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Event to Highlight School Bus Safety and Driver Training Requirements

March 20, 2015 9:08 am Comments Off

The New York School Bus Contractors Association announced that the Association will host a School Bus Safety Demonstration Day in collaboration with Suffolk Region PTA on Wednesday, March 25th at Suffolk Transportation Service’s Safety and Training Center located on 50 Saxon Avenue in Bay Shore, NY.
The event will help parents and school officials better understand […]

St. Patrick’s Parade 2015 – Slideshow

March 11, 2015 9:01 am Comments Off

The 81st Annual Huntington St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on Sunday, March 8, 2015. The parade is organized and hosted each year by the Huntington Hibernians. This year’s Grand Marshal was Father Stephen Donnelly (In photo above) of St. Patrick’s Church in Huntington. Thousands of people lined the streets to view the many Huntington […]

Huntington’s Blue Devils Win State Relay Championship

March 9, 2015 11:03 am Comments Off

By Jim Hoops

Photo above: H-ton’s state champion relay team of Lawrence Leake, Infinite Tucker, Kyree Johnson and Exayvian Crowell.

Photo above: Coach Ron Wilson and Infinite Tucker (right), who placed 4th in 600m.
All the training and sacrifices paid off for the Huntington High School boys’ track 4x400m relay team as the Blue Devils swept to a first place […]

Commack High School Volunteers Honored

March 7, 2015 3:29 pm Comments Off

By Brenda Lentsch

Two Commack High School seniors who have volunteered “significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country” were honored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award sponsored by Prudential Financial, Inc.: Emily Avila and Alexa Tiberia.
Emily devotes an extensive amount of time as a certified member of the Commack Volunteer Ambulance […]

Closings & Delays For Friday, March 6, 2015

March 5, 2015 6:57 pm Comments Off

Cold Spring Harbor – 2 hour delayed start
Commack – 2 hour delayed start
Elwood – 2 hour delayed start, all morning activities and AM kindergarten are cancelled.
Half Hollow Hills – 2 hour delayed start
Harborfields – 2 hour delayed start
Huntington – 2 hour delayed start
Northport/East Northport – 2 hour delayed start, Morning Kindergarten is cancelled.
South Huntington – […]

School Closings & Delays For Thursday, March 5, 2015

March 5, 2015 5:22 am Comments Off

Cold Spring Harbor – Closed
Commack – Closed
Elwood – Closed
Half Hollow Hills – Closed
Harborfields – Closed
Huntington – Closed
Northport/East Northport – Closed
South Huntington – Closed

Passage Of Legislation Protecting Children From Sex Offenders

March 4, 2015 7:08 am Comments Off

Robert Caroppoli (Office of Senator Flanagan)
Senator John Flanagan (2nd Senate District) joined with his colleagues in the New York State Senate recently to take quick action on nine bills that would close dangerous loopholes in the laws protecting children and communities from sexual predators. The measures, which have been sent to the Assembly for further […]

Community First Aid Squad Seeks Prom Dresses

March 2, 2015 9:58 pm Comments Off

HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY FIRST AID SQUAD SEEKS PROM DRESSES –
POPULAR PROGRAM PROVIDES LOCAL YOUNG LADIES WITH SPECIAL ATTIRE

HCFAS Collecting Dresses for Long Island Volunteer Center’s 21st Annual Prom Boutique
Huntington Community First Aid Squad invites the community to search their closets to find and donate gently-used, prom-appropriate dresses and gowns to help Long Island girls enjoy their […]

School Closings & Delays For Monday, March 2, 2015

March 1, 2015 7:30 pm Comments Off

Cold Spring Harbor – 2 hour delayed opening
Commack – 2 hour delayed opening
Elwood – 2 hour delayed opening
Half Hollow Hills – 2 hour delayed opening
Harborfields – 2 hour delayed opening
Huntington – 2 hour delayed opening
Northport/East Northport – 2 hour delayed opening
South Huntington – 2 hour delayed opening

Local Law Makers Demand Cuomo Release School Budget Info

February 27, 2015 9:09 am Comments Off

At a press conference in Albany, Assemblyman Andrew Raia (R,I,C-East Northport) joined Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R,C,I-Canandaigua) and educators from across the state, to demand that Gov. Cuomo release school aid budget information. Raia criticized Cuomo’s political tactics, explaining that holding this information hostage unnecessarily hurts the children and taxpayers of Long Island.
“Withholding school aid […]