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Honorees Named for 7th Annual Huntington Awareness Day

August 29, 2016 1:32 pm Comments Off

CEREMONY RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS WILL HIGHLIGHT DAY-LONG FAIR
The Seventh Annual Huntington Awareness Day will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2016, with a day-long fair that will include bounce rides for children, music for adults and lots of fun and food for all.
The Huntington Awareness Day Committee will also recognize one organization and three […]

22nd Act of Violence in 2016 Two Men Shot, One Killed, in Huntington Station

August 27, 2016 3:37 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that killed one man and injured another in Huntington Station early this morning, Shotspotter was activated too.
Antoine Butts-Miller 18 year old was standing outside 233 5th Ave. with a large group of people when he and another man were shot at approximately 3:30 a.m.
Butts-Miller, 18, […]

7 Burglaries on NY AVENUE in 4 days.

August 27, 2016 2:27 pm Comments Off

Below find the list of the wild slew of Burglaries up and down NY Ave over a 4 day period of August 18 to 22, 2016.
Police have arrested Tyrone Steves of Huntington Station on 3 below and they may have him on some more.

16-500971 08/18/16 6:30pm BURGLARY 3 Irmas Hair Salon, 1554 NY Ave., Huntington […]

Eight People Arrested, Vehicle Seized at Sobriety Checkpoint

August 27, 2016 2:26 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Police Department Highway Patrol Bureau, assisted by the New York State Police, arrested eight people and seized one vehicle during an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Hauppauge from Friday, August 26, 2016 at 11:10 p.m. to Saturday, August 27 at 3:10 a.m.
Police Officers from the Highway Patrol Bureau and the New York State Police […]

305.02 Protected Acres Open Space Now in Huntington

August 27, 2016 1:44 am Comments Off

Town Completes Purchase of Two Open Space Parcels
The Town of Huntington recently completed action on two parcels, one in Fort Salonga and the other in Cold Spring Harbor, that in one case will extend a passive park area and in the other will add to an existing nature preserve.
The Town took title earlier this […]

Additional 19 Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus

August 26, 2016 2:19 pm Comments Off

Asian Tiger Mosquitoes are presently active
Zika virus has NOT been found in mosquitoes in
Suffolk County
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken announced today that 19 mosquito samples (all Culex pipiens-restuans) collected between August 16 and August 18, 2016, have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples were collected from Melville (1), […]

Huntington Station Gets “BOA” Brownfield Opportunity Area Designation

August 26, 2016 1:15 am Comments Off

New York State has designated a 640-acre part of Huntington Station as a Brownfield Opportunity Area, augmenting revitalization efforts in the community by making projects eligible for tax credit incentives and giving them priority status for grants.

The Huntington BOA, which has the Huntington Long Island Rail Road station at its center, includes parcels on which […]

HENRY SCHEIN, INC. HOSTS 19TH ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAM

August 25, 2016 2:58 pm Comments Off

More Than 650 Long Island Children to Receive NEW Clothes and Backpacks Filled with School Supplies

Henry Schein, Inc. is helping more than 650 local children return to the classroom with confidence on Thursday, August 25 at 5 p.m. at the Company’s global headquarters in Melville-
Henry Schein, Inc. (Global Headquarters)
West Building
135 Duryea Road
Melville, NY 11747
As […]

Wanted for Grand Larceny at 7/11

August 25, 2016 2:48 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the women who used a stolen credit card at a Huntington Station store last month.

An Elwood resident dropped a credit card at an unknown location last month and the card was used by two women […]

Suffolk County Beach Closures

August 25, 2016 2:31 pm Comments Off

The following beaches have closed or remain closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria at levels that are in excess of acceptable criteria.

¨     Shirley Beach in Shirley
¨     Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach in Lloyd Harbor
¨     Head of the Bay Club Beach in Huntington Bay
¨     Bay Crest Association Beach in Huntington Bay
¨     Bay Hills […]