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Legislative Alert for Suffolk County NY Residents!!! “Safe Gun Storage Law” Already in NYSafe Act

September 28, 2016 11:41 am 1 Comment

Suffolk County legislature is trying to push through a ‘safe gun storage law’ WHY?
Legislative Alert for Suffolk County NY Residents!!!
As if the NY Safe Act forced through by Cuomo wasn’t enough, the Suffolk County Legislature is looking to pass a mandatory firearms storage law. This is already required under the NY Safe Act!
If you want to write, […]

Northport Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

September 26, 2016 1:40 pm Comments Off

Three Northport High School students have recently earned the title of semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Students Gabriella N. Bica, Zachary Melchione and Sophie V. Testa have qualified to compete for about 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million.
The students have been chosen out of approximately 1.6 million juniors in more than […]

Nine openings in Northport High School four-year old program

September 24, 2016 2:25 pm Comments Off

The Northport-East Northport School District announced that Northport High School has nine openings in their four-year old early childhood education program. Northport High School provides this valuable program to students through which they learn about early childhood education and then apply what they have learned in a classroom setting with younger children. To be considered […]

Northport-East Northport School District Siblings Advance In National STEM competition

September 22, 2016 2:20 pm Comments Off

On Sept. 6,2016 students Isabella DeBrino (grade 9) and Maxwell DeBrino (grade 8) from the Northport-East Northport School District were selected to be among the top 300 semifinalists at the Broadcom MASTERS 2016 for their outstanding contributions to scientific research. The Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars) is the nation’s […]

305.02 Protected Acres Open Space Now in Huntington

August 27, 2016 1:44 am Comments Off

Town Completes Purchase of Two Open Space Parcels
The Town of Huntington recently completed action on two parcels, one in Fort Salonga and the other in Cold Spring Harbor, that in one case will extend a passive park area and in the other will add to an existing nature preserve.
The Town took title earlier this […]

Additional 19 Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus

August 26, 2016 2:19 pm Comments Off

Asian Tiger Mosquitoes are presently active
Zika virus has NOT been found in mosquitoes in
Suffolk County
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken announced today that 19 mosquito samples (all Culex pipiens-restuans) collected between August 16 and August 18, 2016, have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples were collected from Melville (1), […]

Northport Musicians Tapped for Anthems at NFL & MLB Games

August 23, 2016 12:41 pm Comments Off

Congratulations to the Northport High School Tour Choir and the Northport High School Tiger Marching Band, Flagline and Tigerettes, as both ensembles have been selected to perform the National Anthem at two separate professional sporting events in the weeks to come.
The Tour Choir has been invited back to MetLife Stadium to perform the National Anthem […]

Huntington Board Revises Animals Section of Town Code

August 20, 2016 1:03 am Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board, at its August 16, 2016 meeting, approved revisions to the section of Town Code dealing with animals, including setting requirements on the proper disposal of pet waste, limiting the length of time animals may be restrained outdoors and establishing guidelines to aid in the prevention of animals being abandoned.

Under the revisions, […]

Man Critically Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash

August 19, 2016 1:36 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a single-vehicle crash that critically injured a man in Fort Salonga, August 18, 2016 in early morning.
Samuel Luby was driving a 2016 Dodge pickup westbound on Fort Salonga Road at approximately 7:55 a.m. August 18, 2016 when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree […]

New Immunizations Required for 2016-17 School Year

August 12, 2016 12:36 pm 1 Comment

Officials remind residents to check schedules to be sure they are up to date on their immunizations

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Commissioner of Health Services Dr. James Tomarken wish to inform parents that all children entering 7th and 12th grade in New York State this fall must have the meningococcal vaccine by September 1, […]