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More than 600 children will receive Christmas presents this weekend at the Friends of Huntington Station Latin Quarter holiday celebration. Xavier and Laura Palacios, who have been running the event for 13 years, said it has grown from about 40 children in its first year. Read More …
The Huntington Historical Society’s historic houses at the holidays tour resumes this year after a two-year break. “Visit to Sammisville” will tour five homes on Dec.4 that involve the Sammis family, all descendants o John Sammis, one of the original settlers of Huntington. He built Read More …
Huntington Supervisor Ed Smyth and Huntington Village Business Improvement District president Dominic Catoggio on Monday defended the decision to move the holiday parade to Heckscher Park. In the last two years, the holiday celebration had occurred on Wall Street, which was welcomed by some and Read More …
The Huntington Lighthouse boat parade featuring vessels decorated for the holidays will return on Nov. 25. Boats will parade around Huntington Harbor, and can be viewed from several points, including from behind the Halesite Fire Department and from Gold Star Beach. Prizes will be awarded Read More …
An outdoor holiday decorating contest is open in Huntington, with a variety of categories available. Residents and businesses can enter the contest by submitting their entries and photos on the Town of Huntington website by Dec. 6. http://www.huntingtonny.gov/holiday-decorating-contest Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci and Councilman Mark Read More …
The Long Island Rail Road is running three additional trains from Penn Station to Hicksville/Huntington for customers getting an early start on Independence Day. The extra trains to Huntington depart Penn at 2:08pm and2:29pm. An extra train to Hicksville leaves Penn at 3:24pm. The three Read More …
Banks, schools and Post Offices are closed Monday for the celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. And trash pickup for some residents is postponed. For those residents whose trash is picked up Mondays and Thursdays, collection is scheduled for Thursday only, though Read More …
The Greenlawn Fire Department will be escorting Santa around the streets of Greenlawn Saturday between the hours of 2 and 6 p.m. Here is the route.
Santa and Mrs. Claus welcomed children at a huge holiday display in East Northport Friday night. James and Karissa Tomeo hosted the display as a fundraiser for Cohen Children’s Medical Center and as a way to remember James’ mother, Jacki. The display on the Tomeos’ Read More …
By MICHAEL GROSSO There are three ways to keep healthy over the holidays. Keep moving. Find one or more ways to get exercise. Even walking for a half hour a day confers significant benefits, improving cardiovascular health, making it easier to maintain a healthy Read More …