As Schools Reopen, New Leaders, Mandates

    Educators, parents and kids are out and about around Huntington, preparing for the start of school next week. Driving around town, you’ll see teams on practice fields, parents with kids in tow leaving stores with bundles of school supplies and bus drivers surveying Read More …

PSEG Volunteers Give a D-Day Anniversary Assist to Veteran and Wife

PSEG-LI volunteers returned Thursday to the home of a Melville  veteran and his wife to help them tidy up and make small repairs. Morris “Monty” Koffer, and his wife, Edith, asked the group to return after their initial visit in December. Koffer, who is 97, Read More …

Eight Arrested on Tax Charges

Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini and the State Department of Taxation and Finance Wednesday announced the arrest of eight individuals, including three tax preparers, on charges of filing fraudulent tax returns, failing to file personal income tax returns and failing to pay personal Read More …

Henry Schein Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies

Melville-based Henry Schein, Inc. has been recognized as one of the most ethical companies by Ethisphere as a leading provider of health care products and services to office-based dental and medical practitioners. This is the eighth consecutive year that the company has been recognized and Read More …

New Office Pet Hogs the Spotlight

 SupplyHouse.com, a Melville  e-commerce company, has added a pig to its lineup of office pets. Employee Steve Erickson brought his pet pig, Truffles, into the office recently for a day of snorts and tail wagging. While dogs tend to be the norm around the office, Erickson Read More …

Melville Firefighters Plan Santa’s Route

Melville firefighters are planning Santa’s tour through the streets on Dec. 22. Here’s where to catch up with the Jolly One. 9:10 to 9:30 a.m. 1800 Walt Whitman Road 9:45 to 10:05 a.m.  Country Pointe playground 10:10 to 10:30 a.m.  Strathmore Place Club House 10:45 Read More …

Anesthesia Group Acquires Aisthesis Partners

North American Partners in Anesthesia  recently completed the acquisition of certain assets of Aisthesis Partners in Anesthesia Care and its affiliated medical practices. Aisthesis provides anesthesia services to 25 ambulatory surgical centers, 3 hospitals, and 3 physician offices across four states and the District of Read More …

Hometown Helpers: Emily Sobel’s Computer Coding Class

HuntingtonNow.com is highlighting individuals who are making a difference in their community through their volunteer work. Emily Sobel, 16 Community: Dix Hills, Half Hollow East Organization: Ariella’s NY Friendship Circle The project: I developed a computer coding class for children with special needs to provide a Read More …

Then and Now: Michelle Pierrot, Half Hollow Hills East

HuntingtonNow.com takes a look at what recent local high school graduates are doing. Name: Michelle Pierrot High School: Half Hollow Hills High School East Year Graduated: 2010 Comment about your high school experiences: I was always very involved in high school. I was a three year Varsity athlete Read More …

Man Killed in Multi-Car Accident on LIE

A Selden man was killed early Saturday morning after he left his vehicle to check for damage from a minor collision and was struck by a third vehicle on the Long Island Expressway in Melville. Suffolk County Police gave this account of the crash: Madhava Read More …

Buyer Plans to Raze Newsday Building

A top executive of Hartz Mountain Industries Inc., said Wednesday that it will raze the building that currently houses Newsday and its closed printing plant. Gus Milano, Hartz president and COO, speaking at a  Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island panel discussion on the Read More …

Real Estate: Apartments for Rent in Melville and Northport

Here are options in two different parts of Huntington. Highland Green Residences, 2 Strathmore Way, Melville: Your income may qualify you to join the wait list for these 1-bedroom, 1-bath rentals, which will be available April 29. While they vary in terms of plans and Read More …