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Quarterly Park Stewards Meeting to Focus on “Threats to Trees: What Can Be Done?

May 4, 2017 4:00 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington’s Conservation Board has scheduled its semi-annual meeting with park stewards for May 16, 2017 focusing on the topic, “Threats to Trees – What Can Be Done?”
The meeting, which is open to the public, will include presentations by experts and discussion on topics including historic threats to Town trees, the […]

Huntington Town Board Recognizes 2017 Poetry for the HART Winners

May 4, 2017 1:55 am Comments Off

Winning teens join poets Steven Licardi, Kate Kelly and John A. Brennan in April 26, 2017 reading at Walt Whitman Birthplace

The Huntington Town Board recently recognized 16 teen poets from the community selected for participation in the Town’s Poetry for the HART Public Art Initiative, with the winners receiving certificates signed by members of the Huntington […]

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF HYBRID BUSES TO SUFFOLK COUNTY TRANSIT

May 4, 2017 1:47 am Comments Off

Federal and State Funding will Comprise 90-Percent of Total Purchase Cost
70 New Buses will Ensure Over Half of County’s Transit Bus Fleet will be Upgraded
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today announced that the Suffolk County Department of Public Works has purchased 30 new hybrid-electric transit buses and 40 mid-size transit buses that are scheduled to arrive […]

Please Stop When You See Red Lights Flashing on a School Bus:

May 1, 2017 3:45 pm Comments Off

School Bus Contractors Association Calls on Drivers to Stop When They See Red Lights Flashing on a School Bus: Pushes Increased Penalties for Illegally Passing Stopped School Buses During New York’s Operation Safe Stop Day

The New York School Bus Contractors Association hosted an Operation Safe Stop event today with local and state officials in Marlboro, […]

Petrone Addresses BOOM Business Network Expo

April 29, 2017 11:38 am Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone delivered welcoming remarks April 27, 2017 at the opening session of the BOOM Business Network’s B2B Expo and Executive Speaker Conference, held at the Hilton Long Island here.
In addressing the group, Supervisor Petrone highlighted the most unusual feature of the expo: linking attendance at the conference’s nine breakout conferences to […]

Legislator Rob Trotta – Demands Deportation of Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Crimes

April 28, 2017 3:12 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Legislator Rob Trotta, a former member of the Suffolk County Police Department assigned to the FBI’s Violent Gang Task Force for 10 years is asking United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions to mandate the deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving violence or the use of a weapon […]

Willow Pond Health Risk in Village of Huntington Bay

April 27, 2017 3:32 pm Comments Off

Cyanobacteria Bloom in Willow Pond in Village of Huntington Bay
Recent sampling performed by SUNY Stony Brook has confirmed cyanobacteria blooms, more commonly known as blue–green algae, in Willow Pond in the Village of Huntington Bay, NY. Due to these findings, health officials ask residents not to use or swim or wade in these waters and […]

Heckscher Park Tree Planting Marks Arbor Day in Huntington

April 26, 2017 4:57 pm Comments Off

Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and members of the Huntington Town Board marked Arbor Day 2017 Saturday April 22 by joining with students and administrators from the Huntington and Harborfields School Districts in planting a tree in Heckscher Park, one of 100 to be planted this year in honor of the park’s 100th anniversary.
Joining Supervisor Petrone […]

Increased Penalties Legislation Signed to Prevent Illegal Dumping in Our Parks

April 26, 2017 4:18 pm Comments Off

New Law Allows for Up to One-Year Imprisonment, Increased Fines for Violating Suffolk County’s Anti-Dumping Laws

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today signed legislation sponsored by Legislators Kara Hahn and Sarah Anker aimed at deterring illegal dumping at County parks that includes tougher penalties for illegal dumping of hazardous materials, waste and debris on County property. […]

Charles Rothberg, MD Elected President of the Medical Society of the State of New York

April 26, 2017 2:11 pm Comments Off

MSSNY is the State’s Primary Professional Organization for Physicians
Charles Rothberg, MD, took office as President of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) at its annual House of Delegates meeting in Tarrytown, NY on April 22, 2017. Dr. Rothberg is an ophthalmologist in private practice in Patchogue.
A graduate of Muhlenberg College, Dr. […]