Schools: Christmas With Seniors; Career Connections

  Student government and eadership students from Walt Whitman High School joined residents of the neighboring Sunrise of Huntington to celebrate Christmas. Leadership students have been making personalized Christmas ornaments for the residents of the center, and delivered them on Monday. They also shared  some Read More …

Minimum Hourly Wage to Rise Jan. 1

The minimum hourly wage for Long Island workers will rise to $16 effective Jan. 1. Workers in New York City and Westchester County will see the same increase. Elsewhere in the state, the minimum is $15 per hour. The increase from $15 on Long Island Read More …

Politics: Republican Award; Fundraiser Plans

The Huntington Democratic Committee will have its general membership meeting Tuesday. The meeting is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. Debbie Adams-Kaden (second from right), Member, Huntington Republican Committee, was honored recently. Left to right: Theresa Mari, Councilwoman-elect, and Andrew Raia, town Read More …

2nd Update: Flood Watch for Huntington Area

  2nd Update: The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory Sunday for Suffolk County. At 902 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain moving back into areas that received 1 to 2 inches of rain earlier today. – Additional rainfall amounts of 0.3 to Read More …

‘Freezin’ for a Reason’ Raises Funds for Special Olympics

About 200 hardy souls dashed into the water off Frank P. Petrone Crab Meadow Beach on Sunday morning to help raise money for Special Olympics. This year’s Polar Plunge included teams from the Elwood, South Huntington, Harborfields and Northport school districts as well as town employees and Read More …

Author to Sign Her Cookbooks, With Support for Toys for Tots

A cookbook author wlll combine a signing of her work with a shopping benefit for Toys for Tots next week in Huntington. Dena Fenza will be signing copies of her new interactive cookbook, My Italian American Table, at Towne Boutique at 255 Main St., Huntington, Read More …

Selmer’s Pet Land to Close After 84 Years

A long-running business in Huntington said Thursday that is closing its doors for good. Selmer’s Pet Land in Huntington Station said it was the country’s oldest family-owned store. “We have cherished the joy and companionship our pets have brought into the lives of thousands who 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 …

Shop With a Cop Delivers for Kids

Dozens of children picked out their favorite toys and other gifts Thursday with the help of Suffolk County police officers at the annual Shop With a Cop. Several elected officials stopped by to help as kids roamed the aisles at Target in Huntington Station, including Read More …

Menorah Lighting Marks Beginning of Chanukah

Jewish residents celebrated the start of Chanukah Thursday night with the lighting of a grand menorah in downtown Huntington. The Jewish holiday, which lasts eight days, marks a miracle of an oil lamp that burned for eight days when it only had enough to one Read More …