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Huntington Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia Was Honored by St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church

August 30, 2016 1:25 pm Comments Off

Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia was recently honored by the members of the St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church of Greenlawn during the Church’s annual Golf Classic held at the Brookville Country Club.
Jo-Ann received, on behalf of the Church community, a framed image of the iconography on the Church’s dome. The image depicts the Seven Days […]

We Care Community Day on Saturday September 3rd, 2016

August 30, 2016 1:13 pm Comments Off

Mt. Calvary Holy Church of Huntington is hosting We Care Community Day on Saturday September 3rd, 2016, from 12pm – 5pm @ 1520 New York Avenue, Huntington Station NY 11746.
It is a free event, open to all that will be held in their spacious parking lot.
There will be free school supplies, free bbq, free face […]

Honorees Named for 7th Annual Huntington Awareness Day

August 29, 2016 1:32 pm Comments Off

CEREMONY RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS WILL HIGHLIGHT DAY-LONG FAIR
The Seventh Annual Huntington Awareness Day will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2016, with a day-long fair that will include bounce rides for children, music for adults and lots of fun and food for all.
The Huntington Awareness Day Committee will also recognize one organization and three […]

Additional 19 Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus

August 26, 2016 2:19 pm Comments Off

Asian Tiger Mosquitoes are presently active
Zika virus has NOT been found in mosquitoes in
Suffolk County
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken announced today that 19 mosquito samples (all Culex pipiens-restuans) collected between August 16 and August 18, 2016, have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples were collected from Melville (1), […]

Huntington Station Gets “BOA” Brownfield Opportunity Area Designation

August 26, 2016 1:15 am Comments Off

New York State has designated a 640-acre part of Huntington Station as a Brownfield Opportunity Area, augmenting revitalization efforts in the community by making projects eligible for tax credit incentives and giving them priority status for grants.

The Huntington BOA, which has the Huntington Long Island Rail Road station at its center, includes parcels on which […]

Suffolk County Beach Closures

August 25, 2016 2:31 pm Comments Off

The following beaches have closed or remain closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria at levels that are in excess of acceptable criteria.

¨     Shirley Beach in Shirley
¨     Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach in Lloyd Harbor
¨     Head of the Bay Club Beach in Huntington Bay
¨     Bay Crest Association Beach in Huntington Bay
¨     Bay Hills […]

A Special Day at Project Play, Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School

August 19, 2016 4:03 am Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and Councilman Mark Cuthbertson joined with campers attending the Town’s Project Play Camp in thanking the Suffolk County Police Department’s Hispanic Society for funding a day of special activities, including a bounce house and a disc jockey, on the last day of camp August 12, 2016.

Each year for the past […]

Little Shelter Holds It’s 19th Annual Pet-A-Palooza Event. Hundreds Of Cats And Dogs Available For Adoption.

August 16, 2016 1:44 am Comments Off

Little Shelter will hold its 19th Pet-A-Palooza adoption and fund raising extravaganza from 9am to 6pm on the weekend of the 20th, 2016. On Saturday and Sunday Little Shelter’s grounds are expected to be full of thousands of people looking to adopt a new family member and to join in the festivities. Pet-A-Palooza is famous […]

Agencies Uphold Town of Huntington’s AAA Bond Rating

August 4, 2016 1:44 am Comments Off

Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s maintain highest rating for Town’s bonds; Moody’s upgrades outlook

Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Services have upheld the Town of Huntington’s AAA bond rating, covering both existing debt and a planned $13.925 million bond issue scheduled for later this week.

Moody’s, in addition to maintaining the AAA rating, upgraded the Town’s outlook […]

Suffolk County Dept.of Health Services August Meeting Notices

August 3, 2016 11:33 am Comments Off

The Open Meetings or “Sunshine” laws of New York State and Suffolk County give the public the right to attend meetings of public bodies, listen to the debates and watch the decision-making process in action. The laws also require that notice of the time and place of all meetings be given prior to every meeting.
Following […]