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SCPD Commissioner Geraldine Hart To Say Goodbye During Final Walkout

May 7, 2021 4:54 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart will be saying goodbye to her colleagues during her final walkout from Police Headquarters tomorrow at noon.
Commissioner Hart, the highest ranking police official and first female Commissioner in the department’s history, is leaving her post after three years on the job. Under Commissioner Hart’s leadership, the department has strengthened […]

Mother’s Day Plant Sale Halesite Fire Department

May 6, 2021 4:44 pm Comments Off

Dear Neighbors,
Please join us in supporting the Engine Company’s annual Mother’s Day Plant and Flower Sale. Wonderful flowers, flats, and arrangements will be on sale beginning this Friday May 7th at noon through Sunday the 9th (while supplies last). Raffles for large designer planters will also be available.
This event is not just for all the […]

Woman Found Dead in Bay Shore Home From Dix Hills

April 21, 2021 7:47 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was found in a Bay Shore home.
Frania Espinal, 22, of Dix Hills, was reported missing on April 12, 2021 and following an investigation by Homicide Squad and Second Squad detectives, Espinal was found dead inside the home located at 1797 Heckscher […]

Huntington Honors Foremost Woman Architect of the Early 20th Century, Suffragist Fay Kellogg, Suspected Victim of 1918 Pandemic

April 20, 2021 7:34 pm Comments Off

Town of Huntington officials were joined by members of the Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association for the unveiling of an historical marker on April 6, 2021 honoring former resident Faye Kellogg, the foremost woman architect of the early twentieth century at the site of a residence and former post office she designed at 22 Boulevard Avenue in […]

The Allied Foundation Diaper Bank and Help Me Grow- Long Island Donates Over 53,000 Diapers with 43,000 Baby Wipes Locally

April 19, 2021 7:23 pm Comments Off

In partnership with the Allied Foundation Diaper Bank, Long Island’s only diaper bank, Help Me Grow–Long Island recently donated 53,250 diapers and 43,200 baby wipes to struggling Long Island families for distribution through Island Harvest Food Bank. Even before the COVID-19 crisis, approximately one in three U.S. families experienced diaper need, a public health issue exacerbated […]

COVID-19 EMOTIONAL SUPPORT HELPLINE AVAILABLE TO SUFFOLK COUNTY RESIDENTS

April 18, 2021 7:17 pm Comments Off

ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS HOSTS HELPLINE AS LOCAL PARTNER AGENCY WITH NY PROJECT HOPE

The Association for Mental Health and Wellness (MHAW) – Suffolk County’s largest not-for-profit provider of programs, services, and advocacy for people facing mental health challenges – is offering an Emotional Support Helpline staffed by trained crisis counselors who help callers […]

Elwood-John H. Glenn Senior Earns Top Honors at LISEF competition

April 17, 2021 6:56 pm Comments Off

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School senior Rithika Narayan was awarded first place in the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair for her project, “Harnessing Deep Learning to Assess Coral Reef Health through Crowd-sourced Efforts.”
In addition to winning the Grand Award for her outstanding science research project, Rithika also received three special awards, including an award […]

Letter to the Editor as to Why I am Running for the Elwood School Board

April 16, 2021 2:53 pm Comments Off

To the Editor,
My husband Mike and I, and our two daughters, Lilli and Emma, have lived in the Elwood community for 13 years. Having a 9th grader and a 6th grader, I have enjoyed many years of volunteering in the schools and have had ample opportunity to observe and evaluate the District’s strengths and weaknesses. […]

Statement from New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar

April 8, 2021 7:06 pm Comments Off

“There’s an old admonition about crooked politicians: ‘watch the hands not the mouth.’ It’s exactly what we should be doing with Mr. Cuomo.”

“It’s not Mr. Cuomo’s greed for power that we’re learning about now, it’s his greed for cold-hard-cash at the expense of the very people who elected him. Last night’s damning New York Times exposé, revealing […]

HUNTER GROSS CONDEMNS DIRECT ATTACK FROM HUNTINGTON TOWN DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRACY AND ON THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS IN THE TOWN OF HUNTINGTON

April 7, 2021 7:04 pm Comments Off

Hunter Gross, Democratic Candidate for Huntington Town Council, is disappointed, but not surprised that the Huntington Democratic Committee is challenging the validity of his more than double the amount of required signatures needed to run in the Democratic Primary on June 22, 2021.
“During a deadly pandemic, the Huntington Town Democratic ‘Machine’ has been doing what […]