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SUFFOLK COVID-19 CASE UPDATE – June 2, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

June 3, 2020 2:29 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on June 2, 2020
Testing

190,693 COVID-19 tests have been administered, an addition of 4,365 tests*
21.0 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
118,441 total tested for antibodies

Tested Positive for COVID-19

39,980 total cases
275 new cases**

Tested Positive for Antibodies

14,222 individuals not previously tested for COVID-19 have tested positive […]

Letter From Councilman Cook

June 2, 2020 5:04 pm Comments Off

Dear Editor,
I saw a video that was posted from a Huntington business owner, disparaging the peaceful protest in the village yesterday. The loss of George Floyd was unacceptable and unforgivable, and all of us know this was wrong. The Huntington community has the right to want justice to be served. Those who participated in yesterday’s […]

Woman Shot Before Being Involved in Single-Vehicle Crash

June 1, 2020 5:35 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating an incident in which a woman was shot, then involved in a single-vehicle crash in East Northport this afternoon.

Second Precinct officers responded to a report of a crash in front of 319 2nd Street at 4:27 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a female passenger of a […]

Valley Grove Beach – Eatons Necks Has Closed To Bathing

June 1, 2020 5:27 pm Comments Off

Valley Grove Beach in Eatons Neck, located in the Town of Huntington, has closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria in excess of acceptable criteria.
According to Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. Gregson Pigott, bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness, as well as infections of the eyes, ears, nose, and […]

Huntington Ethics Board to Hold Quarterly Meeting Remotely on Friday, June 5 2020

June 1, 2020 5:15 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington Ethics Board will be holding its quarterly meeting remotely on Friday, June 5, 2020 at 9:30 AM; meeting audio will live stream on Optimum 18, FIOS 38 and online at huntingtonny.gov/meetings and replay with audio and video.

A public session agenda for the meeting will be posted at huntingtonny.gov/meetings once finalized.

Two People Injured, One Seriously, in Single Vehicle Crash On a LaRue Drive, Huntington

May 29, 2020 4:57 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a single vehicle crash that injured two people, one seriously, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at approximately 7:40 p.m..
Richard Scholem was driving a 2009 Nissan Altima eastbound on La Rue Drive when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree at approximately 7:40 p.m.
Scholem, 88, of […]

Huntington Manor Fire Puts Out Fire At 1344 NY Avenue

May 28, 2020 4:34 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Manor Fire Department responded to an active structure fire at 1344 New York Avenue in Huntington Station on Tuesday, May 26, at about 1:30 a.m. Seven trucks and 35 firefighters were dispatched and under the direction of Chief Jon Hoffmann, supported by Assistant Chiefs Chuck Brady, Jim Glidden and Brian Christen. The Huntington Fire Department assisted […]

Police Officers Rescue Five People from Fire-1344 New York Avenue, Huntington Station

May 26, 2020 5:36 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Department officers rescued five people from a fire in Huntington Station early this morning.
Second Precinct police officers Matthew Berube and Michael Haggerty and Emergency Service Section officers Giacomo Marchese and John Farrell responded to a 911 call reporting a fire at 1344 New York Avenue at approximately 1:30 a.m., May 26, 2020. […]

Town of Huntington May Meeting

May 25, 2020 4:24 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board held its May 20, 2020 meeting remotely and broadcast meeting audio live, approving various measures to accelerate Huntington’s local economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, designated Bread and Cheese Hollow Road as an historic landmark, approving a farmers market, and scheduled public hearings for the June 16 and July 21 Town […]

You Can’t Compete With Nature – See The Beauty Everywhere Dr Zach Bush

May 19, 2020 1:13 pm Comments Off

As you watch every day and listen to the Federal Task force or the New York State briefings from the Governor or like me I’m on with the County executive you feel like it is ground hog day again and again and again. You question when is this going to end, when can we get […]