Bubbakoo’s Burritos Coming to Huntington

A Bubbakoo’s Burritos restaurant is expected to open in April in the former Pier One space on East Jericho Turnpike. The restaurant chain, which has more than 100 locations throughout in 15 states, including Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, and Ohio, plus upstate New Read More …

Town to Remediate Area Cleared at Mill Dam Park

The Town of Huntington has been told to replant trees and other vegetation after a protected area around the wetlands in Mill Dam Park were cleared. The state Department of Conservation said this week that the town agreed to a remediation plan after it removed Read More …

Campaign 2024: Choice Words, Endorsements

Nancy Goroff, Democratic candidate in the First Congressional District, was endorsed by EMILYs List, which works to elect Democratic pro-choice women. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler said of Goroff: “Nancy Goroff is a champion for Long Islanders who has spent her life serving and bettering Read More …

‘Untuckit’ Shop Coming to Whitman Mall

An Untuckit shop is coming to Walt Whitman Shops this spring. The Whitman store is one of 14 shops the chain plans to open this year. The first seven are expected to open by May in California, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey and New York. Another Read More …

Melville Repair Shop Listed for Sale at $3 Million

An auto repair shop in Melville is listed for sale, with a $3.1 million pricetag for the property and business. The Citgo gas station at 1153 Walt Whitman Road has five bays for repair; the listing claims an estimated $1,890,000 per year, or $157,500 per Read More …

Whitman Girls Head for Semi-Final Game

Students, staff and families wished members of Walt Whitman’s girls basketall team well as they left Friday morning for the state seminfinal game upstate. Led by vehicles from the Huntington Manor Fire Department, the team walked the circle in front of the high school which Read More …

Authorities Seek Driver Who Dumped Dogs ‘Thelma and Louise’

  Law enforcement officials are asking for help to identify a person who pushed two small dogs out of a vehicle March 5 at Sunken Meadow Park. The incident occurred about 12:10 p.m. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the Suffolk County Police Department, and Read More …

SBA Offering Loans to Those Hit by January Storm Damage

The U.S. Small Business Administration will offer federal assistance to Long Islanders who were impacted by severe storms containing heavy rain and high winds from Jan. 9-10. Residents and businesses in Suffolk and Nassau counties are  eligible to apply for low-interest loans to aid in Read More …

Report: Teens Brawl at Half Hollow Hills Library

About a half dozen students got into a brawl Wednesday at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, according to News12. The brawl occurred about 3:30 p.m., with the students leaving before police arrived. Half Hollow Hills East High School is directly across the street from Read More …

Church of Scientology Buys Melville Property

An office building in Melville has been sold to the Church of Scientology, Long Island Business News reported Thursday. The 62,500-square-foot office building at 263 Old Country Road was sold for $15.2 million. The two-story office building, with parking spaces for about 250 vehicles, was Read More …