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Neri Arevalo Departs From The Huntington Resource Center After Three Years Of Service

With pride and sadness I would like to announce the departure of Neri Arevalo from the Huntington Resource Center after three years of service.
Her last day will be Friday, May 3, 2019.
Sadness . . . We will miss her tremendously. Personally, she is my right arm and partner at the Resource Center.
A fierce advocate for the […]

May 2, 2019 11:41 pm / Comments Off / Read More

The 5th Annual Long Island Yarn Crawl

March 5, 2019 3:50 pm Comments Off

The 5th Annual Long Island Yarn Crawl

After four successful years, 10 yarn shops from Port Washington to East Hampton will be
participating in the fifth annual Long Island Yarn Crawl on April 4th – 7 th, 2019. Over the course of four days,
yarn crafters – knitters, crocheters, weavers and spinners – are invited to participate in this […]

Town Officials Celebrate 9th Annual Field Of Honor Flag Return

January 17, 2019 12:16 am Comments Off

Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci, Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, Councilwoman Joan Cergol and Councilman Ed Smyth joined the Kiwanis Club of Huntington for their 9th Annual Field of Honor Flag Return Reception at Honu Restaurant on January 14.

Dr. Daniel Picard, Field of Honor committee chair; Councilman Edmund J.M. Smyth; Gabe Ciccone, President of the Kiwanis Club of […]

Lupinacci Honors Special Needs Artists With Family Residences And Essential Enterprises (FREE)

January 15, 2019 12:03 am Comments Off

Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci hosted Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) to honor special needs artists participating in FREE’s Fine Art and Art Therapy Programs at a Meet the Artists Reception, joined by Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia, Heckscher Museum of Art Executive Director Michael Schantz and Huntington Arts Council Executive Director Marc Courtade at […]

Volunteers From PSEG Long Island Help World War II Veteran With Heavy Duty Yardwork

December 27, 2018 5:00 am Comments Off

More than 20 PSEG Long Island employee volunteers took time out this holiday season to help a World War II veteran and his wife get their Melville home back in shape after more than three years of neglect. Partnering with the Moonjumpers charitable foundation, volunteers from the utility filled a dumpster with home and yard […]

Dickinson Avenue: Grinch for Good Campaign Collects Canned Food

December 25, 2018 9:07 pm Comments Off

This holiday season at Dickinson Avenue in the Northport-East Northport School District, students in the fifth grade Leadership Club worked together to collect canned food items for the Grinch for Good Campaign. This nationwide effort aims to grow the community’s hearts three sizes — just like the Grinch’s — by giving to those in need […]

“Theodore Roosevelt, A Man for the Modern World” Reception

December 21, 2018 1:47 pm Comments Off

A new exhibit by Sagamore Hill national historic site to commemorating the presidency and legacy of Theodore Roosevelt. Historic documents photographs and many never before seen artifacts celebrate TR’s major achievements and underscore his legacy as a modern day president. The exhibit opens January 06, 2019 marking the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt’s passing.
Opening reception:
Sunday January 6, 3 to […]

Michael Kornfeld Re-elected President of the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance

December 21, 2018 12:35 pm Comments Off

Huntington resident Michael Kornfeld was re-elected to a third term as president of the board of directors of the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) during its annual conference in November in Stamford, CT. Serving a region that extends from the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC to Canada’s eastern provinces, NERFA is the largest regional […]

Dix Hills Fire Department Assists in Chanukah Celebration

December 8, 2018 4:38 pm Comments Off

Dix Hills Fire Department volunteers assisted the Chai Center with a Gelt Drop at their Chanukah celebration and Menorah lighting ceremony on December 5, 2018. Dix Hills FD ladder truck 2-8-8 dropped Chanukah Gelt (chocolate coins) to about 150 eager children at the celebration. Chiefs Tom Napolitano, Alan Berkowitz, Joe Williamson and Captain Scott DiPino […]

EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE ANNOUNCED BY TOWN – PRESS CONFERENCE 11AM DECEMBER 4TH

December 2, 2018 4:47 pm Comments Off

A RESOLUTION WILL BE PRESENTED ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 4, 2018
AT THE HUNTINGTON TOWN BOARD MEETING AUTHORIZING
THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO RESEARCH THE ACQUISITION OF
NATIONAL GRID’S 250 ACRE NORTHPORT POWER PLANT BY
EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE
PRESS CONFERENCE AT 11 AM TOWN HALL

HUNTINGTON, LONG ISLAND – At the December 4, 2018 town board meeting, a resolution which will be […]