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Dix Hills Firefighter Celebrates 95th Birthday

April 11, 2017 2:02 pm Comments Off

On April 10, 2017, Dix Hills Fire Department Company One celebrated a big birthday with veteran firefighter and Ex-Commissioner Hank Leids. At 95-years-old, Hank is the oldest member of the department. He joined the Dix Hills Fire Department in 1963 and has been a dedicated member, actively responding to calls as recently as 2013. Hank was a Rescue […]

Falling Tree Hits House and Propane Truck in Lloyd Harbor

April 11, 2017 1:51 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Fire Department was dispatched to the Village of Lloyd Harbor on Monday, April 10, 2017, at 1:10 p.m. for a report of wires and a tree down on a propane truck on West Neck Road near Pheasant Drive. When units arrived they found a large tree had come down and struck a house and […]

LUPINACCI VOTES YES ON STATE BUDGET

April 11, 2017 1:34 pm Comments Off

Lupinacci Says budget produced positive results but process must be more transparent

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R,C,I,Ref-South Huntington) weighed in on the budget after voting ‘yes’ early Saturday morning. Lupinacci praised the budget for expanding aid to students seeking an undergraduate degree, but criticized the budget’s secretive and exclusive process.
“While we may not have […]

Huntington Fire Department Responds to Car into Huntington Harbor

April 10, 2017 3:41 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Fire Department was dispatched for a vehicle into Huntington Harbor on West Shore Road near Gold Star Beach, Saturday morning, April 8, 2017 at about 6:40 a.m. Huntington firefighters responded with their heavy rescue truck and zodiac boat, and searched the water and SUV for any possible victims. The driver was not reported […]

Huntington Community First Aid Squad Responds to Motor Vehicle Overturn Accident

April 10, 2017 3:21 pm Comments Off

Saturday, April 8, 2017 at approximately 4:30 PM The Huntington Community First Aid Squad was called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident at West Hills Road and West 22nd St. Upon arrival they found a SUV had hit a telephone pole snapping it off at the base and hanging by the wires. After hitting […]

LUPINACCI ADVOCATES FOR DONATE LIFE

April 10, 2017 3:17 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (South Huntington) spoke on the floor of the Assembly chamber today as he recognized April as the beginning of National Donate Life Month. The month-long celebration is designed to raise awareness of the life-saving role New York residents can play by registering as an organ, tissue and eye donor.

Lupinacci speaks on […]

Huntington Officials Help Celebrate Little Shelter’s 90th

April 10, 2017 3:13 pm Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and Council Members Eugene Cook and Tracey A. Edwards joined in the celebration April 2, 2017 of the 90th birthday of The Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center, one of Long Island’s oldest no-kill shelters.

Supervisor Petrone presented the shelter with a proclamation signed by Council Members Cook and Edwards, […]

APRIL IS NATIONAL FACIAL PROTECTION MONTH HUNTINGTON ORTHODONTIST SPOTLIGHTS INJURY PREVENTION

April 9, 2017 1:58 am Comments Off

Each April, the orthodontic and dental communities join together to promote National Facial Protection month. It is the perfect time of year to bring attention to how important it is to protect your teeth, gum and full mouth from injury during all the spring sports.

When it comes to dental injuries, sport related activities account for […]

Resolve to be Tobacco Free

April 8, 2017 1:55 pm 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 Schedules Public Health Hearing

April 8, 2017 1:53 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 […]