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The Huntington Town Board has approved two special events coming up in October and November. The board voted last week to authorize the co-sponsorship of the Columbus Day parade on Oct. 8, with Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America. The parade will march Read More …
The Huntington Holiday Spectacular wraps up Thursday with a live music performance. The holiiday season celebration on Wall Street, which began the weekend after Thanksgiving, has featured a parade, Santa, a menorah lighting, a gigantic tree, music, jumbo candy canes, ice carving and more. Thursday’s Read More …
During the holidays, generosity flows through Huntington, in ways big and small. Business leaders write donation checks, non-profits distribute toys, elected officials collect and distribute winter coats, and grassroots groups feed the hungry. And then there’s piano-playing Mariano Schwartz, who, with the dollars from his Read More …
Hundreds of children received gifts Saturday as volunteers handed them out packages at Assembly of God in Huntington Station. Helping Hand Rescue Mission organized the donations, delivering gifts to more than 700 families who had registered in advance. Santa Claus helped welcome the children who Read More …
Experts in mental health are encouraging residents to reach out for help if the combination of Covid-19 and normal holiday stresses are leaving them feeling overwhelmed. Karen Boorshtein, president and CEO of Family Service League, said many people have lost relatives to the virus, lost Read More …
Keeping with tradition, students at Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School shouted, danced and swayed to holiday classics during the school’s annual holiday sing-along on Dec. 20. Harborfields High School students joined district teachers and retirees on the auditorium stage and sang songs, including “Frosty the Read More …
Volunteers from PSEG-LI, Moonjumpers, Suffolk County Police and others wrapped toys this week for families in need. PSEG-LI’s Ray Homburger, manager of customer experiences, was busy wrapping presents Thursday, even as families stopped by to pick out toys, stocking stuffers and books for their children. Read More …
Suffolk County Second Precinct officers took about 40 children shopping Wednesday at the Target store in Huntington Station. Santa Claus showed up for photos and pizza, while officers escorted the children through the aisles to pick out their favorite toys. Each child had $50 to Read More …
Turkey drives, tree lightings, parade, music, food and more are filling the holiday calendar throughout Huntington. There appears to be little to no separation between Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations this year. We’ve compiled a list, which will update every few days, of events or ways Read More …
Santa’s helpers, not Grinches, came to the rescue of a family that had lost several Christmas presents in Northport earlier this week. Northport police said that at 11:10 PM on Christmas night, an SUV traveling across Main Street on Woodbine Avenue accidentally dumped several Christmas Read More …