Signature Bank Becomes Flagstar

Signature Bank, which has a branch in Melville, became Flagstar Bank on Monday. Signature Bank failed last week following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and on Sunday, Signature was taken over by New York Community Bancorp Inc., parent company to Flagstar. “This announcement is Read More …

Update: Vehicle Overturns on Park Avenue

A car flipped over and landed in a wooded area on Park Avenue on Sunday around 5:30 p.m. Suffolk County Police and Greenlawn Fire Department firefighters were on the scene. One person was reported to be in the vehicle that oveturned but there was no Read More …

Condo Plan for Oheka Castle Advances

Plans to build luxury condominiums at Oheka Caste can proceed, with conditions, after the Huntington Town Board voted last week to allow the owner to file site plans. But theTown Board’s approval itself has to be reviewed after a messy procedure during which at least Read More …

Op-Ed: Water Reuse Increasingly Important

“Water reuse has been increasingly recognized as an essential component in effective water resource management plans,” says the “Long Island Water Reuse Road Map & Action Plan” unveiled last week. “The United Nations formally acknowledged the importance of water reuse in 2017,” it adds. “The Read More …

Update: East Northport Man Killed in Crash; Driver Charged With DWI

Suffolk County Police charged a man with driving while intoxicated after a fatal crash in Huntington early Saturday morning. Carlos Orellana Mata was driving a Infiniti QX60 east on Route 25, near Verleye Avenue when he drove  into the rear of a 2019 Volvo tractor Read More …

Cinema Arts to Show Documentary on Dissident Journalist

The father and brother of political dissident Julian Assange will speak at the showing of a documentary at Cinema Arts Centre on Saturday. “Ithaka”  tells the story of Assange’s fight to avoid extradition to the United States, where the Australian journalist is accused of violating Read More …

PSEG-LI Hardening Power Grid in Huntington

PSEG-LI said Friday that it is strengthening the energy grid in several areas of Huntington, Huntington Station, Halesite and Lloyd Harbor. The work began recently and is expected to last about nine months. The utility said it would notify local officials about any potential traffic Read More …

Spencer Leaves Jail, Headed for Community Service

William “Doc” Spencer, whose political and medical career was halted in 2020 in a spectacular fall from grace, has been released from the Suffolk County jail where he was serving a sentence after pleading guilty to a felony charge of tampering with public records and Read More …

Easter Egg Hunt on April 1 at Elwood Park

An Easter Egg Hunt, organized by age groups, will bring dozens of children to Elwood Park on April 1. Sponsored by the Town of Huntington and Suffolk County Second Precinct police, the hunt will start at 9 a.m. for children ages 3-4;  10 a.m. for Read More …

Huntington Man Sentenced in Fraud Scheme

A Huntington resident was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Kamal Zafar, 53, participated in a scheme to target thousands of medical professionals or others with callers based in India clalming that the victims Read More …