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Santa Claus to Tour Dix Hills this Weekend

December 18, 2015 5:13 pm Comments Off

Santa and his helpers from the Dix Hills Fire Department, with a fire engine and ambulance escort, will be traveling through Dix Hills this weekend, December 19 and 20, spreading holiday cheer and giving out candy and treats to the children. Residents are welcome to flag down Santa and have a picture taken with him.

Weather permitting, Santa and his escorts […]

Participate in Huntington Station Latin Quarters Holiday Toy Drive 2015

December 18, 2015 5:04 pm Comments Off

Huntington Elks Lodge Donates Hundreds of Dictionaries to Third Graders in South Huntington

December 15, 2015 2:47 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Elks Lodge donated hundreds of dictionaries to third-grade students at Maplewood and Birchwood Intermediate Schools as part of their philanthropic efforts within the Huntington community. Through initiatives like this, the Huntington Elks continue to implement the theme “Elks Care – Elks Share” as a foundation for their philanthropic efforts.

During November, Huntington Elks Past […]

Live Music at the Cinema Arts Centre, Dec. 17, 2015

December 14, 2015 12:01 pm Comments Off

Two Pennsylvania-based singer-songwriters – Michael Braunfeld and Meghan Cary – will be the featured performers during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Hard Luck Café series at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday, Dec. 17. The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open mic […]

LUPINACCI, RAIA CONGRATULATE FIRE CHIEFS OF THE YEAR

December 14, 2015 11:50 am Comments Off

Assemblymen Chad Lupinacci (R,C,I-South Huntington) and Andrew Raia (R,I,C-East Northport) recently congratulated East Northport Fire Department Ex-Chief Joseph Ervin and Assistant Chief Daniel Heffernan for a valiant rescue effort amidst a raging house fire on May 4, 2014.

In a letter nominating Ervin and Heffernan for Fire Chief of the Year, First Assistant Chief Wayne Kifler, […]

Santa Visits the Centerport Fire Department

December 13, 2015 1:14 pm Comments Off

Above Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived by ladder truck with the assistance of their helpers from the Centerport Fire Department.

With lights flashing and sirens blaring, Santa and his helpers from the Centerport Fire Department arrived by Ladder Truck at the Centerport firehouse where he spread holiday greetings for all. The evening began as the Harborfields High School […]

Handmade Gifts from the Heart Donated to Stony Brook Children’s Hospital

December 13, 2015 12:52 pm Comments Off

Teaching her students the true meaning of giving to others was third grade teacher, Diane D’Allesandro’s, goal this holiday season. In lieu of a class party, her students at Burr Intermediate School in Commack, with the help of their parents and grandparents, created handmade needlepoint bookmarks to donate to Stony Brook Children’s Hospital just in […]

Bellone Administration Announces Hiring of Chief Deputy Commissioner for Economic Development

December 11, 2015 4:14 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced on December 8th, 2015 the hiring of Theresa Ward as Chief Deputy Commissioner for Economic Development and Planning. Ward has more than 20 years of experience in private and public sector real estate development across the country, which includes serving as a senior policy advisor to New York City […]

Huntington Unveils Historic Marker at Jupiter Hammon House

December 11, 2015 3:28 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board joined members of the Town’s African-American Historic Designation Council December 8 in unveiling the historic marker in front of the house where Jupiter Hammon, America’s first African-American published poet, spent the last years of his life.
Hammon (1711-c.1806) is considered the first African-American writer to be published in the United States. His […]

Former Suffolk County Police Chief Indicted On Civil Rights Violation And Obstruction Conspiracy

December 10, 2015 12:11 am 1 Comment

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of New York
James Burke Charged With Assaulting Smithtown Man in Custody in 2012 and Conspiring to Cover-up the Assault and Obstruct a Federal Civil Rights Investigation

A two-count indictment was unsealed yesterday December 9,2015 in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
charging former Suffolk County Police Chief […]