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Michael Kornfeld Elected to Folk Alliance International Board

January 21, 2014 5:01 pm Comments Off

Michael Kornfeld of Huntington has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the 3000+-member Folk Alliance International, an organization that aims to foster and promote multicultural, traditional and contemporary folk music, while strengthening and advancing organizational and individual initiatives in folk music, dance and related performing arts through education, networking, advocacy, and […]

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 21, 2014 10:06 am Comments Off

James H. Boyd Intermediate School students in the Elwood School District honored the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through poetry, song, photographs and Dr. King’s own words during an assembly on Jan. 17.

Environmental Photo Contest

January 19, 2014 9:28 am Comments Off

It is time once again for, Senator Carl L. Marcellino’s 8th Annual “People’s Choice” Environmental Photo Contest for the residents of the Fifth Senate District.

Installation of New Chief -Dix Hills Fire Department

January 17, 2014 10:54 am Comments Off

DIX HILLS FIRE DEPARTMENT INTRODUCES NEW CHIEF FOR 2014
William Stio introduced as new department chief

On Saturday, Assemblymen Chad Lupinacci (R,C,WF,I-Huntington Station) and Andrew Raia (R,I,C-East Northport) joined members of the Dix Hills Fire Department for the 2014 Officers Installation Dinner. During the ceremony, new Chief William Stio was installed along with the full slate of […]

Events Cinema Arts Centre Jan 29th/31st

January 17, 2014 10:47 am Comments Off

Free Movie at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre!
MEDITATION CREATIVITY PEACE
Wednesday, January 29th at 7:30 pm
Featuring a pre-recorded Q&A with Russell Brand, David Lynch & Bobby Roth
This fascinating documentary follows filmmaker David Lynch on a 16-country tour of Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America for a series of lectures and intimate interviews on his […]

A Small But Personal Victory in the “Smart Meter” Battle

January 17, 2014 10:39 am 1 Comment

It was a particularly cold day in November 2013; I was doing some yard work in my new home in Manorville, N.Y. when my wife informed me that our natural gas meter was making a high-pitched sound.

Half Hollow Hills Kindergarten Registration Information

January 17, 2014 10:29 am Comments Off

HALF HOLLOW HILLS
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION PROCESS
FOR THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR
PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION
Kindergarten Registration, for students who will be five years old on or before December 31, 2014, will take place during the week of January 27 – January 31, 2014.

Please refer to the new district map, posted on the HHH web-site (www.hhh.k12.ny.us), which identifies elementary school boundaries […]

“Hale” Mary for Aol’s Patch

January 16, 2014 6:40 pm Comments Off

“Hale Global” not Hail Mary will try to save the Patch. Most media are reporting that Hale Global a private firm will have control of the Patch and that AOL the parent company for the Patch will contribute the assets of the Patch in total to a new LLC. Hale Global will have a majority […]

AUDITIONS FOR LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S CHOIR

January 14, 2014 10:23 am Comments Off

AUDITIONS FOR LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S CHOIR
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 6-8pm
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 6-8:30pm
Five Towns College, 305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, New York 11746
www.lichildrenschoir.org
(631) 306-4121
Ages 5-18

Long Island Children’s Choir – Long Island’s premier chorus for music-loving students, regardless of socioeconomic backgrounds – today announced audition dates for the upcoming 2014 spring season. Auditions will […]

Harborfield Graduates Share Their College Experience with Students

January 11, 2014 3:01 pm Comments Off

Students of Harborfields High School in grades nine through eleven recently had the opportunity to receive first-hand information about life at a military academy during a visit from graduates Katie White (Air Force Academy), Morgan Lange (US Naval Academy) and Robert Zagaja (US Merchant Marine Academy).