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ASSEMBLY PASSES FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN

June 23, 2016 5:45 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci is pleased to announce that last week, the New York State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 8692 to amend the education law in relation to full day kindergarten. This legislation expands the full day kindergarten conversion aid to a five year transition program, offering public full day kindergarten to all students throughout […]

Elwood Executive Director Named Administrator of the Year Awarded by WSBOCES

June 23, 2016 5:38 pm Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District is pleased to announce that Gene Tranchino, executive director for administrative and instructional technology/transportation, has been named the 2015-16 Model Schools Administrator of the Year by Western Suffolk BOCES.
To be eligible for this award, building or district level administrators must be nominated for his or her effort to promote […]

LUPINACCI VISITS HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART

June 23, 2016 5:33 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci recently joined the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington for the unveiling of “Master of Illusion: the Magical Art of Gary Erbe.” Erbe, a self-taught oil painter from Union City, New Jersey, uses illusion to portray objects belonging to our shared American experience.
“Through my work as an educator, a former South […]

Farrell Fritz Welcomes Jason Tomitz, Tax Associate, to its Uniondale Office

June 23, 2016 5:26 pm Comments Off

Farrell Fritz is pleased to welcome Jason Tomitz to its Uniondale office as a tax associate.
Prior to joining Farrell Fritz, Jason was an associate at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP in New York, NY. He was a summer associate at the same firm from June to August 2010. Jason was a legal intern at […]

With Graduations This Weekend – Social Host Law Reminder

June 23, 2016 4:55 pm Comments Off

UNDERAGE DRINKING…PLEASE SHARE:
Suffolk Legislature, and Police Department turn off the tap on underage drinking parties. What every PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW:

1. It is against the law for an adult to serve or allow alcohol to be served to children other than his own. It’s called the Social Host Law and is meant to discourage underage […]

Food Drive for Huntington Veterans Saturday 25, 2016 10am to 5pm

June 22, 2016 11:24 am Comments Off

Please join the Huntington Young Republicans this weekend for a community food drive to benefit our local veterans! The YRs will be collecting non-perishable food items this Saturday, June 25th, 2016 from 10am to 5pm at the following locations:

Best Market 84 Jericho Turnpike, Commack
Best Market 560 Larkfield Road, Elwood
King Kullen 275 W. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station
Wild by Nature […]

Suffolk County Park Campgrounds Offer An Affordable Family-Friendly Vacation

June 22, 2016 10:59 am Comments Off

“Stay Suffolk” – Suffolk County’s new campaign aimed at encouraging Suffolk County residents to explore parks and enjoy activities close to home will not only help to keep tax dollars here in Suffolk County, but will help residents to realize what makes Long Island’s parks, beaches, golf courses and historic sites a great vacation destination.
“The […]

Huntington Station Business Improvement District (BID) Expands Area for Flowering Baskets

June 21, 2016 3:52 pm Comments Off

Petunias are once again in bloom along New York Ave. The Huntington Station Business Improvement District has purchased 400 flowering baskets that brighten the Rt. 110 corridor from Jericho Turnpike to the Big H shopping center.

This year the BID has expanded the area to include Depot Road and West Hills Road. President Frank Consentino said […]

Kids Join Forces to Display Thousands of Quarters Collected to Benefit Special Needs Children

June 21, 2016 3:41 pm Comments Off

$4,000 Collected for Smile for a Mile Campaign
Thousands of quarters were spread out to display the funds collected on behalf of special needs children for the Smile for a Mile campaign. Young members of The Chai Center’s Hebrew School and CTeen programs, ages 8 to 17-years-old, spent the last several months raising money to […]

Harborfields On Your Mark, Get Set, Read

June 21, 2016 3:36 pm Comments Off

To help encourage and foster a love for reading during the summer months, representatives from the Harborfields Public Library visited the children at Washington Drive Primary School and Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School to share information about the library’s summer reading club. With the theme of this year’s club program inspired by the 2016 Summer […]