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Half Hollow Hills Pilots Bus Safety Program For Its Youngest Students

August 4, 2017 4:51 pm Comments Off

Universal Pre-K Students Prepare For The Ride To Kindergarten
Do you remember the excitement of the first time you stepped on a school bus? Recently 150 4-year-olds in the Half Hollow Hills Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) program did just that, as they took part in a bus safety program before heading on a field trip to the […]

Dix Hills Fire Department Battles Deck Fire

August 4, 2017 4:48 pm Comments Off

The Dix Hills Fire Department responded to backyard deck fire caused by a gas barbecue at a home on Scenic View Court on Thursday evening, August 3, 2017 at about 11:05 p.m. First arriving Assistant Fire Chiefs Alan Berkowitz and Joe Williamson used their fire extinguishers to knock down the natural gas-fed fire. Trucks soon arrived […]

Twenty-two Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus

August 4, 2017 4:37 pm Comments Off

Residents are advised to eliminate standing water in and around homes
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken announced today that 22 new mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples, all Culex pipiens-restuans, were collected on July 26, 2017, from Lindenhurst (2), Copaigue(1), West Babylon (2), Huntington (2) Greenlawn (1), Huntington Station […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE ANNOUNCES FOURTH ANNUAL FAREWELL TO SUMMER CONCERT

August 4, 2017 4:33 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today announced the fourth annual Farewell to Summer Concert in Patchogue. The concert will be free of charge to the general public and held on Thursday, September 14 at 7:00 PM at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts.
“This event has become a summer rite of passage for residents who have come to […]

Councilwoman Edwards Mobilizes Effort To Help 80 Food-Challenged Youngsters

August 4, 2017 4:30 pm Comments Off

Community Groups, Stop & Shop Respond to Edwards’ Call for Food
Responding to a call to action from Huntington Councilwoman Tracey A. Edwards, a large roster of community-based organizations and the Stop & Shop supermarket chain have mobilized to gather food and donate it to help 80 youngsters enrolled in a Tri-CYA program whose weekends were […]

Embroiderers’ Guild of America August Monthly Meeting

August 3, 2017 7:39 pm Comments Off

NEEDLEWORKERS!

The Suffolk County Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America will hold its monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills, NY. We welcome beginner, intermediate or advanced stitchers. No charge to attend first meeting. For information, please call 631-423-3738.

RAIA ANNOUNCES FOOD DRIVE’S RESOUNDING SUCCESS

August 3, 2017 7:34 pm Comments Off

On Saturday, July 29, 2017 Assemblyman Andrew Raia (R,C,I,Ref-East Northport) hosted his Summer Food Drive to End Hunger. This food drive is one of a series that Raia and community leaders will be holding throughout the summer. The food drive hosted by Raia was a resounding success and resulted in an unprecedented 1,010 pounds of […]

Wanted For Grand Larceny With Stolen Credit Cards

August 3, 2017 7:30 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate four people who used stolen credit cards in May, 2017.
Two men used stolen credit cards to purchase items from several stores at Tanger Outlets in Deer Park on May 18. The first man was described […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY APPLIES FOR $50 MILLION IN WATER QUALITY FUNDING THROUGH THE LONG ISLAND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

August 1, 2017 6:04 pm Comments Off

State Funding Would Replace Nearly 5,000 Cesspools Across Suffolk County
County Executive Bellone: “Long Island is the second most popular tourism destination in the State our water quality is essential to this multi-billion dollar industry.”
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today announced that Suffolk County has submitted a multi-jurisdictional funding request for $50 million dollars on behalf of a […]

Melville Fire Department Rescues Drivers from Early Morning Crash

August 1, 2017 5:54 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident with heavy rescue on Route 110 and the North Service Road, Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 2:07 a.m. Firefighters arrived and found a tractor trailer and an overturned car in a wooded area on the North Service Road. Melville volunteer firefighters used multiple “Jaws of […]