Donnelly Hosting Pet Food Drive

Suffolk County Legislator Tom Donnelly is hosting a pet food drive now through the end of May. Donnelly’s district office is serving as a drop-off location for the 13th Legislative Pet Food Drive where much-needed pet food and supplies will be collected to benefit Baxter’s Read More …

Schools: St. Anthony’s at Legislature; Friar Hall of Fame

Brother David Migliorino, principal of St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, to give the opening invocation before  a recent meeting of the Legislature in Hauppauge. Suffolk County Legislator Tom Donnelly, D-Deer Park, invited Migliorino to give the non- denominational prayer, Before the invocation, the St. Read More …

Bontempi Re-Elected to Legislature; Sanin Defeats Esteban

Suffolk County Legislator Stephanie Bontempi defeated Democratic challenger Dr. Eve Meltzer Krief Tuesday in a hotly contested vote in the 18th District. Democrat Rebecca Sanin ousted first-term legislator Manuel Esteban in the 16th, while legislative incumbents Tom Donnelly (D-17th), Rob Trotta (R-13th), who ran unopposed, Read More …

Campaign 2023: Republican Catherine Corella Running in the 17th District

Catherine Corella is a Republican running for the 17th District seat in the Suffolk County Legislature, against incumbent Tom Donnelly. Q. Republicans in the Suffolk Legislature voted to keep a water quality bill off the ballot on Nov 7, saying the needed to be improved. Read More …

Campaign 2023: Donnelly Seeks Re-Election in 17th District

Now in his third term in county politics, Suffolk County 17th District Legislator Tom Donnelly, D-Deer Park, says he still has the same passion and dedication to his residents he had when he started and will continue to do so even as planned redistricting will Read More …

Huntington Chamber to Host Candidates Breakfast Forum

Candidates for town and county offices will participate in a roundtable breakfast hosted by the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 19. The non-partisan breakfast encourages dialogue between candidates and local businesses. Each candidate will have an opportunity to talk to the tables around Read More …

Schools: Solar Project Underway in South Huntington

The  South Huntington school district’s long-planned solar carport program is underway. Construction going on in the parking lots at Walt Whitman High School, Stimson Middle School, Silas Wood Sixth Grade Center, Birchwood Intermediate School, Countrywood Primary Center, and Oakwood Primary Center. Maplewood Intermediate School and Read More …

Lillian M. Sharkey Dies at 100; World War II Veteran and Parish Volunteer

Lillian M. Sharkey, a World War II veteran and devoted volunteer at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Melville, died Thursday. She was 100 years old. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served as a nurse during WWII in the Navy WAVES, Read More …

New Suffolk Legislative Maps Approved

The Suffolk County Legislature approved new boundaries for districts this week after a drawn-out process that lasted for months. Huntington will be represented by five legislators; three Republicans and two Democrats. The new districts take effect in January 2024 with voters picking legislators in November Read More …

Holiday Food Donation Campaign Gets Underway

Island Harvest Food Bank kicked off its annual Turkey and Trimmings collection campaign on Tuesday. The annual food collection helps Long Islanders in need enjoy a holiday-style meal. Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of Island Harvest,said that the food bank forecasts a demand for Read More …

Huntington Station Unveils a Welcome Sign

  A sign welcoming people to Huntington Station was unveiled Wednesday on New York Avenue, part of efforts by the Huntington Station Business Improvement District to beautify the area. Elected officials praised the organization and president Frank Cosentino for their work. Town Supervisor Ed Smyth Read More …

Second Precinct Expanding Use of Mobile License Plate Scanners

Police use of license plate readers will expand in the Second Precinct, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced Thursday. State Assemblyman Steve Stern, D-Dix Hills, obtained a $250,000 grant that will increase mobile readers, which are installed in police cars. His office said that the Read More …