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February Issue on News Stands Now

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Pick up your copy of the February Huntingtonian.  Click here for locations.  Subscribe online for the March issue which will be delivered to your home on or before February 28th.

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Harborfields Rock ‘n Read

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This year, the students of Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School in the Harborfields Central School District took part in the Parents as Reading Partners (PARP) Rock n’ Read celebration, which kicked off with an interactive assembly. During the program, Assistant Principal Jordan Cox, dressed as guitarist Slash of Guns n’ Roses, played Guitar Hero with […]

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Presidents’ Day Collection At Vanderbilt Museum

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Just after the start of the Civil War in 1861, President Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to Fernando Wood, then mayor of New York City, that is part of William K. Vanderbilt II’s extensive archives. To commemorate the February 20 Presidents’ Day holiday, the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum will display the Lincoln letter, as well as an oil portrait of George Washington

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Back-To-Back Victories For Blue Devils

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 The Huntington High School boys’ basketball team is rolling after notching back-to-back victories over Copiague and Comsewogue. The Blue Devils are now within striking distance of qualifying for the post-season. The team needs to win two of its final three games to make the playoffs.
Against Copiague, junior Kiernan McGovern poured in 29 points (16 in […]

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Dix Hills Firefighters Free Woman Trapped in Northern State Crash

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The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to extricate a woman trapped in a Mercury SUV that slammed into a tree on the Northern State Parkway. The accident happened Tuesday night at about 8:20 pm east of the Wolf Hill Road exit.  Dix Hills firefighters used multiple heavy rescue tools including the “Jaws of Life” to remove the four doors […]

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Dear Huntington Students, Staff, Parents, and Community Members: 
I hope your new year is off to a great start. I’d like to take this opportunity to update you on several important district matters: 
2012-2013 Budget Planning and Preparation
Governor Cuomo’s recent Executive Budget proposal is, for the most part, as expected given the state’s economic condition. There are […]

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The most disturbing thing about last nights Town Board meeting was not what was discussed, but what was not.  Had it not been for Huntington Station resident Rich Hall, there would have been no mention of the murder of a Huntington resident that took place last week.  There was no mention of the recent crime spree  in Huntington […]

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1st Annual Chili Cook-Off Contest to Benefit Local Boy Scouts

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The Nickolas Demidovich Memorial Fund Inc. will host its 1st annual Chili Cook-Off Contest on Saturday, February 11 from 7 p.m. to midnight at The Huntington Elks Lodge. Proceeds from the contest will benefit Huntington local area boy scouts.
“Fundraisers, like our 1st annual Chili Cook-Off Contest, are organized in order to replenish The Nickolas Demidovich […]

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Third Violent Crime in 10 Days

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 At 7:25 pm Sunday two armed men attempted to rob RIA Check Cashing store at 1357 New York Avenue.  The men told the teller to “give them the cash”  by the suspect who did have a gun. The teller did not comply with his order because she had bullet proof glass.  The suspects ran out of the […]

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Birchwood Souper Bowl Scores a Win

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Story and photo by Steve Bartholomew 
During the week leading up to Sunday’s big game, Birchwood Intermediate school’s students, teachers and community participated in their own big event. To celebrate Super Bowl Sunday and to show how much Birchwood cares, the school sponsored their own ‘Souper’ Bowl by collecting soup cans that were donated to the […]

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