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Election Day Statement by Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini

November 7, 2016 2:46 pm Comments Off

The safety of the residents of our county is always of paramount importance to the Suffolk County Police Department. Although there is currently no credible threat to Suffolk County, I want to ensure the community that our officers have been instructed to closely monitor polling locations in order to protect our residents as they exercise […]

Northport Business Teacher Honored for Exceptional Work

November 7, 2016 12:56 pm Comments Off

Northport High School business teacher Kristen Cogan was recently presented with the 2016 Fred Podolski Leadership and Innovation Technology, Teacher of the Year Award during the Long Island Technology Summit on Oct. 20, 2016. Cogan was honored based on her creative and resourceful uses of technology to greatly impact her students achievement.
The Long Island Technology […]

Northport High School Music Teacher Receives Prestigious Award

October 25, 2016 3:54 pm Comments Off

Northport High School music teacher Frank Doyle was recently presented with the 2016 Music Educator of Note Award for his outstanding achievement in Long Island music education by the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHoF).
The LIMHoF celebrates individuals who allow young people to explore their talents. The Music Educator of Note Award is presented […]

East Northport Fire Department Country Western Night October 8, 2016

October 7, 2016 5:20 pm Comments Off

Get you cowboy hat and boots ready for the East Northport Fire Department Country Western Night this Saturday, October 8, from 5pm – 9pm at Fire Headquarters at 1 Ninth Avenue and Larkfield Road. The fundraiser features live music by “Whiskey Road” and DJ Neil Wrangler. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased by calling 631-261-0360 […]

“If I Ran the Zoo” – The Secret Art of Dr Seuss

October 7, 2016 5:14 pm Comments Off

“If I Ran the Zoo” – The Secret Art of Dr Seuss

A compelling selection of limited edition artworks from The Art of Dr. Seuss Collection will be on display at LaMantia Gallery in Northport beginning November 11 and exhibiting through November 27, 2016. Visitors will view works from Dr. Seuss’s best-known children’s books, and explore […]

Hometown Hero Visits Northport Middle School

October 7, 2016 5:00 pm Comments Off

Students at Northport Middle School had the special opportunity to hear from 19-year old Paralympic Gold Medalist Mikey Brannigan on Sept. 23, 2016. Brannigan, who graduated Northport Middle School in 2011, competed in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio di Janeiro and won gold in the men’s Paralympic T20 1500m race at the beginning of September.
Brannigan […]

Viral Video is a HOAX According to the Police

October 6, 2016 3:30 pm Comments Off

Hoax or not, that is the question-HOAX.
NYDAILYNEWS ran “A man trekking through the woods on Long Island recorded video evidence of what he thought to be a murderer’s shrine — including more than a dozen missing persons flyers posted on trees and the apparent remnants of a shelter.”
SYRACUSE.COM POSTED:
“…Gotta wonder just what sort of person […]

Confronting Epidemic of Kids Using Drugs, New Federal Grant will Fuel Northport/E. Npt. Coalition

October 4, 2016 2:11 pm Comments Off

As parents, teachers, and youth in the Northport/East Northport school district reel from an epidemic of prescription drug and alcohol addiction among teens, including the drug-related deaths of more than 8 recent graduates in just over nine years, the community exhaled with new hope this week as it won a federal grant that will propel […]

Statement from Stu Cameron, SCPD Chief of Department

September 30, 2016 1:56 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Police Department has received reports related to people wearing clown costumes while acting in a menacing manner. The department has not confirmed any of these reports and our officers have not personally witnessed any individual wearing a clown costume.
We understand this may be a social media prank throughout the country, but we […]

Town of Huntington Presents 2017 Budget

September 29, 2016 2:28 pm Comments Off

TOWN TO PIERCE THE STATE TAX CAP
Plan released after Town Board unanimously approves piercing state tax cap 5-0.

Immediately after the Huntington Town Board voted unanimously at the September 27, 2016 meeting to pierce the state tax cap, Supervisor Frank P. Petrone presented a 2017 proposed budget that maintains all Town services at current levels while […]