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Town Thanks 9-Year-Old for Helping Animal Shelter

May 12, 2016 5:04 pm Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and his Town Board colleagues gave special recognition at the May 10, 2016 Town Board meeting to a nine-year-old girl for her efforts raising money and obtaining donations of food and supplies for the Town Animal Shelter.

Julia Schwing began her efforts about a year ago with a lemonade stand that […]

CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HOSTING FUNDRAISER FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 TO BENEFIT SUNRISE DAY CAMP, A FREE CAMP FOR KIDS WITH CANCER

May 12, 2016 4:40 pm Comments Off

Fundraiser organized by local boy with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma who will be attending camp this summer
California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is hosting a fundraiser at all New York and New Jersey locations on Friday, May 13 to benefit Sunrise Day Camp, a free camp for kids with cancer and their families. CPK will donate 20% of participating […]

The Heckscher Museum of Art May through June 2016 Exhibitions and Programs

May 12, 2016 4:30 pm Comments Off

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Gallery Tour and Talk
Meet a Master of Illusion!
Sunday, May 22 2016
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Members Free, Non Members Free with Museum Admission
Join award-winning artist Gary Erbe as he leads a captivating gallery tour exploring his artwork and creative process. Erbe is a self-taught artist whose work synthesizes trompe l’oeil still life painting with […]

Joan & Joni – A Musical Tribute to Joan Baez & Joni Mitchell at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre, May 19 2016

May 12, 2016 4:23 pm Comments Off

Joan & Joni, a musical tribute to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, will be featured during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, May 19, 2016. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an […]

COUNCILMAN COOK SPONSORS RESOLUTION TO RENAME PARK IN MEMORY OF NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICER CHARLES ODDO

May 12, 2016 4:16 pm Comments Off

Councilman Gene Cook on Tuesday proudly sponsored legislation to rename Verleye Park in East Northport after fallen NYPD Officer Charles A. Oddo.
Oddo, who was assigned to NYPD Highway Patrol No. 2, was killed in the line of duty on February 17, 1996 after being struck by a vehicle while setting up flares in the merge […]

An Owl-trageous Experience

May 11, 2016 4:08 pm Comments Off

In conjunction with their study unit on evolution, students in Richard Greening’s biology class at Elwood-John H. Glenn High School in the Elwood Union Free School District participated in a wildlife encounter with a red-tailed hawk and great horned owl.
For the visit, Greg Matonis, a hospital supervisor at the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center brought […]

Huntington Camera Club to Host ‘Photography Fights Cancer’ Event Raising Money for the American Cancer Society

May 11, 2016 4:01 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Camera Club will be hosting their second Photography Fights Cancer event on June 4, 2016 at the John Glenn High School Relay for Life in Elwood, NY. The event will feature an auction of art pieces donated by Camera Club members, as well as free portrait sessions for cancer survivors and their caregivers. […]

ASSEMBLY MAJORITY BLOCKS TUITION ASSISTANCE INCREASE

May 11, 2016 2:40 pm Comments Off

Majority members in the Assembly’s Committee on Higher Education voted May 10, 2016 to block Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci’s (R,C,I-South Huntington) proposed increase to the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). Opposing members within the committee voted to hold Lupinacci’s bill (A.5809-A) from leaving committee, where it can expire at the conclusion of Legislative Session in June. […]

Huntington Village Art Walk & Opening Art Council Reception

May 11, 2016 2:23 pm Comments Off

Opening Reception
Friday, May 13, 2016 6-8 pm
Main Street Gallery
Exhibit on display through June 4

“It’s a beautiful show with a variety of responses to the title I chose ‘Condition of Light Affecting the Landscape of Spring on Long Island.The artists’ reaction (in) colors, patterns, texture, changes of light in regard to space and distance revealed (in their […]

OPEN HOUSE AT HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY FIRST AID SQUAD FOR NATIONAL EMS WEEK

May 11, 2016 2:08 pm Comments Off

In recognition of National Emergency Medical Services Week (May 15th – 21st) the Huntington Community First Aid Squad will be hosting an Open House at its headquarters, 2 Railroad Street, Huntington Station, Sunday May 15th 2016 from 12 PM to 4 PM. There will be, fun, food , demonstrations and give-a-ways. HCFAS volunteers will offer […]