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Duos Featured in May 18, 2017 Concert at Cinema Arts Centre

May 16, 2017 2:28 pm Comments Off

A pair of acclaimed duos — one based in New York’s Hudson Valley, the other from Toronto — share the bill during the monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, May 18, 2017. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room featuring The Whispering Tree […]

Huntington Honors Scholar-Athletes

May 11, 2017 12:28 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board, at its May 9 meeting, honored 20 local high school seniors who excel in both academics and athletics at the annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Ceremony.
Each of the winners – one male and one female from each of the 10 high schools in the Town — had been selected by their school, which […]

In Celebration of Nurses Week, Health Care Leaders Recognize Recipients of Prestigious Magnet Award for Nursing

May 11, 2017 12:22 pm Comments Off

The nurses at Huntington Hospital have once again distinguished themselves, and for the 4th time have received Magnet Recognition®. An honor given to just 7% of hospitals worldwide and 1 of just 36 in the country to receive the designation four or more times; the nurses at Huntington Hospital are the 1st on Long Island […]

Quarterly Park Stewards Meeting to Focus on “Threats to Trees: What Can Be Done?

May 4, 2017 4:00 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington’s Conservation Board has scheduled its semi-annual meeting with park stewards for May 16, 2017 focusing on the topic, “Threats to Trees – What Can Be Done?”
The meeting, which is open to the public, will include presentations by experts and discussion on topics including historic threats to Town trees, the […]

Huntington Young Republicans Honor April Students of the Month

May 1, 2017 4:46 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Young Republicans launched their Student of the Month Program in February 2017 to help engage local high school students in the process of politics and government. In April, the organization recognized two students: Leigh McDermott and Victoria Thurer.
Leigh McDermott is a freshman at Portledge High School in Locust Valley, and resides in Cold Spring Harbor. Over […]

Long Island Education Community Gathers To Celebrate Huntington Educator

May 1, 2017 4:08 pm Comments Off

Judith A. Hynes of Huntington, Principal of Specialized Schools for Nassau BOCES, was recently lauded as one of the most devoted supporters of public education on Long Island. Ms. Hynes is among 14 honorees to receive the 2017 Nassau BOCES Education Partner Award, bestowed on those individuals and organizations whose impact on public education in […]

Whitman Winter Color Guard Honored May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017 3:03 pm Comments Off

On April 2, 2017 the Walt Whitman High School Indoor Color Guard competed in the USBands Indoor Championships at South Brunswick High School in Monmouth Junction, NJ. The ensemble placed 1st and won the title of 2017 Scholastic Novice Color Guard Champions. This year’s show was entitled “Rise Up”. It included music from Andra Day and was accompanied by a […]

Heckscher Park Tree Planting Marks Arbor Day in Huntington

April 26, 2017 4:57 pm Comments Off

Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and members of the Huntington Town Board marked Arbor Day 2017 Saturday April 22 by joining with students and administrators from the Huntington and Harborfields School Districts in planting a tree in Heckscher Park, one of 100 to be planted this year in honor of the park’s 100th anniversary.
Joining Supervisor Petrone […]

Letter from the Halesite Chief: Recruitment 2017 Open House 4/30/17

April 26, 2017 4:36 pm Comments Off

Dear Neighbors,
Have you always wondered who makes up the Halesite Volunteer Fire Department? Well it’s regular people just like you! Most of us had no prior training and we were just members of our community who wanted to give back. Our 2017 recruitment drive is now under way, and we still need a few good […]

LUPINACCI CONGRATULATES NEWEST OFFICERS OF THE HUNTINGTON FIRE DISTRICT

April 26, 2017 2:17 pm Comments Off

(From L-R: Huntington Fire Commissioner Andre Sorrentino, Huntington Town Councilwoman Tracey Edwards, Huntington Fire Chief Jesse Cuckro, Huntington Town Councilwoman Susan Berland and Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci)
Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci recently joined the Huntington Fire Department for their 174th Annual Installation Dinner. The yearly event recognizes the newly installed Board of Directors and Fire […]