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New Superintendent For South Huntington Schools

June 3, 2012 12:20 pm Comments Off

A reception will be held to officially welcome Dr. Bennardo to the community on Saturday, June 9th, from 10 AM to 11 AM in the Walt Whitman South Cafeteria, This is an open invitation to the South Huntington community to come and meet the district’s new leader.

Bomb Scare False Alarm

June 2, 2012 8:34 am Comments Off

On Friday, June 1, Suffolk County Police Second Precinct officers responded to a call of a backpack left unattended

NY State Will Audit Our Town

May 30, 2012 12:45 pm Comments Off

Shortly after taking office, Councilman Gene Cook expressed the need for a state audit of the town’s books.

The Heckscher Museum of Art June Events

May 30, 2012 5:11 am Comments Off

The Heckscher Museum offers many events for all ages. The following is a list of upcoming events for June.

Shed The Meds Program

May 30, 2012 4:05 am Comments Off

Senator Carl L. Marcellino is partnering with the Suffolk County Police Department and Value Drugs to help residents safely dispose of their expired or unused medications.
The “Shed the Meds” program will take place 10 am to 1 pm, Saturday June 2 at Value Drugs, 349 New York Avenue, Huntington. Residents can drop off any medication […]

Transfer of Development Paves the Way For High Density Housing

May 29, 2012 11:03 am 4 Comments

In a unanimous vote of the Suffolk County Legislature at a March 13, 2012 meeting, resolution 127-2012 was passed. This resolution calls for authorizing the retirement and use of workforce housing development rights banked in the Suffolk County Save Open Space Bond Act Workforce Housing Transfer of Development Rights Program Registry for use in the […]

Transfer of Development Rights & Sweet Hollow Park

May 27, 2012 8:19 am 3 Comments

The following is from Alissa Sue Taff who is the President of the Sweet Hollow Civic Association. The letter is in support of creating Sweet Hollow Park which requires a transfer of development rights.
The Sweet Hollow Community had a vision of a beautiful park, in an area where few exist, surrounded by homes with many children […]

Centerport Fire Department Cadets Awarded Grant

May 26, 2012 5:53 am Comments Off

MetLife Foundation recently awarded a Volunteer Ventures grant of $1,000 to the Centerport Fire Department Cadets in support of a project proposed by Tom Collins, a MetLife employee who volunteers with the department. The grant will be used to supply the Cadets with turnout gear for their training programs.
The Volunteer Ventures Program encourages and supports […]

ShotSpotter Stat Update

May 25, 2012 12:16 am 3 Comments

Many media outlets covering a press conference with new Police Commissioner Webber a few weeks ago stated “the ShotSpotter system detected gunfire 517 times in about three months”. One of those dailies went on to state Webber as saying” that’s more than five incidents a day in places like Huntington Station”

Helicopter and Ground Assault gets Burglar

May 24, 2012 11:19 pm Comments Off

Approximately 12:10 pm on Wednesday May 23rd the police helicopter was heard in and around Park and Pulaski/Lenox Rd area by many residents. As someone who covers and investigates code enforcement and police activities, I knew there was something important going on.
About 20 minutes earlier the police got a call of a break-in around the Lafayette Street […]