Union Free School District participated in an afternoon of discovery, creativity and fun as they attended the district’s Maker Faire on June 15, 2016.
Faculty and staff members volunteered to lead workshops where students and their parents practiced basic […]

Elwood Executive Director Named Administrator of the Year Awarded by WSBOCES

June 23, 2016 5:38 pm Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District is pleased to announce that Gene Tranchino, executive director for administrative and instructional technology/transportation, has been named the 2015-16 Model Schools Administrator of the Year by Western Suffolk BOCES.
To be eligible for this award, building or district level administrators must be nominated for his or her effort to promote […]