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Drunk Driver Joins Huntington Holiday Parade

November 30, 2014 9:48 am Comments Off

The Huntington Village Holiday Parade and Festival was traveling northbound on New York Avenue when Colleen O’Brien pulled out of a gas station and traveled southbound on New York Avenue at approximately 8 p.m.
O’Brien drove between fire trucks and the crowd, for approximately a half a block before being stopped at the intersection of New […]

Commack’s Apple Run for Thanksgiving

November 30, 2014 6:58 am Comments Off

Commack Middle School students took an early morning one mile run to celebrate Thanksgiving and good health.
Sponsored by the school’s Physical Education Dept., the annual tradition takes place the day before Thanksgiving. Runners received an apple, apple pie, and apple juice after completing the chilly course.
Photos: Courtesy of the Commack School District
Principal Anthony Davidson joins […]

5th Annual Parade, Street Festival Tonight (Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014)

November 29, 2014 11:03 am Comments Off

The Fifth Annual Holiday Parade and Street Festival in Huntington Village will kick off at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, November 29th, bringing a rousing end to Small Business Saturday with Long Island’s biggest electric light holiday parade and float contest.
The parade drew more than 10,000 people last year. The festivities will include a brief ceremony following […]

Cesspool Truck and SUV Crash in Commack

November 29, 2014 7:19 am Comments Off

Story & photos by Steve Silverman
Firefighters from the Commack Fire Department used heavy rescue extrication tools to free a woman trapped in a crushed SUV that collided with a cesspool truck on Veterans Memorial Highway and Harned Road in Commack on Friday, November 28, 2014, at around 4:15 p.m.
It was a difficult rescue operation as firefighters removed the roof […]

Dix Hills Fire Dept. Responds to Thanksgiving Crash

November 28, 2014 10:54 am Comments Off

Volunteers from the Dix Hills Fire Department were dispatched to a three-car collision on Deer Park Avenue near Straight Path, Thanksgiving evening, November 27, at around 9 p.m. Under the command of First Assistant Chief Robert Fling, 35 firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded with three trucks, three ambulances, first responder and paramedic units. Three female […]

Generational Thanksgiving Preparations at Commack Schools

November 27, 2014 7:20 am Comments Off

Third graders in Diane D’Allesandro and Patricia Ammirato’s classes at Burr Intermediate School in Commack worked side by side to prepare for food and decorations for a Thanksgiving feast. As students moved from station to station they were guided by the many helpful moms, dads, and grandparents who came to help.
Parents and grandparents joined in, […]

Shots Fired in Huntington Station

November 26, 2014 6:00 pm Comments Off

According to the Suffolk County Police “An unoccupied, parked car was struck by bullets on Mulford Ave around 4:30 a.m.” today 11/26/14. Shot Spotter picked up this information for the Police. Police arrived and taped the area off. This is near the same area that Maggie Rosales was murdered in October. Police have been busy […]

Man Killed in One-Vehicle Crash in Greenlawn

November 26, 2014 9:43 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man in Greenlawn early this morning.
The man was driving a 2009 Volkswagen westbound on Little Plains Road when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, a fence and two parked cars before overturning in front of 102 Little […]

Pet Photos With Santa Paws – Fundraiser

November 25, 2014 8:24 pm Comments Off

Fundraiser for League For Animal Protection

Community Asked To Donate Food For Thanksgiving To Replace Stolen Food

November 25, 2014 7:31 pm Comments Off

A cold-hearted thief took 50 boxes of food, enough to feed more than 170 families, from the Toys of Hope warehouse facility in Huntington Station. The boxes were ready to be delivered to needy families for Thanksgiving. This afternoon, the Townwide Fund of Huntington is making a $3,000 emergency grant to replace the food and […]