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Northport raised a Pride flag Thursday, kicking off a month of celebrations and support for the lgbtqia community. Speaking at the flag raising at village hall, Mayor Donna Koch, Huntington Supervisor Ed Smyth, former mayor Henry Tobin, Huntington Town Councilwoman Joan Cergol and Joe Schramm, Read More …
US Mail carriers will be collecting donations of non-perishable foods left by residents at their mailboxes on Saturday. The annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation’s largest food collection event presented by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), and the United States Read More …
Heckscher Park was the site of the Town of Huntington’s 19th annual tulip festival on Sunday, headlined by children’s entertainer Janice Buckner, who provided music and puppetry. Youngsters, including several who were accompanied by their parents, were invited onto the Chapin Rainbow Stage during the Read More …
Members of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office hockey team will play against a team from the New York Cancer Foundation in a charity match Saturday at Dix Hills Ice Rink. This is the third annual “Hockey For Hope” game. The event will feature raffles, vendors, Read More …
Tracey Edwards, Long Island regional director of the NAACP, and her mother, Dolores Thompson, will be honored at a dinner May 12 to benefit the Heckscher Museum of Art. Thompson is the founder of the Huntington Station Enrichment Center, a community facility for residents providing Read More …
ELIJA Farm is a beneficiary of a Stop & Shop Community Bag Program. For the month of May, a $2.50 reusable community bag purchased at the Stop & Shop located at 1100 East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington, will produce a $1 donation to the farm. The Read More …
A gay pride parade and festival will return to Huntington in June, six years after the event moved to Long Beach. Huntington Supervisor Ed Smyth said that the parade on June 11 would march along Gerard Street to Main Street to Heckscher Park where the Read More …
Musicians will perform May 20 at a cabaret-style show to raise money for two countries in Africa. The musicians–16 songwriters among the 25 total performers–are assisting h2 Empower, which assists anti-poverty efforts in Ethiopia and Burundi. The performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Read More …
Leaders of the planned African American Museum have turned to the next steps needed to make it a reality after the recent Huntington Town Board approval of a site. Irene Moore, chair of the African American Historic Designation Council, and attorney Barry Lites are among Read More …
A Huntington comedy show scheduled for May 12 will benefit Long Island Cares. The show, Return of the 50 Foot Woman, produced by SLAM Cxmedy, will feature comedians who have appeared on HBO, The Late Show, Adult Swim, and other venues. Tickets are $20 and Read More …