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Flash Back Friday’s – The Birth of “Dr. Density” etc.

October 13, 2017 1:22 am Comments Off

This story was originally posted on October 22, 2011:
If you read the current online commentary on various news and social media sites you will see the mention of the phrase “Dr. Density” in regard to Dr. Spencer who is running for Suffolk County Legislature for the 18th District.We wanted to clarify what this phrase means […]

Throwback Thursday – Cuthbertson, Matthews and Ethics

October 12, 2017 1:55 am Comments Off

This originally was posted October 12, 2014:
On October 5th, 2014 Newsday ran a story about Huntington Town Councilman Mark Cuthbertson not disclosing his business relationship with Gary Melius, owner of Oheka Castle. Cuthbertson voted in favor of a zoning change to allow the development of Condominiums on the Melius property during the same time frame […]

Huntington to Revitalize, Restructure Anti-Bias Task Force

October 11, 2017 6:18 pm Comments Off

Councilwoman Edwards sponsors move to broaden representation on panel
The Huntington Town Board, at its October 17, 2017 meeting, will consider a proposal to revitalize and restructure the Town’s Anti-Bias Task Force, broadening its representation and reflecting changing issues relating to bias since the Task Force was created in 1994.
The proposal, sponsored by […]

Greenlawn Fire Department Responds to Overturn Crash On Cuba Hill Road

October 11, 2017 1:48 pm Comments Off

Greenlawn Fire Department volunteers were dispatched to a reported Motor Vehicle Accident Overturn at Cuba Hill Road and Elbomar Drive near Elwood Park, on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 1:02 a.m. The single vehicle was found to have veered off the road hitting an embankment, striking a tree and overturning back into the roadway. The single occupant was able to self […]

Wanted for Huntington Station Grand Larceny

October 10, 2017 8:39 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the person who stole a dirt bike from a garage in Huntington Station last month.

A person stole a 2004 Kawasaki dirt bike from a garage in the rear of a residence on Greenhills Road in […]

Missing Kayaker Rescued from Long Island Sound By The Marine Bureau

October 10, 2017 8:35 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued a Huntington man who was stranded in the Long Island Sound for approximately 17 hours after his kayak capsized.
Michael Diaz went fishing in a kayak in the Long Island Sound off of Lloyd Harbor Village Park on the morning of October 7, 2017. After Diaz failed to return […]

Deadline, Rules Revised for Gingerbread House Competition

October 10, 2017 8:21 pm Comments Off

Applications must be submitted by Nov. 10 to enter; entries due later

The Town of Huntington and the Huntington Village Parade and Festival committee have extended until November 10 the deadline for applying to enter the Third Annual Gingerbread House Competition, one of the many activities in Huntington Village November 26, 2017.

The extension covers […]

Letter To The Editor – Red-Light Camera Study

October 8, 2017 5:26 pm Comments Off

Dear Neighbors,

The Suffolk Legislature just approved Legislator Sarah Anker’s bill that allocates $250,000 to study why there has been a tremendous increase in accidents at red-light camera locations in an attempt to preserve the program. You read that correctly – $250,000 to study why rear-end collisions have increased by 30% and overall accidents have drastically […]

Suffolk County Reports a Second Death Associated with West Nile Virus

October 8, 2017 5:19 pm Comments Off

Another individual with West Nile virus is recovering
Three new mosquito samples test positive for West Nile virus

Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. James Tomarken reported today that New York State has confirmed that an adult who died last month has tested positive for West Nile virus.

The Town of Brookhaven resident, who was over the age […]

Woman Arrested for Stealing Lizards from Selmer’s Pet Land

October 6, 2017 3:19 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a Mount Sinai woman for stealing four pet lizards from a Huntington Station, New York pet store in August.
A woman entered Selmer’s Pet Land, located at 125 East Jericho Turnpike, on August 23, 2017 at approximately 1 p.m. with her twin 14-year-old sons. She cut open the top screen of […]