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December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month

December 9, 2016 11:37 am Comments Off

The holiday season is a time for joy, but accidents can and do happen. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were an about 254,200 toy-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments in 2015. Of these injuries, 73 percent happened to children under the age of 15 and 35 percent happened to […]

Assemblyman Andrew Raia Returns From Cultural Exchange Trip to Taiwan

December 7, 2016 11:46 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Andrew Raia presents a small gift from his Assembly District to Mr. Douglas Y.T. Hsu, Deputy Director General, Department of North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Recently, Assemblyman Andrew Raia (R,I,C-East Northport) returned to the U.S. after a week-long cultural exchange trip to Taiwan. As part of the U.S. Northeastern State Legislature Delegation, […]

SCPD to Auction 200+ Items Including Designer Jewelry, Televisions, Furniture, Electronics

December 6, 2016 1:31 pm Comments Off

SCPD To Auction More Than 200 Items Including Designer Jewelry,
Televisions, Furniture, Electronics and Video Games

WHAT: The Suffolk County Police Department Property Section will hold an auction of more than 200 items including hand and power tools, automotive and household items and clothing, variety of electronics including PS3, iPod minis, MacBook Air, Dyson vacuum, numerous televisions, […]

How to Prevent a Financial Meltdown-Today Need RSVP

November 30, 2016 2:34 pm Comments Off

The weather is rainy and cold, but tonight at the Resource Center, Housing Help guru, Pilar Moya has a great workshop in store on “How to Prevent a Financial Meltdown” and getting you on the right path to Credit Restoration.
This workshop is FREE and is the second installment in the series of Credit Restoration!
Due to […]

Huntington Town Seeks Final Comments on Draft Melville Plan

November 11, 2016 12:57 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington is nearing completion of the draft Melville Employment Center Plan and is seeking last comments from the public before the draft is finalized and a public hearing is scheduled.

The Town, its Melville Plan Advisory Committee and the Town’s consultant team of BFJ Planning, Urbanomics and Parsons Brinckerhoff have been working since […]

Huntington Town Board Approves 2017 Budget

November 10, 2016 5:55 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board, at its November 10, 2016 meeting, approved a $191 million spending plan for 2017 that maintains all Town services at current levels while calling for a modest tax increase above the state tax cap.
The $190,011,856 budget freezes all salaries and calls for some positions to be eliminated through attrition. It does […]

Bellone & Suffolk County Department of Labor Announce Upcoming Career Quest Program

November 10, 2016 1:27 pm Comments Off

Career Quest Program Provides Residents Assistance to Explore Career Paths and Start Your Own Business
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and the Suffolk County Department of Labor and Licensing and Consumer Affairs invite residents to attend the County’s Career Quest program on Wednesday, November 16 at 9:30 a.m.
“It is our obligation here in Suffolk County to provide our residents with the necessary tools needed to better their careers […]

More than 300 Attend Second Annual Huntington Reunion Luncheon

November 10, 2016 12:39 pm Comments Off

Town-sponsored event brings together residents 75 and older who have lived in Huntington for 50 years or more

More than 300 long-time Huntington seniors took part October 28, 2016 in the Second Annual Senior Reunion Luncheon, at which the Town of Huntington brought together residents who were 75 years of age or older and who had […]

Wreath Ceremony Honors World War II Veterans

November 9, 2016 2:44 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington paid special tribute to World War II veterans at its annual Veterans Day wreath ceremony November 6, 2016 using the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor to recognize those who responded to the call to defend our country in the war that followed that attack.

As part […]

Election Results Suffolk County/Huntington 2016

November 9, 2016 2:28 pm Comments Off

Winners
President – Donald Trump
Senator -Charles Schumer
3rd Congressional District -Thomas Suozzi
2nd Senate District – John Flanagan
5th Senate District -Carl Marcellino
10th Assembly District – Chad Lupinacci
12th Assembly District – Andrew Raia

President and Vice President (Vote for 1)

SUFFOLK: reported:
1,052 of 1,052
100.00%

Ballots:
633,797

Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine (DEM, WOR, WEP)
276,953
43.96%

DEM
266,729
42.34%

WOR
7,403
1.18%

WEP
2,821
0.45%

Donald J Trump and Michael R Pence (REP, CON)
328,403
52.13%

REP
295,310
46.88%

CON
33,093
5.25%

Jill Stein and […]