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School Closings & Delays For Thursday, March 5, 2015

March 5, 2015 5:22 am Comments Off

Cold Spring Harbor – Closed
Commack – Closed
Elwood – Closed
Half Hollow Hills – Closed
Harborfields – Closed
Huntington – Closed
Northport/East Northport – Closed
South Huntington – Closed

Huntington Station Man Arrested for Driving While Impaired by Drugs After Crashing Into Nail Salon

March 4, 2015 6:38 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County police today arrested a man for driving while ability impaired by drugs after he crashed into a nail salon in Deer Park this afternoon.
Michael Fusaro was operating his GMC Envoy in the Hess gas station parking lot, located at 1800 Deer Park Ave., when he apparently lost control of the vehicle at approximately […]

Passage Of Legislation Protecting Children From Sex Offenders

March 4, 2015 7:08 am Comments Off

Robert Caroppoli (Office of Senator Flanagan)
Senator John Flanagan (2nd Senate District) joined with his colleagues in the New York State Senate recently to take quick action on nine bills that would close dangerous loopholes in the laws protecting children and communities from sexual predators. The measures, which have been sent to the Assembly for further […]

Huntington Hires New Ethics Board Counsel to Assist in Code Revisions

March 3, 2015 1:22 pm Comments Off

Roslyn firm, headed by municipal ethics expert, will advise Town on proposed changes-By AJ Carter
As part of the ongoing effort to examine and revise the Town of Huntington’s ethics code, the Town Board voted at its February 10 meeting to hire a Roslyn law firm with expertise in municipal ethics as the new counsel to […]

Saint Patrick’s Day Parade this Sunday

March 2, 2015 10:03 pm Comments Off

This Sunday the 81st Huntington Saint Patrick’s day parade will start at 2pm.
This years Grand Marshal is Father Stephen Donnelly.
A Mass will take place at Saint Patrick’s Church 10am. Followed by the Parade which starts at 2pm. Make sure you get a spot along the parade route. The route starts on NY Avenue from the […]

Community First Aid Squad Seeks Prom Dresses

March 2, 2015 9:58 pm Comments Off

HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY FIRST AID SQUAD SEEKS PROM DRESSES –
POPULAR PROGRAM PROVIDES LOCAL YOUNG LADIES WITH SPECIAL ATTIRE

HCFAS Collecting Dresses for Long Island Volunteer Center’s 21st Annual Prom Boutique
Huntington Community First Aid Squad invites the community to search their closets to find and donate gently-used, prom-appropriate dresses and gowns to help Long Island girls enjoy their […]

School Closings & Delays For Monday, March 2, 2015

March 1, 2015 7:30 pm Comments Off

Cold Spring Harbor – 2 hour delayed opening
Commack – 2 hour delayed opening
Elwood – 2 hour delayed opening
Half Hollow Hills – 2 hour delayed opening
Harborfields – 2 hour delayed opening
Huntington – 2 hour delayed opening
Northport/East Northport – 2 hour delayed opening
South Huntington – 2 hour delayed opening

Woman Suffers Burns in Dix Hills House Fire

February 28, 2015 2:29 pm Comments Off

Dix Hills Fire Department volunteers responded to an early morning house fire Saturday, February 28, 2015, where a woman suffered burns. Dix Hills firefighters were dispatched at 6:08 a.m. to the fire which occurred on Seaman Neck Road. The three residents of the home were safely evacuated prior to the arrival of Dix Hills firefighters. Battling […]

Lupinacci Backs Legislation For Military Spouses

February 28, 2015 7:24 am Comments Off

By Brian Finnegan (Office of the Assembly)
Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci announced he will co-sponsor three bills to address obstacles faced by military spouses in New York State. Military spouses have long struggled to acquire certain licenses to work after moving to New York State. Assembly Bills 3637, 2590, and 4394 were drafted to fix this injustice by […]

Man Issued Summons for Driving with a Fake Passenger in HOV Lane

February 27, 2015 10:40 am Comments Off

A Suffolk County Police officer issued a traffic summons to a driver who was caught traveling in the HOV lane with a fake passenger in his vehicle on the Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills this morning.
Suffolk County Highway Patrol Officer Jonathan Abrams was on HOV enforcement on the Long Island Expressway at 6:30 a.m. […]