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SPARKBOOM – Live Art & Music Event

August 8, 2013 9:25 am Comments Off

Live music, food & Art Vendors on August 24, 2 – 6.

Museum Marks Vanderbilt’s 1931 Global Ocean Journey, New Book

August 8, 2013 7:39 am Comments Off

Mr. Vanderbilt’s Photographer, chronicles the famous Alva expedition.

Fire At Thatched Cottage

August 7, 2013 12:55 pm Comments Off

Centerport Fire Department volunteers responded to a fire at the Thatched Cottage Caterers on East Main Street, Tuesday night, August 6, at around 11:52 p.m. First arriving firefighters made entry and found a heavy smoke condition inside the building. The fire involved bundles of linens and rags in a lower level laundry room, and was […]

Marcellino’s Statement On Common Core Testing

August 7, 2013 7:35 am Comments Off

Senator Carl L. Marcellino made the following statement on Common Core Testing:
With the new Common Core test scores being released, many School districts across Long Island have seen a significant drop in Student’s measured performance.
Before panic sets in, we must remember that the final scores of the 2013 tests are not the clearest method of […]

Letter To The Editor – LaVertu & Town Videos

August 6, 2013 10:11 am 1 Comment

I want to thank the Huntingtonian for re-posting the links to both videos. This set off a chain reaction that has re-ignited the entire Huntington Station revitalization debate, and how we, the actual residents who live here, want to see HS redeveloped.
Since the Town decided it would be OK to expose the LaVertu’s property tax […]

Videos Discussed In LaVertu v. Town of Huntington Lawsuit

August 5, 2013 12:14 pm 4 Comments

These are links to view the videos that were discussed in the LaVertu v. Town of Huntington Lawsuit.
The video made by the LaVertu’s can be viewed here.
The town’s rebuttal video can be viewed here.

Man Killed In Huntington Station Hit-and-Run Has Been Identified

August 5, 2013 11:10 am Comments Off

Reinaldo Velasquez-Yanes, 25, of Huntington Station, has been identified as the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on New York Avenue in Huntington Station on August 4.
The vehicle involved in the crash was a silver or gray Mercury Grand Marquis, with a model year between 1998 and 2002. The vehicle sustained […]

Car Crashes Into Huntington Atrium

August 5, 2013 8:10 am Comments Off

A car heading North on Park Avenue lost control and veered to the left crashing just right of the front entrance of the Huntington Atrium located at 775 Park Avenue, Huntington. The accident occurred at approximately 7:00 a.m. on August 5. It is unclear what caused the accident but there was speculation at the scene […]

Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash In Huntington Station

August 4, 2013 8:35 am 1 Comment

On Sunday, August 4, 2013 at approximately 3:05 a.m. a man was crossing New York Avenue north of East 12th Street in Huntington Station, when he was struck by a vehicle that was travelling southbound on New York Avenue. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk […]

Cold Spring Harbor FD Sponsors Golf Classic

August 4, 2013 6:41 am Comments Off

The Cold Spring Harbor Fire Department will be hosting their Annual Golf Classic Fundraiser on Monday, August 12, 2013. The event is sponsored by the Huntington Country Club, located on West Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor.
The event kicks-off with a 10 a.m. registration, open driving range and continental breakfast. Shotgun Start is at 11 a.m., and carts and caddies are provided. BBQ […]