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Halesite FD Mother’s Day Plant Sale

May 4, 2015 10:54 am Comments Off

Dear Neighbors,
I’m pleased to announce that the Engine Company will once again be hosting their Annual Mother’s Day Plant and Flower sale at the firehouse. Wonderful flowers, flats, and arrangements will be on sale May 8th – 10th. Raffles will also be available.
This event is not just for all the Moms in our lives….with the […]

Dix Hills FD Responds to Overturn on Commack Road

May 4, 2015 10:36 am Comments Off

On Saturday afternoon, May 2, 2015, the Dix Hills Fire Department responded to a crash on Commack Road north of Euclid Avenue. Upon arrival firefighters found a two-car accident with a minivan on its side, and a woman trapped in the vehicle.
Dix Hills firefighters used heavy rescue tools to quickly extricate the victim by removing the windshield. The […]

Volunteers from Goldman Sachs To Enhance Vanderbilt Museum Gardens

May 4, 2015 8:48 am Comments Off

By Patrick Keeffe
For the fourth consecutive year, Goldman Sachs volunteers will work with the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s corps of volunteer gardeners on Monday, May 11, to repair and update garden-irrigation systems, restore the mansion-courtyard gardens, and to prepare, plant and mulch the large organic garden whose produce is donated to a local food pantry.
During […]

$500K in Downtown Revitalization Grants Available

May 4, 2015 5:44 am Comments Off

County Executive Steven Bellone and the Suffolk County Downtown Revitalization Citizens Advisory Panel announced that applications for “Round 13” Suffolk County Downtown Revitalization Grants are available. A pool of $500,000 is available for partial funding of capital projects located in or adjacent to downtown areas on municipally-owned property.
Applicants must be organizations that represent a downtown […]

Annual Sheep to Shawl Festival

May 3, 2015 9:00 am Comments Off

On May 3, 2015 from 12 to 4 pm at the Daniel W. Kissam house located at 434 Park Avenue, Huntington. It is free to the public and a great way to introduce spring, seasonal living, clothing production and traditional crafts to both children and adults. The Sheep to Shawl Festival is a fun and […]

15th Annual Tulip Festival – Sunday, May 3, 2015

May 3, 2015 8:41 am Comments Off

The Town of Huntington’s Annual Tulip Festival will take place on Sunday, May 3, 2015 from 11AM – 4PM in Heckscher Park in Huntington. The free festival will have children’s activity booths, an art exhibit and live performances on the Chapin Rainbow stage, presented courtesy of the Huntington Arts Council.

Heckscher Hatters Art Activity at the Heckscher Museum, 12:00 […]

Raia, Lupinacci Hold Mock Press Conference For High School Students

May 3, 2015 6:30 am Comments Off

Photo below: Raia via Skype, Lupinacci answer questions posed by students at mock press conference.

Assemblyman Andrew Raia and Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci hosted a mock press conference at the South Huntington Public Library on April 16, 2015. The event included over 100 students from 8 different Suffolk County high schools. Those with an interest in journalism, […]

PAL Members Enjoy NBA Basketball Game

May 2, 2015 12:21 pm Comments Off

Hundreds of members of the Suffolk County Police Athletic League enjoyed a fantastic opportunity to play basketball on an NBA court before watching a game at the Barclays Center last month.
Three hundred kids, between the ages of 6 and 18, from Huntington, Amityville, Bay Shore, Brentwood and Central Islip were accompanied by Suffolk County PAL […]

Man Dies After Crashing Into Home on Woodhull Road in Huntington

May 2, 2015 9:04 am Comments Off

James A. Spillane was driving a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder westbound on Woodhull Road when his vehicle veered to the left and drove across a lawn located at 107 Woodhull Road before crashing into the northeast corner of the home at 11:38 p.m. on May 1, 2015.
Spillane, 49, of Syosset was pronounced dead at the scene by […]

Local Letter Carriers to Collect Food on May 9

May 2, 2015 6:09 am Comments Off

From Alaska to Florida, and from Maine to Hawaii, on Saturday, May 9, U.S. Postal Service letter carriers across the country will visit homes and businesses in every city, suburb and town in America to collect food for what is the nation’s largest food drive.
“This is it. The day to make a difference. If ever […]