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League of Women Voters Presents “Running and a Winning Program”

March 31, 2016 5:31 pm Comments Off

The League of Women Voters of Huntington is proud to present The Running and Winning Program for local high school young women on April 20th at the Harborfields Public Library from 9am to 1pm. Women who have been elected to public office or who serve as judges and active community leaders will recount their journey […]

Sweeney Todd Musical at Commack High School March 18/19

March 16, 2016 1:08 pm Comments Off

Sweeney Todd Musical March 18th and 19th 7:30pm Commack High School Auditorium, Students $10, Adluts $12

Over $500K Raised for Childhood Cancer Research By Commack Students

March 10, 2016 2:51 am Comments Off

The bad news: More children are lost to cancer in the U.S. than any other disease, and worldwide, a child is diagnosed every three minutes.

The good news: Because of research, today about 90% of children with the most common types of cancer will live.
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation works to fund research and provide support for […]

Commack Middle School Takes First in Regional Science Bowl

March 9, 2016 5:35 pm Comments Off

Commack Middle School’s Science Quiz Bowl Team #1 won the regional science bowl and will represent the District and Long Island at the Nationals on April 28 – May 2, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
A total of 20 teams participated in the regional competition. Commack’s Team 1 won all but one match in the round robin […]

ASSEMBLYMAN RAIA ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR LONG ISLAND STUDENTS

March 9, 2016 5:29 pm Comments Off

Raia and Italian-American State Legislators announce $10,000 in scholarships.
Assemblyman Andrew Raia – East Northport is reminding current and future college students
that the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is now accepting applications for four $2,500 scholarships. Applications are due by Monday, April 7 and will be awarded in June at the conference’s Annual Legislative […]

2016 NEW YORK CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN-AMERICAN STATE LEGISLATORS SCHOLARSHIP

March 2, 2016 1:22 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci announced that applications for the 2016 New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators Scholarship are now available. This year’s recipients will be invited to Albany to receive their award at the Annual Conference Weekend this June.
“With the rising cost of higher education, it is important that we as community leaders look for […]

Burr Intermediate School in Commack Raised $4,000 for ALS Ride for Life.

February 23, 2016 1:45 pm Comments Off

Students and staff at the Burr Intermediate School in Commack were presented with a banner from the ALS Ride for Life, to celebrate the generosity, commitment, and compassion demonstrated by the Burr family.
ALS Ride for Life was founded by Chris Pendergast, a retired teacher who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease in 1993. This annual […]

Commack Middle School Nature Explorers and Earth Protectors Club Recycle

February 23, 2016 1:38 pm Comments Off

Members of the Commack Middle School Nature Explorers and Earth Protectors Club put their eco-enthusiasm to work, sponsoring a school-wide plastic bag collection. They collected (and counted) 1,873 plastic bags, which will now be recycled, and not wind up in a landfill or as litter.

Club members are passionate about preserving our environment and want to […]

School Collects Thousands of Cans of Soup for the Hungry 3903 To Be Exact

February 12, 2016 1:23 am Comments Off

North Ridge Primary School in Commack held its annual “Souper Bowl” and collected a total of 3,903 cans and bags of soup. Mrs. Esposito, the gym teacher at North Ridge, decided to “sculpt” the cans into the shape of a giant airplane.

Each day when the children came to gym, they were amazed at how well […]

School Closings & Delays for Monday, February 8, 2016

February 8, 2016 5:24 am Comments Off

Cold Spring Harbor School District – Closed
Commack School District – Closed
Elwood School District – Closed
Half Hollow Hills School District – Closed
Harborfields School District – Closed
Huntington School District – Closed
Northport School District – Closed
South Huntington School District – Closed