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Fire Safety Week

October 8, 2012 8:10 am Comments Off

“The United States has the highest fatality rate from fire in the industrial world. Why? Because we spend most of our
money responding to fire, not preventing them.” – David Osborne, Senior Advisor to Vice President Al Gore

Don McKay Gearing Up For Highway Race?

October 6, 2012 11:03 pm 4 Comments

It appears that Town Recreation and Parks Commissioner, Don Mckay is gearing up to run for Town of Huntington Superintendent of Highways.
According to the New York State Board of Elections website, McKay has opened a “Friends of Don McKay” Campaign account and the position listed is Highway Superintendent. McKay has started a Facebook Page called […]

Suffolk County’s Stop-DWI Program Receives $180,000 Grant

October 6, 2012 7:23 am Comments Off

County Executive Bellone announced that Suffolk County’s STOP-DWI program has been awarded $180,000 competitive grant from the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee.
Suffolk County’s STOP-DWI Program received the largest grant in New York State. These funds will assist the County in increasing DWI patrols on projected high volume DWI days.
“I thank Governor Cuomo and […]

Update Avalon Bay & Huntington Country Farms

October 5, 2012 6:48 am Comments Off

Dear Editor,
I’d like to provide an update to my Letter to the Editor with respect to Avalon Bay appearing in the current “Huntingtonian”. In the letter, I invited town board members to my home for breakfast. I received responses from Supervisor Petrone, Councilwoman Berland and Councilman Gene Cook shortly after my letter to the editor […]

Letter To The Editor From Councilman Mark Mayoka

October 3, 2012 8:33 am Comments Off

Dear Editor,
I recently fulfilled a goal of mine; filming my first tutorial for Huntington @ Your Service or the H@YS system. My hope is that this will be the first of many tutorials in the coming months. The objective in filming this video is to assist with the reduction of crime. With your support and […]

The Arena Players Children’s Theatre Presents The Ghost Of Sleepy Hollow

October 3, 2012 5:17 am Comments Off

The Arena Players Children’s Theatre will open its Fall season on Saturday, October 6, with The Ghost of Sleepy Hollow.

Movie Review: The Master

October 1, 2012 6:14 pm Comments Off

Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master is a monumental cinematic achievement, and one of the year’s best films, even if experience of watching it can at times be somewhat frustrating.

Man Dies in Single-Car Crash

October 1, 2012 5:51 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a single-car crash that killed the driver in Melville this morning.

Crash On East 5th & Park Involving Church Van

September 30, 2012 6:44 am Comments Off

The crash between a Church van and a sports utility vehicle that resulted in seven injuries brought a multi-agency response Saturday night, September 29, at about 10:35 p.m. The accident occurred on Park Avenue and East Fifth Street, just south of the Huntington LIRR tracks. The Huntington Manor Fire Department and Huntington Community First Aid Squad were […]

Arts Council Halloween Art Contest

September 29, 2012 9:32 am Comments Off

The Huntington Arts Council invites students to submit work that is inspired by a Halloween theme.