The Huntingtonian | Archive | Health & Wellness

Resolve to be Tobacco Free

March 29, 2017 11:41 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken encourages residents who use tobacco to obtain help in breaking their addiction by signing up for Suffolk County’s “Learn to Be …Tobacco Free” program. The program offers assistance with planning, support, counseling and medication if warranted.
“We know more than ever about what works and what doesn’t,” said Dr. […]

Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services April Meeting Notices

March 28, 2017 4:17 pm Comments Off

The Open Meetings or “Sunshine” laws of New York State and Suffolk County give the public the right to attend meetings of public bodies, listen to the debates and watch the decision-making process in action. The laws also require that notice of the time and place of all meetings be given prior to every meeting.
Following […]

Help Sarcoidosis of Long Island

March 27, 2017 5:04 pm Comments Off

ON MONDAY, APRIL 10 11 AM – CLOSE / 12 AM Help Raise funds for Sarcoidosis of Long Island.
Present this ad on your mobile device or via printed copy the night of the event and Baffalo Wild Wings will donate 10% of your total bill (not including tax, gratuity or promotional discounts) to our Organization Sarcoidosis of […]

Suffolk County Schedules Public Health Hearing

March 27, 2017 4:45 pm Comments Off

James L. Tomarken, MD, MPH, MBA, MSW, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, announced today that a Public Health Hearing has been scheduled for:

Friday, April 21, 2017
   4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
William H. Rogers Legislature Building
Clerk’s Conference Room
     725 Veterans Memorial Highway
  Hauppauge, NY 11787

Suffolk County law directs the Department of […]

Gurwin Adult Day Health Program Wins 2017 Best of Long Island Award

March 23, 2017 2:43 pm Comments Off

Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is proud to announce that its Adult Day Health Program has been named Long Island’s Best in Adult Day Health. The full-day medical model program, which opened its doors in 1989, offers comprehensive medical and social services to frail, elderly and cognitively impaired residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties […]

Saving Lives One Shave At A Time

March 22, 2017 4:27 pm Comments Off

Students, family members, administrators and faculty members in the Northport-East Northport School District gathered at William J. Brosnan School for St. Baldrick’s Day on March 10, 2017 in the fight to end childhood cancer.
The school community created teams in which individuals raised money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, an organization the district has supported for […]

LUPINACCI PRAISES SENATE GOP FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN

March 19, 2017 2:16 pm Comments Off

On Sunday March 12, 2017, Senate Republicans presented a proposal to spend over $8 billion on clean water and sewer projects, a $5 billion infrastructure bond plan and the formation of an institute to set state standards for unregulated contaminants. The proposal is part of the Senate Republicans’ “one-house budget” proposal that will be released […]

Pictures Of St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2017

March 13, 2017 3:37 pm Comments Off

Below please find 67 pictures of the 83rd Annual St Pats day parade in Huntington, NY. Councilman Eugene Cook was the Grand Marshall. Skys were clear and the temperature was approximately a cold 25 degrees.
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Paralyzing Blizzard Warning in NYC and Southern NY State

March 13, 2017 1:25 pm Comments Off

Active for next 1 day ·
National Weather Service

This alert has been updated.

Major Winter Storm Late Tonight into Tuesday Evening…
BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT… The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Blizzard Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to midnight EDT Tuesday night. The […]

HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY FIRST AID SQUAD INSTALLS 2017 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

March 11, 2017 3:26 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Community First Aid Squad (HCFAS) held its Inspection Dinner and Installation of Officers and Board of Directors Saturday, March 4, 2017. The event was held at the Watermill Caterers in Smithtown. Huntington Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia administered the oath of office to President John Palmieri who in turn swore in the Board of […]