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Elwood Board of Education Reorganizes for 2018-19 School Year

July 8, 2018 1:01 am Comments Off

The Elwood Union Free School District held its annual Board of Education reorganization meeting on July 2, 2018 in preparation for the 2018-19 school year.
Board trustees Heather Mammolito and James Tomeo, both re-elected by the community in May, were sworn in for their new terms by district Clerk Mary Lou Janelli.
Julia Fried was elected to […]

Elwood Educators Celebrated

June 13, 2018 9:28 pm Comments Off

As the 2017-18 school year is wrapping up, the Elwood Union Free School District held a special reception for all staff members who were awarded tenure, as well as this years’ retirees and 25-year employees, at the board of education Meeting on June 7.
Administrators, faculty members and loved ones filled the middle school auditorium for […]

Town Officials Celebrate Grand Opening of Northridge, Huntington Station Revitalization Project

May 24, 2018 6:28 pm Comments Off

On Monday, May 7, Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci, Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, Councilwoman Joan Cergol, and Tax Receiver Jillian Guthman joined Renaissance Downtowns and Source the Station for the grand opening ribbon-cutting at Northridge, the mixed-use building dubbed “Phase 1” of the developer’s Huntington Station revitalization project.

“This area was once a vibrant, thriving downtown and we […]

Councilwoman Cergol Recognizes Huntington Mock Trial Team

May 14, 2018 8:59 am Comments Off

Huntington Councilwoman Joan Cergol, at the May 1, 2018 Town Board meeting, recognized the Huntington High School Mock Trial Team, which recently was crowned Suffolk County Champion.
Councilwoman Cergol also gave special recognition to Xavier Palacios, a Huntington school board member who helped establish the team four years ago and who serves as one of its […]

Middle School’s Global Collaboration to Save the Animals

May 14, 2018 8:41 am Comments Off

“The House of Representatives is considering a bill that would eliminate Endangered Species Act protections for species that are not native to the United States.
This would seriously undermine the United States’ ability to fight wildlife crime and the illegal wildlife trade threatening some of the world’s most imperiled species – like tigers, elephants, and rhinos.”- […]

Huntington Young Republicans Honor April Student of the Month

May 11, 2018 1:48 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Young Republicans launched their Student of the Month Program in February of 2017 to help engage local high school students in the process of politics and government. This month the organization honored Sheriden Schwertl, senior, of Cold Spring Harbor High School. Sheriden Schwertl is a senior at Cold Spring Harbor High School.
During her time at Cold […]

Community And Youth Agency Donates Five Buddy Benches To Half Hollow Hills

May 9, 2018 7:14 pm Comments Off

REACH Community And Youth Agency Donates Five Buddy Benches To Half Hollow Hills
Donation Made As Part Of Their 45th Anniversary Celebration
DIX HILLS, NY, May 4, 2018 – In celebration of their 45th anniversary, the REACH
Community and Youth Agency (CYA) decided to give back to the youth they serve by
purchasing five buddy benches and donating them […]

County and Statewide Awards Of Merit for Elwood Students

May 9, 2018 7:04 pm Comments Off

Three students from the Elwood Union Free School District were recognized by the Suffolk Region PTA at the Reflections Awards Showcase on April 20, 2018. Elwood Middle School (EMS) student Sayna Purow was recognized with a New York State level Award of Merit in photography, and Elwood-John H. Glenn High School student Layla Leunig and […]

Councilman Eugene Cook Proposes “The Huntington Power Authority”

May 5, 2018 3:01 pm Comments Off

COUNCILMAN EUGENE COOK SPONSORS RESOLUTION
TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN NORTHPORT, NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 201 OF THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE.

Councilman Cook will sponsor a resolution to schedule a public hearing to consider the acquisition of certain real property located in Northport. The Town Board has […]

Students In Half Hollow Hills Help Raise Over $126,000 In Students Rebuild Challenge

April 17, 2018 12:00 pm Comments Off

Students across all 13 grade levels and nine buildings in the Half Hollow Central School District have helped raise $126,410 in this year’s Students Rebuild Challenge by creating 21,408 self-portraits. The challenge was launched by the Bezos Family Foundation, a foundation run by the parents of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.