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Greenlawn Historical Association Pumpkin Festival

October 12, 2012 2:36 pm Comments Off

Saturday, October 13th…
2nd Annual Pumpkin Festival at The John Gardiner Farm, 900 Park Avenue Corner of Little Plains Road for the 2nd annual Pumpkin Festival.

Marching Band Home Show This Saturday

October 12, 2012 1:04 pm Comments Off

The Whitman Wildcat Home Show is one of the largest in the state with 15 participating bands!
Join us this Saturday, October 13th beginning at 4:30PM at Walt Whitman High School.
Bands attending: Huntington, Mineola, Malvern, Sachem, Garden City, Brentwood, Division Ave, Mineola, Floral Park, Hicksville, Roslyn, and representing upstate New York- Arlington. From New Jersey: Roxbury. […]

Adventureland Robbed

October 12, 2012 7:01 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Suffolk County Police First Squad Detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the suspects who broke into the cash boxes of numerous arcade machines at Adventureland, located in Farmingdale.
On Sunday, September 16, 2012, at approximately 11:30 a.m., two unknown white males used a tool to pry […]

Robbey & Assault On New York Avenue In Huntington Station

October 12, 2012 6:43 am Comments Off

Two males were robbed and assaulted on New York Avenue in Huntington Station near Church Street.
On Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at approximately 1:50 p.m., an unknown suspect pulled two yellow metal chain necklaces off of a male victim. The second male tried to assist the victim, who is his brother, and the suspect knocked the […]

Petrones Budget: Fee and Tax Increases, Pay Raises and Layoffs

October 11, 2012 6:52 pm 4 Comments

Huntington Town Supervisor Frank Petrone submitted to the Town Board a proposed 2013 budget document that includes a small tax increase, significant fee increases, pay raises and layoffs.

Lynch Ballet Showcase Performance Of Dancers

October 11, 2012 7:40 am Comments Off

This is Lynch Ballet Company’s First Annual Showcase. Lynch School of Ballet was founded in 2009, starting with 70 students. In 3 years, the school has grown by more than 100, to 180 students. Showcase tickets are $5 at the door.

Many Elwood Taxpayer Association Members Against Oaktree Development

October 10, 2012 11:27 pm 2 Comments

Approximately eighty people attended the Elwood Taxpayers Association Meeting held at the Elwood Public Library located at the corner of Elwood Road and Jericho Turnpike. The hot topic on the agenda was the proposed senior housing development at the Oaktree Dairy property located on the west side of Elwood Road.
Walter Raab, Co-President of the association provided […]

Suffolk County Legislature Approves New PBA and EMHP Contracts

October 9, 2012 6:26 pm Comments Off

New police officers will pay 15% into their health care in addition to a lower starting salary for new police officers of $42,000 that remains at that level through the term of the agreement.

Congressional Candidate Labate Comments On Congressman Israel’s Mortgage Scandal

October 8, 2012 5:58 pm 2 Comments

This is a classic example of politicians getting special treatment and playing by a different set of rules than the average citizen,” said Labate.

Congressman Israel Receives $93,000 Mortgage Bailout Deal

October 8, 2012 5:37 pm 1 Comment

The bank that holds Long Island Rep. Steve Israel’s mortgage has approved a special deal allowing him to wiggle out of nearly $100,000 owed on his Dix Hills home while he unloads the property