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Town of Huntington Honors Scholar-Athletes

May 21, 2016 12:48 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board recently honored 20 local high school seniors who excel in both academics and athletics at the annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Ceremony.
Each of the winners – one male and one female from each of the 10 high schools in the Town — had been selected by their school, which provided biographies that Town […]

Northport Artists Win ‘Best in Show’ Award

May 20, 2016 1:05 pm Comments Off

Congratulations to the following Northport High School students, and their art teacher, Mr. Peter May, who won Best of Show in Film at the Long Island Media Arts Show, which was a Nassau/Suffolk competition held at Five Towns College on April 1. Northport High School was only allowed seven entries and each entry was awarded […]

Northport Students Enjoy Education with a Fun Twist

May 20, 2016 12:58 pm Comments Off

At Northport-East Northport’s Fifth Avenue Elementary School, students learned about the value of books and the importance of reading through an entertaining magic show, “The Magic of Amore,” on May 4, 2016.

Photo courtesy of Northport-East Northport Schools

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

Northport High Schooler’s Essay Honors Teacher

May 17, 2016 11:41 am Comments Off

While many Northport High Schoolers entered the “My Favorite Teacher” essay contest, a national event sponsored by Barnes and Nobles and run through the Northport Student Union, student Jane Nasta had her essay on her physics teacher Gregory Guido selected as the winner for the East Northport Barnes and Noble branch.
Guido will be entered into […]

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 […]