Custodian Accused of Making Threat Against School District

A custodian in the Cold Spring Harbor school district, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with making threats against the district. Suffolk County polce said that Jimmy Martin, a Huntington resident, had applied for a promotion last week but was turned down. He then made Read More …

Lewis Oliver Farm Sanctuary Looking to Add Staff

Lewis Oliver Farm Sanctuary in Northport is hosting Santa Claus today as it welcomes visitors who come to see the rescued animals that live there. But the holiday celebration comes at a time that the organization operating the animal sanctuary is eager to find the Read More …

Reward Offered for Arrest of Man Who Stole Package From Driver

Suffolk police are looking for a man who stole a package from a delivery driver in Greenlawn. Crime Stoppers and Second Squad detectives say that on  about 1:20 p.m. on Nov. 8, the man approached a FedEx driver in front of a Geneva Place residence Read More …

Town Proposes Fieldhouse, Instead of Armory, for Community Center

The plan to convert the former state armory on East Fifth Street in Huntington Station into a recreation center is off the table, replaced by a proposal to build a fieldhouse next door. Supervisor Ed Smyth told Newsday that building a new fieldhouse would cost Read More …

Cold Spring Harbor Voters OK Funds for Sex-Abuse Settlements

Cold Spring Harbor voters Thursday night approved the liquidation of a reserve fund to pay two sex-abuse lawsuits. The vote was 241-27. The district had asked for the vote to cover the settlements brought under the Child Victims Act against two former teachers, both of whom Read More …

Report: Court Upholds Town on Indian Hills Votes

A lawsuit challenging the development of townhouses at the Indian Hills Golf Course in Fort Salonga has been rejected by two court rulings, the newspaper Long Island Business News reported on Thursday. Acting State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Farneti ruled against the group Fort Salonga Read More …

Grog Fest at the Whaling Museum on Nov. 30

The Grog Fest returns Nov. 30 as a fundraiser for the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, which will be transformed into a tavern for the evening. The fest, for adults only, will include rum punch, sea shanties, a history of bootlegging, presented by Town Historian Read More …

Dix Hills Man Gets 25 Years in Killing of Uncle

A Dix Hills man was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for the murder of his uncle in 2018. The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office said that David Cahoon, 44, stabbed his uncle, 70-year-old William Cahoon, 16 times in the victim’s Levittown home. He Read More …

Cold Spring Harbor to Vote on Financing of Sex-Abuse Settlement

Residents of the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District will vote Nov. 16 on a proposition to liquidate the district’s 2020 $7,667,594 Capital Reserve Fund to pay a settlement agreement involving sex-abuse lawsuits. If approved by voters, the reserve funds will be used toward paying  Read More …

Huntington to Receive Millions for Downtown, Cultural Projects

 The Town of Huntington and several nonprofit organizations will receive significant infusions of money to fund cultural and downtown projects, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Tuesday. Accompanied by cultural organization leaders and elected town, county and state leaders who packed the Chapin Rainbow Read More …

Real Estate: Cold Spring Harbor Estate Listed for $10.9 Million

A  six-bedroom home on a 9-acre compound in Cold Spring Harbor is listed for sale at $10,950,000. The home features a 20-person dining room, five fireplaces home office, and a state-of-the-art kitchen. Also included are a private balcony, wine cellar, high-tech movie theater, Smart Home Read More …

Palacios Proposes Community Space Under Revitalization Plan

A proposal to build new offices and create community space in the building will be discussed Wednesday at the last in-person community meeting for the Huntington Station Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Residents have until Nov. 3 to  provide feedback on the newest proposal, linked here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKvJuz3fbLosV9h1aSMg58AKkbl5KZjflYQolubmT2QNvjOQ/viewform Read More …