Protesters March to Stationhouse to Demand End to Racism

  Hundreds of protesters marched Saturday from Greenlawn to the Suffolk County Police Second Precinct where they were greeted by 50 helmeted police  officers lined up up on the sidewalk in front of the building. Protesters demanded that officers  take a knee with them, a Read More …

5th Day of Marches to Remember George Floyd

  For the fifth day, marchers took to the streets of Huntington Friday for a peaceful protest against racism and the death of George Floyd while in custody in Minneapolis. It was also the third day that a community activist tried to persuade the  crowd Read More …

Protesters Return to Huntington Village

Hundreds of protesters returned to downtown Huntington Wednesday, chanting for racial justice, the fourth such demonstration this week, and the second of the day. The protesters marched from the Big H center up New York Avenue, then west on Main Street to New Street, where Read More …

Restaurant Owner Under Fire for Calling Marchers ‘Little Animals, Savages’

A Huntington restaurant owner is under fire for comments he made Monday afternoon about people who participated in a Black Lives Matter march that passed through downtown Huntington. Luigi Petrone, co-owner of Tutto Pazzo, referred to marchers as “a bunch of kids, little punks, they Read More …

Groups Plan Candlelight Vigil Over Immigrant Treatment

Activists will gather Friday in Huntington to support immigrants and protest against the treatment of those held in camps along the Mexican border. The local  Lights for Liberty vigil is part of a series of rallies scheduled across the country. Protesters will assemble at 8 Read More …

Groups Protest Immigration Policies

Groups opposed to U.S. immigration policies, including tear-gassing of Central American immigrants on the southern U.S. border, gathered Saturday to demand change. Carrying signs and shouting slogans, the protesters  at the Stop the Tears rally drew both support and opposition from passing motorists at the Read More …

Progressive Group to Protest Suozzi

Several progressive political organizations plan to protest against U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi and demand that he support the election of Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House. The groups will assemble at the corner of Park Avenue and Main Street in Huntington Tuesday at 6 Read More …

Group to Demand Protection of Mueller Probe

Activists in Huntington will join a nationwide protest Thursday  in support of protecting Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Russian interference in the 2016 election. The protests come in response to President Trump installing  Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, taking over oversight of the Read More …

Anti-Kavanaugh Rally Held in Huntington

A crowd  gathered in Huntington Wednesday evening to support victims of sexual assault and as part of a nationwide day of action to protest the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. Demonstrators held signs that said “Defend decency – Stop Kavanaugh” Read More …

Anti-Kavanaugh Rally Planned Wednesday Night

Local activists are planning to rally Wednesday night against the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. Protesters will gather at the northwest corner of Park Avenue and Main Street in Huntington to hold a vigil against the nominee, saying he is unfit to serve on Read More …