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Little Shelter 2016 Raffle WIN a Mercedes – Benz

June 5, 2016 4:48 pm Comments Off

Drive away in a CLA or choose $25,000 Cash in Little Shelter’s 18th Semi-Annual Drawing.

Book Signing “They Grey Woods” Book Revue June 17, 2016

June 5, 2016 4:14 pm Comments Off

Carson Rose, a New York native and newly published author of the The Grey Woods, is making her debut in the Fantasy fiction genre. The Grey Woods is the first book in her six book planned series titled ‘In The Footsteps of Kings’. For more information on this local author please visit her site www.thegreywoods.com.

Upcoming […]

Maryland Man Stabbed in Huntington Village Bar

June 4, 2016 2:31 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a stabbing that occurred at a bar in Huntington early this morning.

A police officer was alerted Saturday June 4, 2016 at approximately 1:50 a.m. by a patron of Acacia, located at 371 New York Ave., that a man had been stabbed inside the bar. The victim, a […]

Town Unveils Historic Marker for The Long Islander

June 3, 2016 12:14 pm Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson joined U.S. Rep. Steve Israel and representatives from the Press Club of Long Island and the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association May 31, 2016 in dedicating a historic marker commemorating the original headquarters of The Long Islander, Long Island’s oldest newspaper.
The newspaper, which continues to publish, began […]

TOWNWIDE FUND OF HUNTINGTON AND FINLEY JR. HIGH SCHOOL TEAM UP TO HELP LOCAL VETERANS

June 2, 2016 1:38 pm Comments Off

Finley Jr. High School students assembled approximately 250 care packages for distribution to homeless and financially compromised veterans. The supplies were collected by General Needs and The Townwide Fund of Huntington was proud to serve as an organizer and coordinator alongside the Finley Community Club.
Donations of travel-size personal care items were made to General Needs, […]

HEROIN LEGISLATION MUST BE TOP PRIORITY STATES RAIA

June 2, 2016 12:48 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Andrew Raia (R,C,I-East Northport) joined Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C Canandaigua) and members of the Assembly Minority Conference for a press conference June 1, 2016. At this event they refocused legislative efforts on the heroin epidemic. Kolb and other guests reiterated the importance of passing comprehensive legislation to combat the heroin epidemic, […]

LUPINACCI’S END OF SESSION PRIORITIES: ADDRESSING HEROIN USE, HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY AND ETHICS REFORM

June 1, 2016 4:10 pm Comments Off

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R,C,I-South Huntington) spoke about his priorities for the conclusion of the 2016 Legislative Session. Lupinacci discussed ethics reform, higher education aid and the concerning heroin epidemic that is swiftly spreading throughout the State of New York. The full transcript is below:
“In the final days of session […]

Huntington Unveils Plaque at Memorial Day Ceremony

June 1, 2016 3:12 pm Comments Off

Veterans Advisory Board members who have passed away remembered in plaque at Town’s Veterans Plaza

The Town of Huntington marked its annual Memorial Day Wreath Ceremony May 29 by dedicating a plaque in the Town’s Veterans Plaza in memory of the 18 members of the Town’s Veterans Advisory Board who have passed away.

“This plaque is in […]

Huntington Town Board Approves Revisions in Rental Registration Law

May 31, 2016 4:00 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board, at its May 10 meeting, approved revisions to the Town’s rental registration law, fine-tuning the year-old statute based on experiences over its first 12 months of being in effect.

Among the major revisions are making permits valid for two years, instead of the previous one; and making it unlawful for the owner […]

“Remember Me” on Memorial Day Poem

May 30, 2016 1:47 pm Comments Off

Remember me—the boy you knew
from up the street…..the class in school
Crooked smile….my hair too long