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Huntington launched a campaign Friday to encourage people to enjoy the water and to follow safe boating practices. Supervisor Ed Smyth and other officials reminded residents to follow the rules of operating a boat safely, including to not drive a boat while under the influence, Read More …
A newly planted tree got some extra attention Friday as town officials marked Arbor Month under overcast skies at Sunshine Acres Park in Commack. Huntington Supervisor Ed Smyth, with the help of four students from Commack, Tax Receiver Jillian Guthman and Covanta employees tamped down Read More …
Scores of prom dresses, men’s suits, jewelry, makeup and other items were made available Wednesday for students looking for prom outfits. The Town of Huntington and police officers from the Second Precinct organized the “Pop-Up Prom Shoppe” at the John Flanagan Senior Center. Aside from Read More …
Former Huntington Councilman Mark A Cuthbertson, chairman of Huntington Town Democratic Committee, challenges Supervisor Ed Smyth on housing response. Read More …
The second “listening session” on the potential development in Melville is scheduled for Thursday. Known as the Melville Employment Center, the proposal goes back to the Petrone administration, and involves land use and zoning, including office/employment uses, industrial, residential, and mixed uses and open space, Read More …
An Open Letter in Response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s Housing Compact Governor Hochul’s criticism of Huntington housing is misplaced. The Town of Huntington is the gold standard for housing development in New York. Where infrastructure can support it, Huntington has rezoned large parcels of land Read More …
The South Huntington school district unveiled itsl food pantry Tuesday at Walt Whitman High School with the help of school and town officials, students, Stop & Shop and the Wildcat mascot. The well-stocked Wildcat Pantry, which serves students and their families throughout the disttrict, was Read More …
A family of Incredibles showed up. So did Empire stormtroopers, Pickachu, several cows, a Harborfields football player, Catwoman and dozens of other characters, all part of the Halloween parade in downtown Huntington on Monday. Supervisor Ed Smyth dressed as the football player to honor the Read More …
Huntington will offer free fares throughout next week on its Huntington Area Rapid Transit bus. The free ware week, running Monday through Saturday, is designed to encourage people to use mass transportation. Thursday is International Care Free Day. “The Town of Huntington is a leader Read More …
Huntington officials and several mothers of children lost to cancer lit a tree decorated with gold ribbons Thursday in honor Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Katia Conte, whose daughter Daniela, died in 2020 at the age of 8 of rhabdomyosarcoma, said that families wanted to put Read More …