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Woman Burned When Clothes Catch Fire

November 6, 2012 8:08 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police responded to a Commack home after a resident suffered burns when her clothing caught fire this morning. A 40-year-old female resident of Elder Drive, whose home is without power, went outside to fill up her generator with gas and inadvertently spilled some on her clothing and the outside of the gas can. […]

Homeless Woman Killed By Falling Tree

November 6, 2012 7:38 am Comments Off

A woman was found dead on November 5, 2012 at approximately 3 p.m. in a tent where she was living in the woods adjacent to 124 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack. She had been staying in the tent during the recent storm and was killed when a tree fell on her. Anne Marie Dolan, 57, […]

Sandy November 4th

November 5, 2012 12:13 pm Comments Off

Lights were on in the Route 110 and Jericho area until crews which were trying to make it better tripped a switch. Then officers that had been on hand anyway, had to direct traffic at Route 110 and Jericho.
Power problems around the Walt Whitman Mall:
If you have picture send them to tips@thehuntingtonian.com and we will […]

Voting Polling Places

November 5, 2012 11:37 am Comments Off

As of right now the polling places in town are the same with the exception of Asharoken. Asharoken town hall was very badly damaged in the storm and the new polling place is Eatons Neck Fire Department, at 55 Eatons Neck Road Northport, NY 11768 (631) 757-8932.
As soon as we hear of changes we will post them.
Remember to VOTE.

Warming Centers for Citizens

November 4, 2012 12:39 am Comments Off

These centers will provide residents without electricity a chance to get warm, charge electronic devices, get some food and generally get a brief respite from dealing with the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Announcement is from the Town of Huntington.
The warming centers, their hours of operation and their facilities are:
William J. Brosnan School
Northport-East Northport School District
158 Laurel Ave
Northport
Hours: […]

SCPD Advisory about LIPA Impersonators

November 4, 2012 12:14 am Comments Off

Police Advisory
The Suffolk County Police Department is reminding residents that crew members from the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and other utility companies will be in neighborhoods throughout the county as they work to restore power to customers.
Please note that most of the utility work being performed is outdoors on power lines, utility poles and […]

LIPA UPDATE NOV 3RD

November 4, 2012 12:09 am Comments Off

Today November 3rd LIPA took a step backwards in the restoration effort. 2,037 homes lost power. TheHuntingtonian was out around the whole town delivering our Election Edition to over 50 businesses. Some were open and some were not. Usually by this time into a storm the commercial areas and our businesses have been 100% restored, […]

LIPA Power Outages Update– Hurricane Sandy

November 2, 2012 10:25 pm Comments Off

As of 9:45pm tonight LIPA has restored electricity to 73% of Huntingtonians. They have brought those numbers down from 92% by storms end. Yet the remaining 27% are going to be quite an issue. With the temperature dropping into the high 30’s tonight many are going to very upset with out their power and […]

Emergency Blood Drives

November 2, 2012 3:59 pm Comments Off

In the aftermath of Sandy, the majority of regularly scheduled blood drives have been cancelled. Numerous emergency drives have been scheduled in their place. New York Blood Services deeply appreciates the support of the organizations and venues that are hosting these drives. Here’s a list of local blood drives for Nov 2- 6 (Fri-Tues). Thank […]

Storm Update From HUFSD Superindent Jim Polansky

November 2, 2012 3:32 pm Comments Off

Good afternoon. We continue to monitor the situation in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Six of our eight buildings have regained power. Flower Hill and Woodhull remain without it. We hope to reopen Monday, however this is contingent upon power and road/transportation conditions. Unfortunately there are still numerous roads in multiple segments of the district that […]