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Letter to the Editor Eugene Cook – Heartland Project

February 3, 2017 12:06 pm Comments Off

February 3, 2017
Dear Editor,
On Wednesday February 1, 2017, the Suffolk County Planning Commission held their meeting to vote on
the Heartland Development. If you attend this meeting I am sure that you would have been surprised and disgusted at some of events that unfolded that day.
As a resident and elected official in Suffolk County, I understand that […]

Huntington Earns Clean Energy Community Designation

February 2, 2017 2:23 pm Comments Off

Town’s energy efforts make it eligible to apply for $250,000 in state funding

The Town of Huntington has earned a Clean Energy Community designation, making the Town eligible to apply for $250,000 in state funding that can be applied to future energy projects.
The designation is part of the statewide […]

Elwood hosts Superintendent’s Forum

February 1, 2017 4:29 pm Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District invites community members to attend a special Superintendent’s Forum on Feb. 9, 2017 at 6 p.m., in the Elwood Middle School auditorium to discuss the district’s current facility challenges and share recommendations made by the district’s Facilities Committee.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kenneth Bossert will lead an open […]

East Northport Fire Department Battles Blaze in Attached Garage

February 1, 2017 4:24 pm Comments Off

The East Northport Fire Department responded to a Working Residential Structure Fire on Arleigh Road on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 4:21 p.m. Under the command of Chief Dan Flanagan and Chief Tom Bourne, crews worked to extinguish a heavy fire in an attached garage of a private home.
Due to the quick actions of firefighters, the blaze […]

Huntington Opportunity Resource Center Highlights for the Month of February 2017

February 1, 2017 4:05 pm Comments Off

St. Joseph’s College FREE Intermediate Computer Finance Class 6 pm-7:30 pm (January 12th – March 9th – space still available)

February 8, 2017 – Community Conversation 6 pm-8 pm

February 10, 2017 – Veteran Services Day: VETERANS ONLY 10 AM-3 PM

February 16, 2017 – The Town of Huntington Celebrates Black History at Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School, Huntington Station 7 pm

February 21, 2017 – Carecen: Pathways to Citizenship – Appointments ONLY 9 am -1:30 […]

Little Free Library Comes to Huntington Town Hall

February 1, 2017 3:51 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington has joined with the Huntington Public Library to bring a Little Free library to the lobby of Town Hall, allowing visitors and employees to take part in the free book exchange program that has been sweeping the world.

The Public Library recently obtained and decorated one of the birdhouse-like boxes, which […]

Video Released on Centerport Bioswale

January 31, 2017 12:51 pm Comments Off

Huntington, Citizens Campaign for the Environment launch social media educational video
The Town Huntington and the Citizens Campaign for the Environment today released a video illustrating the recently completed rain garden bioswale at Centerport Beach, a project aimed at filtering 80 percent of the stormwater runoff that has been polluting Centeport Harbor.
The three-and-a-half-minute video, […]

Huntington Young Republicans Kick Off 2017

January 31, 2017 12:27 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Young Republicans hosted their 1st Annual Awards and
Installation Luncheon Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Cinque Terre in Huntington Station, NY.
A large group of guests enjoyed a luncheon with local elected officials and the
Huntington Young Republicans. Those in attendance supported the Young Republicans of
Huntington in preparation of the upcoming year of town and county […]

RAIA APPROVES LEGISLATION HOLDING OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE

January 30, 2017 4:55 pm Comments Off

A statement from Assemblyman Andrew Raia

“Today, my colleagues and I in the State Assembly carried out the will of the people and passed legislation that would strip corrupt public officials of their taxpayer-funded pensions,” said Raia. “Any public official who chooses to use their position in power to break the law shouldn’t receive a dime […]

Second Be Smart, Don’t Start (Anti Drug and Alcohol Night) HMFD

January 30, 2017 4:46 pm Comments Off

“On Wednesday Febuary 1st, 2017 at 7:00pm, Huntington Manor Fire Department 2nd Assistant Chief Dominic Spada, Firefighter Gerry Conlon, and Huntington Bay Police Chief Christopher Jack, Reisa Berg From LICADD, Firefighters Kate Kuntz and Jerry Conlon called “Be Smart, Don’t Start”, a conversation for parents and their kids about the dangers of drug and alcohol […]