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Lupinacci, Smyth Celebrate Veterans at Nathan Hale VFW Post 1469 Awards Night

April 22, 2018 6:12 pm Comments Off

Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci and Councilman Ed Smyth celebrated veterans Anthony Mastroianni, Bruce Brenner and Lou Bonsanti for their decades of service with the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Nathan Hale VFW Post 1469 for their
Awards Night Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
Anthony Mastroianni received his 65-year service pin. Bruce Brenner and Louis Bonsanti each received their 45-year service pins. “It […]

Students In Half Hollow Hills Help Raise Over $126,000 In Students Rebuild Challenge

April 17, 2018 12:00 pm Comments Off

Students across all 13 grade levels and nine buildings in the Half Hollow Central School District have helped raise $126,410 in this year’s Students Rebuild Challenge by creating 21,408 self-portraits. The challenge was launched by the Bezos Family Foundation, a foundation run by the parents of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Little Shelter Celebrating it’s 91st Anniversary

April 17, 2018 11:33 am Comments Off

Long Island’s oldest humane society will be celebrating it’s 91st Anniversary on April 29th. Little Shelter will be holding a celebration and ceremony from 3-5pm commemorating its founding in 1927 as the oldest no-kill shelter in Suffolk County.

Invisible People of Color: Whaling Captains, and Crew on All Sides of Long Island Sound

April 11, 2018 8:35 pm Comments Off

Sandi Brewster-Walker, independent historian, genealogist, and freelance writer, presents a history of 19th century whaling captains and their crew on Long Island

Town of Huntington Releases Crab Meadow Watershed Plan Draft for Public Review and Comment

April 11, 2018 7:45 pm Comments Off

Huntington – The Town of Huntington has released a draft of the Crab Meadow Watershed Plan for public review and comment. The plan is a community driven stewardship plan with the intent to highlight best practices in future management of the Town’s largest watershed.
The Crab Meadow Watershed comprises about six square miles of downward sloping […]

Melville Fire District Donates Vehicle To Suffolk County Auxiliary Police

April 11, 2018 7:35 pm Comments Off

Vehicle to be used in Second Precinct for parades, large gatherings and neighborhood patrols
Suffolk County Police Chief of Department Stuart Cameron and Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services Commissioner Joseph Williams will thank officials from the Melville Fire District and students from Western Suffolk BOCES for their efforts in the donation of a vehicle […]

Civil War Reenactment Brings History Alive at Walt Whitman High School

April 11, 2018 7:31 pm Comments Off

Join us as we take a stroll back in time to experience Union Mounted Calvary, the roar of Field Artillery, Union and Confederate infantry demonstrating
musket firing, Field Surgeons demonstrating the medical technology and reality of being wounded in battle, a look at a Women’s role with demonstrations
over a real campfire and an authentic taste of Victorian […]

East Northport FD Battles House Fire

April 6, 2018 9:33 am Comments Off

The East Northport Fire Department responded to a multiple calls for a house fire on Meadow Rue Lane on Friday afternoon, March 30, at about 1:45 p.m. Firefighters arrived to a raging fire on both floors of the home and began an aggressive attack on the blaze. Five trucks and two ambulances from East Northport FD were dispatched […]

Dix Hills Fire Department Installs Officers, Presents Awards

March 27, 2018 5:09 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department recently held their 71st Annual Installation of Officers Dinner. The following officers were installed for 2018:
Department Officers: Chief Thomas Napolitano, First Assistant Chief Alan Berkowitz, Second Assistant Chief Joseph Williamson, Third Assistant Chief Brett Tepe, Secretary Hillary Bogi, Treasurer Simon Mo, Sgt. at Arms Fred Kuhne.
Company One: Captain […]

Huntington Republican Brian Finnegan Named New York State “Republican Rising Star”

March 24, 2018 2:06 pm Comments Off

Huntington resident Brian Finnegan was named a Republican “Rising Star” for 2018, by the New York State Young Republican Committee.