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Water quality in the Long Island Sound plateaued or worsened, the environmental group Save the Sound reported Thursday. The waters in the Western Basin, which includes the Suffolk and Nassau shorelines, and Eastern Narrows, the New York City shoreline, are in worse shape than the Read More …
The Huntington Town Board has renamed the Renewable Energy Task Force and reappointed its members. The new Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency, Renewables and Sustainability, whose task is to examine, prioritize and report to the Town Board on energy efficiency best practices, the use of Read More …
Anyone wanting to run a commercial landscaping business in Huntington must register with the Town of Huntington for a permit. There’s a non-refundable fee of $50, which includes a decal for the first vehicle. To apply by mail, send a completed and signed Landscape Registration Read More …
The Town of Huntington has specific rules on how to handle the trash resulting from someone moving in or moving out of a home in town. The town reminds residents that up to six gallons (with a volume of less than 42 gallons) can be Read More …
Scout troops and Huntington High School students planted saplings Friday at Koster Park, part of the Huntington celebration of National Arbor Day. The town said that 200 bare root saplings were planted, consisting of 25 each of Flowering Dogwood, Highbush Cranberry, Buttonbush, Ninebark, Black Chokeberry, Read More …
School board elections are coming up, and with it, candidate nights. In addition, Walt Whitman High School is celebrating its championship football teams over the years, the South Huntington Public Library is hosting a job fair, and law enforcement officers are inviting Huntington residents to Read More …
Huntington families celebrated Earth Day Saturday with demonstrations of beekeeping, water quality, paper shredding, a giveaway of saplings and more. Sponsored by Covanta and Starflower Experiences, Town Board members Joan Cergol and Sal Ferro, the celebration also offered arts and crafts, garden planting, and face Read More …
Huntington residents will be celebrating Huntington Family Earth Day at Manor Farm Saturday, cosponsored by council members Joan Cergol and Sal Ferro, Covanta and Starflower Experiences. Events include a marine touch tank, supplied by Cornell Cooperative Extension, arts and crafts, garden planting, and face painting. Read More …
State Sen. Jim Gaughran and State Assemblyman Steve Stern announced Tuesday that they had obtained $22 million in state funding to connect homes to sewer lines in Huntington Station. The new funding complements an agreement between the town and Suffolk County to spend $44 million Read More …
John Probert is a resident of Huntington with a background in environmental science who has previously worked at the Department of the Interior and the World Wildlife Fund. Read More …
Earth-Day events, blood drives, library activities, and pizza-making with the cops are some of the many activities this week around Huntington. Monday Clear some of the shelves in your pantry and donate some nonperishables to Helping Hand Rescue Mission, 225 Broadway, Huntington Stations. Donations are Read More …
The Town of Huntington is looking for volunteers to help clean up RoberHt Kubecka Memorial Garden, starting Friday. Community service credits will be awarded to students. The town said that portions of the garden have become overgrown or abandoned. Volunteers can bring their own tools; Read More …