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Falls Prevention Classes Offer Mature Residents a Greater Chance to Stay Independent for Life

March 3, 2017 3:52 pm Comments Off

Commissioner of Health Services, Dr. James Tomarken invites mature residents to attend the county’s national award-winning program focused on falls prevention. The program is intended to empower mature adults to carry out behaviors that reduce the risks of falls and improve their quality of life.
These programs are ‘Stepping On’, a CDC model program, comprises a […]

Women’s Heart Health Second Women’s Health Empowerment Series

February 27, 2017 1:16 pm Comments Off

Councilwoman Tracey A. Edwards
The Town of Huntington Women’s Services in partnership with
Huntington Hospital Northwell Health
Present the Second Women’s Health Empowerment Series
Women’s Heart Health
Councilwoman Tracey Edwards, the Town of Huntington Women’s Services and Huntington Hospital Northwell Health are proud to announce our second Women’s Health Empowerment Series. On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 7pm at Huntington […]

LUPINACCI RECOGNIZES ART FOR ALL STUDENT ARTISTS

February 24, 2017 5:01 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R,C,I,Ref.—South Huntington) recently joined the Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities (ACLD) and the Art League of Long Island to celebrate the 2017 Art For All participants. The Art For All program enables individuals of all ages with developmental disabilities to express themselves through art, and share their beautiful […]

ST. HUGH’S PROJECT HOPE

February 23, 2017 3:22 pm Comments Off

Feeding People, Bringing Hope
8th Annual LITTLE COW HARBOR
4-MILE RUN FOR HOPE (& Soup!)

Greenlawn, NY—St. Hugh’s Project HOPE has teamed with Polimeni International to organize the eighth annual Little Cow Harbor Run for HOPE, a 4-mile run through the lovely hamlet of Greenlawn. The 4-mile run will begin at Oldfield Middle School on 2 Oldfield Road […]

5th Massage Parlor and Prostitution Bust In 3 Months

February 21, 2017 11:01 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police on Monday February 20, 2017 arrested two Flushing women for unauthorized practice of a profession and prostitution during a massage parlor raid in Huntington.
In response to community complaints, Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers, Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives, Suffolk County Police Criminal Intelligence detectives, and Town of Huntington Code […]

Suffolk County Dept. of Health March 2017 Meeting Notices

February 20, 2017 4:39 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 […]

HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY FIRST AID SQUAD ANSWERED CALL AFTER CALL AFTER CALL

February 19, 2017 1:33 pm Comments Off

Thursday February 16, 2017 proved to be a challenging day for the crews at the Huntington Community First Aid Squad. They had already answered 8 calls for medical assistance since 7 AM when, at 2: 47 PM, they received a call for a patient with chest pain on W, 19th Street. Two minutes later a […]

Letter to the Editor Walt Whitman Grad Brings Hope to New Families

February 17, 2017 2:15 pm 1 Comment

To the Huntingtonian editors,
I’m writing with a story tip about an entrepreneur with special needs from South Huntington who’s supporting new parents across the country.
My friend Brittany Schiavone is a 27-year-old woman and the founder of the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization Brittany’s Baskets of Hope, which is based in South Huntington. She is a graduate of […]

The Chai Center Mommy & Me Class

February 13, 2017 3:33 pm Comments Off

The Chai Center
501 Vanderbilt Parkway
Dix Hills, NY 11746
Thursdays, March 9, March 16, March 23, March 30, April 6, 2017
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
$50 for all 5 classes or $12 per class
Ages: 12 months to 26 months
Led by The Chai Center preschool director, children, with their parents (or caregivers), are offered a gentle introduction to life […]

Souper Bowl Soup Collection Feeds the Hungry

February 11, 2017 4:23 pm Comments Off

The eighth annual “Souper Bowl” at North Ridge Primary School in Commack was a HUGE success! The children collected a total of 5,368 cans and bags of soup, which were donated to Long Island Cares, one of the region’s most comprehensive hunger action organizations.

Physical education teacher, Lorraine Esposito, “sculpts” the cans into different shapes each […]