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Announcing the 3rd Annual Long Island Yarn Crawl

March 27, 2017 4:37 pm Comments Off

After two successful years, 9 yarn shops from Mattituck to Port Washington will be participating in the third annual Long Island Yarn Crawl on March 30th – April 2nd, 2017. Over the course of four days yarn crafters – knitters, crocheters, weavers and spinners – are invited to participate in this self-guided tour of our […]

Community Finds Out, MS-13 Gang Members Arrested and Deported

March 26, 2017 3:45 pm 1 Comment

Community Meeting Summary
On March 22, 2017 a regular monthly meeting was held, at the Huntington Resource Center for the community. These meetings are truly a community meeting with police, many others in the government and schools all being invited to discuss community problems. See flyer below for next meeting.

If you have a concern about the […]

Hearings Set for Proposals on Village Apartments

March 25, 2017 4:51 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board, at its March 21, 2017 meeting, set public hearings on two proposals responding to the increased demand for apartments in the middle of Huntington Village.

One of proposals, sponsored by Councilwoman Tracey A. Edwards, would require that one-fifth of the apartments constructed in commercial district mixed-use […]

Whitman’s Ramos Heads to State Science Competition

March 24, 2017 5:00 pm Comments Off

Walt Whitman senior Omar Ramos and his science partner from Commack High School Ryan VonHoff won two awards at the LI Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF) round 2 on March 23rd. 2017. LISEF promotes three science research fairs each year that are extremely successful and professional events. Our duo won honorable mention and the USMA […]

School Bus and Car Crash in Melville

March 24, 2017 4:51 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to a crash Friday morning, March 24, 2017, involving a mini school bus and a car on Wolf Hill Road and New York Avenue at around 8:40 a.m. The driver of the car was transported to Huntington Hospital by the Melville Rescue Squad with non-life threatening injuries. The bus driver and […]

Double Amputee To Graduate from SCPD Academy

March 24, 2017 4:40 pm Comments Off

Bilingual officer lost both legs after stepping on IED in 2011 while deployed in Afghanistan

The Suffolk County Police Department is proud to announce the graduation of double amputee Matias Ferreira from the department’s academy on March 24, 2017. Officer Ferreira is believed to be the first fully active duty double amputee police officer in the nation.

In […]

SCPD Holds Graduation 3/24/17

March 23, 2017 4:02 pm Comments Off

SCPD To Hold Graduation Of First Portion Of Second-Largest Recruit Class in Department History.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini and Suffolk County Police Chief of Department Stuart Cameron will preside over the Suffolk County Police Academy graduation ceremony during which the first portion of the second-largest recruit class will […]

The Doxsee Legacy: Growing Up in a Fishing & Clamming Family

March 23, 2017 3:17 pm Comments Off

Venue Name: Huntington Public Library
Address: 338 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743
Title: The Doxsee Legacy: Growing Up in a Fishing & Clamming Family
Date: Saturday, March 25, 2017
Time: 3:00 pm
Cost: Free
Description:
Long Island’s waters once provided clams to over 60 percent of the country. The Doxsee Sea Clam Company, founded shortly after the Civil War by James Harvey Doxsee and his […]

LUPINACCI ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR LONG ISLAND STUDENTS

March 23, 2017 2:55 pm Comments Off

Lupinacci and Italian-American State Legislators announce $12,000 in scholarships.

Today, Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (South Huntington) is reminding current and future college students that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for four scholarships worth $3,000 each. Applications are due by Monday, April 21, 2017 and will be awarded in June […]

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 […]