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School Budget Votes Today

May 17, 2016 12:12 pm Comments Off

School Budget vote is today. Polls across Huntington Township generally open at 6 or 7 a.m. and close at 9 or 10 p.m. Check your school districts website for places and times.
Half Hollow Hills http://www.halfhollowhills.k12.ny.us/
Haborfields http://www.harborfieldscsd.net/
Huntington http://hufsd.edu/
South Huntington http://shufsd.org/
Northport http://web.northport.k12.ny.us/
Elwood http://www.elwood.k12.ny.us/
Commack http://www.commack.k12.ny.us/
Cold Spring Harbor http://www.csh.k12.ny.us/index.cfm

Letter to the Editor-State Must Act On Sex Offender Laws

May 13, 2016 2:01 pm Comments Off

DEAR EDITOR:
On Tuesday night, my colleagues and I were forced to remove important legislation from town code which for nearly 10 years controlled where registered sex offenders can live in this town.
Previously, Huntington’s Child Protection Act, enacted in 2005, prohibited level two and three sex offenders from living within a quarter-mile of a school, daycare […]

Friends of Oheka Announces 2016 Scholarship Winners

May 8, 2016 1:22 pm Comments Off

Below please find the 2016 Scholarship Winners from the Friends of Oheka

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bennardo & Superintendent Jim Polanksy Message on Strangers Incident

May 5, 2016 2:57 pm Comments Off

Dr. Bennardo sent out a voice message to parents of South Huntington Schools about an incident with a stranger, that happened May 4, 2016. To Listen to the message click here.

And Jim Polansky Superindendent of Huntington Schools send out this letter to parents.

Good afternoon,
The following information was shared with us by officials in the […]

HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY FIRST AID SQUAD INTRODUCES PRE-SCHOOLERS TO EMS

April 27, 2016 3:51 pm Comments Off

Members of the Huntington Community First Aid Squad brought an ambulance and a first responder vehicle to the YMCA last Friday to give pre school children the opportunity to see EMS up close. The purpose of the visit was to explain to the children that an ambulance is nothing to be afraid of and that […]

PLEASE STOP – When YOU See Red Lights Flashing on a School Bus

April 22, 2016 10:52 am Comments Off

NY School Bus Contractors Association Call on Drivers to Stop When They See Red Lights Flashing on a School Bus: Pushes Increased Penalties for Illegally Passing Stopped School Buses During NY’s Operation Safe Stop Day

The New York School Bus Contractors Association hosted an Operation Safe Stop event today with local and state officials in Port […]

MATINECOCK DISTRICT CUB SCOUTS RACE PINEWOOD DERBY CARS AT JOHN GLEN HIGH SCHOOL

April 12, 2016 11:10 am Comments Off

“And they’re off!!!!”
Racing six small wooden vehicles on the specially-fitted track in each heat, 85 hand-crafted Pinewood Derby cars were in the competitions at the Annual Matinecock District (Boy Scouts of America)’s district-wide runoff event held in the gym of the John Glenn High School in Elwood on April 9, 2016.
The cars had to be […]

Common Core Opt Out Numbers for ELA in Huntington Township

April 9, 2016 11:46 am Comments Off

These are the results from our Township on students who chose to “Opt-Out”. Below please find the results as reported.

2016 ELA Refusals

2016 Math Refusals

2015 ELA Refusals

2015 Math Refusals

Cold Spring Harbor Central School District
165
20%

158
18%
199
26%

Commack School District
1,910
64%

1,722
54%
1,889
60

Elwood Union Free School District
446
41%

366
33%
417

Half Hollow Hills Central School District
1,757
45%

1,680
42%
1,747
44%

Harborfields Central School District
518
34%

469
31%
533
37%

Huntington Union Free School District
449
22%

358
17%
508
24%

Northport-East Northport Union Free […]

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 […]

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 […]