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Raia Promotes College Scholarships For Local Students

April 13, 2013 1:30 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Andrew Raia announced that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is currently accepting applications from local students who are interested in pursuing a higher degree of education. The deadline for submitting this year’s applications is Friday, May 3 and winners will be awarded their scholarships in June at the group’s annual conference.
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Officers Rescue Injured Owl

April 13, 2013 10:27 am Comments Off

Two Suffolk County Police officers rescued a wounded owl on the side of the Long Island Expressway on April 10, 2013.
Emergency Service Police Officers Fred Sales and Carl Glaser responded after a 911 caller reported an injured owl on the side of the westbound LIE near Exit 65 at 8:25 a.m. The officers observed one […]

Huntington Moves to Regulate Bamboo

April 10, 2013 4:12 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board, at its April 9 meeting, approved an addition to Town Code regulating running bamboo.
The new section of Town Code, sponsored by Councilwoman Susan Berland, prohibits the new planting of running bamboo. It also makes any property owner with existing running bamboo responsible for either […]

Dix Hills FD Offers Spring Cleaning Safety Tips To Residents

April 9, 2013 9:10 pm Comments Off

During this time of year, it’s common for people to clean their homes, paint, do yard work and other chores. Sadly, this cleanup time also results in thousands of injuries nationwide each year from accidents around the house. To avoid falls and other injuries, and to use this time to take certain safety measures during […]

Councilman Mark Mayoka Concerned with Town’s Budget Process

April 4, 2013 11:03 am Comments Off

Councilman Mark Mayoka recently held a press conference to bring awareness to the Town of Huntington’s budget process and propose changes to improve the overall process. He is proposing 3 resolutions that he feels will make necessary improvements.
NY State is currently auditing the town of Huntington. The process is taking significantly longer than originally expected. […]

April Events At Heckscher Museum of Art

March 28, 2013 5:20 am Comments Off

The Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743

Let’s Get This Done!

March 27, 2013 11:50 am Comments Off

Who doesn’t like Soul Food?
Our dear friend and contributor Reverend Jerry Artis has a vision for a Family Friendly Soul Food Restaurant in Huntington Station. Renaissance Downtowns has agreed to do a feasibility study and help make this vision a reality. All we need to do is to support the idea on the Source The […]

Get Hooked on Genealogy At This All-Day Event

March 27, 2013 6:40 am Comments Off

On Saturday, April 6, from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM, the Huntington Public Library will host Genealogy Day in partnership with the Genealogical Federation of Long Island, and sponsored by The Friends of the Huntington Public Library.
Six separate 90-minute sessions will cover all aspects of genealogy research for beginners, including Genealogy Basics, Planning a Research Trip, […]

Municipal Rating Agency Downgrades Suffolk County’s Bond Rating

March 26, 2013 4:55 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County received worsening financial news this week when Fitch, a major bond rating company downgraded Suffolk County’s credit rating from “A+” to “A”.

Boeing Boeing At Engeman Theater – Review

March 26, 2013 11:55 am Comments Off

In a word LOVED-IT!
Boeing-Boeing has been performed on both stage and screen since the 1960’s to mixed reviews. What makes it work so well this time around is 6 outstanding actors. The story line is simple, there are no set or costume changes, so the entire production depends of the quality of actors and the […]