Greenlawn Fire Department to Host Halloween 5k

The Greenlawn Fire Department will host its sixth annual Halloween 5k race on Oct. 30. While costumes are not required, they are encouraged. The race will begin and end at the department headquarters on Boulevard Avenue. Awards will be given to the top first responder, Read More …

Labor Day Weekend Features Music, Games and Food

  Music filled the air Saturday at the Ebenezer Wesleyan Church block party in Greenlawn. Food, a bounce house, and a vigorous game of musical chairs kept church members and others going, while Housing Help and a mortgage company offered their services. The block party Read More …

Covid-19 Quarantine Cancels Harborfields Football Season Opener

Harborfields High School has canceled its season opening football game scheduled for Friday because of Covid-19 protocols. “The Harborfields High School varsity football game originally scheduled for Sept. 3 against Westhampton has been cancelled due to a small number of COVID-related quarantines among the football Read More …

Labor Day Weekend Kicks Off Festivals, Fairs

Labor Day  is a salute to the American union movement but it is also the start of a busy season of fall festivals and other outdoor events. Among the activities coming up this weekend are: Huntington YMCA carnival The annual carnival provides food, entertainment, music, Read More …

Schools: Mask Rules; Northport Enrollment Decline

An official in the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that when students are unmasked, schools should “implement physical distancing to the extent possible… but should not exclude students from in-person learning to keep a minimum distance requirement.” Regulations issued by the state Department Read More …

Town Hall: Park, Recycling Center Renamed; Greenlawn Summer Nights

The Town of Huntington has renamed Dix Hills Park in honor of the late Antonia “Toni” P. Rettaliata-Tepe. the first woman to serve as town supervisor, and her husband, Dix Hills Fire Department Commissioner and Ex-Chief Philip H. Tepe. Rettaliata-Tepe served in the State Assembly Read More …

Memorial Day: Parades, Road Run Honoring Fallen Marine

A virtual road race in honor of a fallen Marine from East Northport, a town ceremony, and parades around Huntington will mark Memorial Day weekend. The Christopher G. Scherer I Ran the Grid race,  in honor of Marine Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer who was killed in Read More …

Voters to Take On School Board Votes, Budget Proposals

Residents will be voting Tuesday on school budgets and candidates for school boards with a variety of issues to consider, from the sale of land, adding a student to the board, to roof and boiler replacements. The elections come as school districts are coming out Read More …

Volunteers, Businesses Organize to Feed Thousands Expected for Officer’s Funeral

Greenlawn volunteers and business owners are working together to provide food for the thousands of police officers and others expected to attend the funeral of NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos on Tuesday. The officer, who lived in East Northport, was killed by a driver in Queens Read More …

Man Accused of Greenlawn Stabbing

Suffolk County Police lt arrested a Greenlawn man Sunday night and accused him of stabbing another man in the head in the parking lot of a Greenlawn 7-Eleven.  The victim, a 44-year-old Huntington Station man, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore Read More …

Manning Named Superintendent in Harborfields

Dr. Rory Manning was appointed superintendent of the Harborfields school district Wednesday night. Manning has been serving as interim superintendent since December, after the departure of Dr. Francesco Ianni. The appointment by the Board of Education is effective immediately. On Twitter, Manning wrote, “I’m humbled Read More …

2 Huntington Residents Involved in Fatal Crash in Deer Park

Two residents of Huntington were involved in a four-vehicle crash in Deer Park Park Thursday night that killed another driver. The crash occurred on Deer Park Road about 10:37 p.m. when two cars f stopped at a red light facing east on Grand Avenue and Read More …