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New Principal Named for Commack High School

June 19, 2016 12:13 pm Comments Off

The Board of Education of the Commack School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Leslie Boritz as the new Commack High School Principal, effective July 1, 2016. This decision caps an intensive search process for a dynamic leader who will continue to support our District’s vision of student achievement through access and opportunity.

Mrs. […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY PARKS ANNOUNCES PLOVER SEASON

June 17, 2016 1:05 pm Comments Off

Parks Department Works to Maintain Beach Access While Adhering to Federal Guidelines to Protect the Piping Plovers

“Plover season has arrived”, announced the Suffolk County Parks Department, and with that inevitably comes the unfortunate obligation to close access to some outer beach areas within the Parks as required by the federal government.
The piping plovers are small, […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY “STAY SUFFOLK” CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO EXPLORE LOCAL PARKS

June 17, 2016 12:28 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Parks offers Something for Everyone: Things To Do This Week

“Stay Suffolk” – Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’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 get residents to learn what […]

Vanderbilt Planetarium Marks 45th Anniversary

June 17, 2016 12:18 pm Comments Off

Honors Vanderbilt’s Love of Exploration, Generates Revenue
On June 29, 2016 the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum will observe the 45th anniversary of the opening of its Planetarium, now known as the Charles and Helen Reichert Planetarium.
The anniversary coincides with the final stage of the Planetarium’s technological update – the installation of a cutting-edge SkyLase laser light-show […]

Source the Station June 2016 Meetup Recap

June 17, 2016 12:05 pm Comments Off

We started off June with our Monthly Meetup at CGI Baseball June 1, 2016 at 6:30pm! Everyone sat on benches and chairs inside one of the batting cages, which made for a very interesting meeting. We started off the night with some catching up and dinner from Roast Sandwich House and then got ready to […]

Arrest Made in Sarah Strobel Murder from October 3, 2013

June 15, 2016 5:44 pm Comments Off

From Original Story.
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of Sarah Strobel, 23, of 11 East 6th St., Huntington Stationa whose body was found in a Huntington nature preserve located on West Rouges Path.
Police responded to the Froehlich Farm Nature Preserve after a person walking on a path noticed the body of […]

District Attorney Thomas Spota Refuses to Testify in Front of Suffolk County Public Safety Committee

June 14, 2016 2:10 pm Comments Off

District Attorney Thomas Spota was asked by the Suffolk County Public Safety committee head Kate Browning to testify this Thursday June 16, 2016 in front of the committee. Browning stated in her letter that media reports from Newsday have stated that Spota and Bureau Chief McPartland are subject of a federal grand jury. “The accusations […]

Suffolk County Announces Narcan Training Classes

June 13, 2016 1:22 pm Comments Off

County Executive Steve Bellone and Dr. James Tomarken, Commissioner of Health, are encouraging residents to take advantage of scheduled Opioid Overdose Prevention Program-Narcan Training Classes.
The training, which meets New York State Department of Health requirements, will enable participants to recognize an opioid overdose, administer intranasal Narcan and take additional steps until EMS arrives. Participants will […]

Elwood Students Celebrate Field Day

June 13, 2016 6:07 am Comments Off

The grass fields at Harley Avenue Primary School and James H. Boyd Intermediate School in the Elwood Union Free School District were filled with blue and white pride fs students, at their respective schools, participated in field day celebrations. The district’s physical education departments coordinated the day’s festivities, which allowed students to showcase their various […]

NERFA Showcase Concert at Cinema Arts Centre, June 16 Five Touring Artists will Swap Songs

June 13, 2016 2:04 am Comments Off

The Folk Music Society of Huntington (FMSH) partners with the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA), a regional affiliate of Folk Alliance International, in presenting a NERFA Showcase to close out the current season of its monthly Hard Luck Café series in the Sky Room at the Cinema Arts Centre (423 Park Avenue, Huntington) on Thursday […]