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Northport Seniors Sign National Letter of Intent

February 14, 2017 5:01 pm Comments Off

Three Northport High School student-athletes signed their national letter of intent on Feb. 1, 2017 to play their sport of choice at the college level. The special signing ceremony allowed seniors Leah Dentale, Chris Parker and Stephanie Rapp to put their commitments to paper with their families and coaches standing by in support.
Senior […]

Man Arrested for Church Burglary at St. Patricks

February 14, 2017 4:53 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Monday February 13, 2017 arrested a man who burglarized a Huntington church this past weekend.
Second Precinct officers responded to a 911 call of a disturbance at Huntington Hospital, located at 270 Park Ave., at approximately 9:15 a.m. When officers arrived, they found Jeffrey Nekola in possession of several religious items, including a […]

Bellone Announces 23 Suffolk County Cultural and Arts Organizations to Receive to State Funding

February 13, 2017 3:52 pm Comments Off

23 Suffolk Organizations to Receive More than $768,000 in Grants

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced on Febrary 8, 2017 that 23 Suffolk County cultural and arts organizations were selected to received $768,890 in grants by the New York State Council on the Arts. The state program supports the creation of visual, performing, literary and media […]

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 […]

Vanderbilt Museum Conserves More than 1,000 Rare Marine Specimens

February 13, 2017 3:21 pm Comments Off

During global ocean voyages in the 1920s and 1930s, William K. Vanderbilt II collected thousands of specimens of vertebrate and invertebrate sea life for the museum he was building on Long Island. Now considered the world’s most extensive privately assembled collection of marine specimens from the pre-atomic era, his holdings had long been in urgent […]

Melville Fire Department Responds to Northern State Crash

February 13, 2017 1:40 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a crash on the Northern State Parkway between Round Swamp Road and Route 110 on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at about 5:50 a.m. The car involved skidded into the center median of the eastbound lanes and overturned. Two ambulances, an engine, heavy rescue truck, first responder and paramedic units were […]

Elwood Track Team Named League 5 champs

February 12, 2017 2:17 am Comments Off

For the first time in Elwood-John H. Glenn High School history, the Girls Winter Track team won the Section XI Girls Winter Track League 5 Championship Title on Jan. 21 at Suffolk County Community College.
Coached by Patrick Burke and Kevin Lavey, the team competed against 11 other high school teams and ended with […]

LUPINACCI VOICES CONCERN OVER PROPOSED IMMIGRATION BILLS

February 12, 2017 1:59 am Comments Off

A Statement from the desk of Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R,C,I,Ref.-South Huntington)
“As the Assembly moves forward with the proposed immigration reform bills today, I believe we must tread carefully to implement an effective framework that values and welcomes our immigrant population,” said Lupinacci. “Immigration policy has become increasingly unclear, and we must have a […]

AUTHOR TALK: SUSAN DEMASI on Henry Alsberg: Driving Force of the New Deal Federal Writers’ Project

February 12, 2017 1:56 am Comments Off

Venue Name:   Huntington Public Library
Address:   338 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743
Title: AUTHOR TALK: SUSAN DEMASI on Henry Alsberg: Driving Force of the New Deal Federal Writers’ Project
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Time: 7:00 pm
Cost:  Free

Description: Susan DeMasi presents her biography about journalist and social justice pioneer Henry Alsberg. She looks at Alsberg’s work as a pre-civil rights era human rights champion and […]

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 […]