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Indoor Farmer’s Market At Jack Abrams School Gym

December 16, 2012 7:44 am Comments Off

Indoor farmers market at Jack Abrams School

Petrone Votes a Raise for Himself & Cuts White Collar Union Pay

December 10, 2012 1:02 pm 2 Comments

Huntington’s white-collar workers union have agreed to a concession package that includes a two year pay freeze, a lag payroll for 2013 and a 10% health insurance contribution in the same budget year that Supervisor Petrone voted himself a $4360.00 pay increase.

Huntington Landmark Gone Despite Residents Efforts To Save It

December 9, 2012 10:56 am 1 Comment

Despite the efforts from many Huntington residents an Historic building has been demolished. In it’s place a TD Bank will be built.
In 2011, a petition containing approximately 1000 signatures from people who hoped to preserve the building was submitted to the town board. The purpose was to request a public hearing to approve an historic designation which would save […]

The Heckscher Museum of Art Upcoming Programs and Exhibitions

December 8, 2012 2:59 am Comments Off

The Museum Permanent Collection contains more than 2,200 works from the early 16th century to present. For information about The Heckscher Museum of Art, visit www.heckscher.org.

Dix Hills Man Arrested For Bank Robbery

December 7, 2012 7:26 am Comments Off

Max Schneider of Dix Hills was arrested for robbing the Bank of America in West Babylon on December 3. Detectives charged 23 year old Schneider, with Robbery 3rd Degree, and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th Degree.
On Monday, December 3 at approximately 1;30, a man now believed to be Schneider entered […]

Holiday Safety Tips From Dix Hills FD

December 6, 2012 9:14 am Comments Off

The winter holidays are a happy time for all of us, but unfortunately it can turn tragic by a house fire. The Commissioners of the Dix Hills Fire District and the officers and members of the Dix Hills Volunteer Fire Department wish our neighbors a safe and happy holiday season and urge everyone to follow […]

Vanderbilt Transformed With Holiday Magic

December 5, 2012 7:22 am Comments Off

Interior Designers, Garden Clubs Transform Vanderbilt Mansion with Holiday Magic. Special Twilight Tours of Mansion Planned for December 26-28.

Town of Huntington Renewable Energy Task Force Presents FREE

November 28, 2012 12:08 pm Comments Off

Home Energy Efficiency Clinics at Local Libraries

Is your house ready for winter? Do you know your Home Energy Efficiency score? Discover how well your home uses energy, and how to improve it. We will show you how to do a simple assessment of your home’s efficiency using the Energy Star® website on-line tools.
Come prepared with […]

Presentation: “The Wreck of the Gwendoline Steers”

November 28, 2012 8:28 am Comments Off

Fifty years ago this month, the tugboat Gwendoline Steers, pride of the Steers Sand & Gravel Company, sank in Huntington Bay during an ice storm.

Crash At St. Anthony’s High School

November 27, 2012 12:19 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Manor Fire Department responded to extricate a student from a car following a two-car collision at the entrance to St. Anthony’s High School on Pidgeon Hill Road in South Huntington, Tuesday morning, November 27, at about 8:20 a.m. The student was a passenger in a Toyota Camry driven by her father that was […]