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Harborfield’s Teacher Inducted Into Hall of Fame

February 23, 2017 3:00 pm Comments Off

The Harborfields Central School District is pleased to announce that physical education teacher Christine Collins has recently been inducted into the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Collins was nominated by the board of the LIMLF and voted on by the general membership of LIMLF.
Currently a […]

“Harriet, Rosa and Me” Excites Crowd at Town’s 30th Annual Celebration

February 20, 2017 4:33 pm Comments Off

Play Gets Rousing Reception at Black History Night

The history-based play “Harriet, Rosa and Me” received a rousing reception at its world premiere February 16 2017, performed as part of the Town of Huntington’s 30th annual Black History program.
Written and produced by Grammy and Emmy-award winning director J.D. Lawrence, the musical play tells the story of […]

Elwood Superior Scientists

February 19, 2017 1:23 pm Comments Off

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School juniors and seniors in Maria Aiello and Jennifer Basford’s Advanced Placement Environmental Science classes took part in a unique lab experience with science educator Amanda Horn from Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) on Feb. 13. BNL provided students with lab attire and equipment to successfully take part in a citric acid […]

LUPINACCI HONORS SOUTH HUNTINGTON TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

February 19, 2017 1:13 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R,C,I,Ref.—South Huntington) recently joined the South Huntington School District in recognizing seven outstanding educators in the “2017 Teacher of the Year” ceremony.
The event, held at Walt Whitman High School, was attended by administrators, students, and fellow educators from throughout the district. Lupinacci presented the teachers with New York State Assembly Citations […]

Elwood Science Student To Attend Prestigious Conference

February 17, 2017 2:27 pm Comments Off

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School junior Gina Maletta has recently been selected as a National Youth Delegate for the 2017 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University this upcoming summer.
Gina is one out of only 250 students from across the country that have been asked to participate in the intensive […]

Letter to the Editor Walt Whitman Grad Brings Hope to New Families

February 17, 2017 2:15 pm 1 Comment

To the Huntingtonian editors,
I’m writing with a story tip about an entrepreneur with special needs from South Huntington who’s supporting new parents across the country.
My friend Brittany Schiavone is a 27-year-old woman and the founder of the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization Brittany’s Baskets of Hope, which is based in South Huntington. She is a graduate of […]

February 16, 2017 5:00 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R,C,I,Ref.—South Huntington) recently joined the South Huntington School District in recognizing seven outstanding educators in the “2017 Teacher of the Year” ceremony.
The event, held at Walt Whitman High School, was attended by administrators, students, and fellow educators from throughout the district. Lupinacci presented the teachers with New York State Assembly Citations […]

The Northport Symphony Orchestra Newsletter

February 16, 2017 4:51 pm Comments Off

The Northport Symphony Orchestra Newsletter

Winter 2017

In this issue

Winter Concert

Ways to support NSO

Auditions in progress

*NEW* Winter Concert Information

NSO’s next concert will be Friday, February 17, 2017!

Our program will feature pianist, Edward Lattari, who will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23. Mr. Lattari is a pianist and music educator and a Long Island native. He majored in […]

LUPINACCI, RA HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE CALLING FOR EQUAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS SERVICING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

February 16, 2017 4:30 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R,C,I,Ref.-South Huntington) joined Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square), and Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi (D-Utica) for a joint press conference this morning as they advocated funding increases for Special Act schools and 853, 4201, 4410 preschool programs. Special Act schools and 853, 4201, 4410 preschool programs are classifications given by the New York […]

Whitman Science Fair Winner Continues to Next Round

February 14, 2017 5:05 pm Comments Off

Walt Whitman High School had two students entered into last weeks LI Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF). Both seniors Karthikeyan Mayilvahanan and Omar Ramos executed well researched and professionally presented projects in the hopes of progressing to round two of the competition and ultimately a trip to Los Angeles in May for the International Science […]