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At Vanderbilt Planetarium, You Can View the Sun Safely with New Solar Telescope

August 11, 2016 3:07 pm Comments Off

At Vanderbilt Planetarium, You Can View the Sun Safely with New Solar Telescope

Visitors to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Reichert Planetarium can now view the Sun through a new solar telescope.
The Planetarium has just installed a Lunt Solar Systems hydrogen-alpha solar telescope in the Observatory – for daytime observation of the Sun.
Dave Bush, the Planetarium’s […]

Agencies Uphold Town of Huntington’s AAA Bond Rating

August 4, 2016 1:44 am Comments Off

Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s maintain highest rating for Town’s bonds; Moody’s upgrades outlook

Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Services have upheld the Town of Huntington’s AAA bond rating, covering both existing debt and a planned $13.925 million bond issue scheduled for later this week.

Moody’s, in addition to maintaining the AAA rating, upgraded the Town’s outlook […]

Huntington Station Resident Pledges to Perform 10 Months of National Service

August 1, 2016 11:29 am Comments Off

Amanda Ostuni of Huntington Station, NY, is one of 75 men and women pledging to perform 10 months of national service as part of the Atlantic Region’s FEMA Corps Class 23. FEMA Corps is a track of the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), an AmeriCorps program.
As a Corps Member, Ostuni will spend 10 months getting […]

6 Year Old Girl Helps Save 59 Shelter Pets With Lemonade Stand

July 31, 2016 1:03 pm Comments Off

Thora (age 6) and her baby sister Willow (11 months), wanted to make a difference in the lives of animals. Thora talked to her parents about wanting to help animals in need. Their Mom and Dad spoke with Little Shelter staff and came up with an idea for the girls. Quickly the parents and a […]

Huntington Loaner Station Will Receive 48 Life Jackets From $5,000 Donation

July 31, 2016 12:47 pm Comments Off

Boating in Huntington just got a little safer thanks to a $5,000 donation from local Anheuser-Busch distributor Clare Rose to fund the Sea Tow Foundation’s 42 Life Jacket Loaner Stations at the locations across Long Island. Huntington’s life jacket loaner stations, are available in a few locations- one is located at Britannia Yachting Center on […]

Pokémon Wall Art by Ondaloose Design Studio

July 28, 2016 2:22 pm Comments Off

Locally owned, Ondaloose Design studio, is working on a mural for the most current trending topic, Pokémon! This mural will include all 151 first generation Pokémon. Pokémon Go has taken over social media lately, with almost every personal post and news stories having something to do with the new mobile game. While it’s clear the game has […]

“Clear the Shelters” Adoption Event Saturday July 23, 2016

July 19, 2016 3:24 pm Comments Off

Join Little Shelter For “Clear The Shelters” Adoption Event!

Join Little Shelter, NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47 for the “Clear the Shelters” adoption event! On July 23rd, 2016 from 12 noon to 5pm Little Shelter will waive adoption fees for all animals adopted to qualified homes through this event. We have hundreds of cats, […]

Lottery Held for Limited Equity Co-op 117-unit Melville Development

July 15, 2016 1:23 pm Comments Off

117-unit Melville development, nearing completion, brings new type of affordable housing to Long Island

With about 75 prospective purchasers in attendance, a lottery was held at Huntington Town Hall July 12, 2106 to choose the order in which 171 applicants will be contacted to continue the qualification process for the 117 town house units at […]

Announcement of Suffolk County’s Summer Youth Connection Activities

July 13, 2016 5:18 pm Comments Off

Yesterday July 12, 2016 Councilwomen Tracy Edwards and the entire Town Board, announces at Walt Whitman High School, The Suffolk County’s Summer Youth Connection, a summer activity program open to all but aimed specifically to provide educational and recreational activity for youth 12-18 years of age in the Town of Huntington free of charge. Programs […]

Children’s event at Gateway Garden NY Ave and Lowndes Ave.

July 11, 2016 11:53 am Comments Off

Acclaimed musical story-teller Heather Forest will bring her guitar and beautiful voice to Gateway Garden on Saturday, July 16,2016 starting at 10 am. This FREE concert of folktales from around the world will celebrate the bounty of harvest and the joy of working together as a community. Heather has performed at story-telling festivals around the […]