Town Offers Cooling Options as Heat Wave Arrives

Supervisor Ed Smyth has designated various Town of Huntington facilities as cooling centers for  residents during the heat wave.  Temperatures are expected to remain in the low 90s throughout the week.  A heat advisory is in effect Wednesday at noon through 8 p.m. Thursday. “Please Read More …

Manor Field Spray Park to Open Next Week

Huntington will open another spray park next week, this one at Manor Field Park. The Manor Field Spray Park, with 4,950 square feet in area with 2,520 square feet of active play, features push-button technology for efficient water use. The spray park’s sports theme includes Read More …

More Heat, Humidity Throughout the Day

As the heat wave continues Wednesday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an air quality health advisory effective at 11am. Ozone levels are expected to be higher than normal. Individuals who may be especially sensitive to the effects of elevated levels of pollutants Read More …

Spray Park, Field Work Approved by Town Board

Huntington Station will  be getting its long-awaited spray park and improved fields at Manor Park, after funding was approved by the Town Board. The town will spend $750,000 on a spray park for Manor Field in Huntington and another $800,000 to replace the synthetic fields Read More …

Top Ten Stories of 2018

We’re looking back at the 2018  stories that drew the most readers on HuntingtonNow.com since our launch on April 23. Funeral scheduled for St. Anthony’s Student Sept.25. Ryan Spencer Mullen, a St. Anthony’s High School student died after he went “car surfing” atop an Uber vehicle, and fell, Read More …

Town Re-Opens Spray Park to Beat the Heat

Huntington reopened its spray park in Elwood Wednesday to help residents cope with the heat wave. Temporary hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The park, which closed as of Labor Day, will remain closed Saturday and Sunday because of a lack Read More …

2 Wheelchairs Donated for Use at Spray Park

A Town of Huntington employee donated two recreational wheelchairs that can be used in the water, for children to use at the Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Memorial Spray Park. The Town accepted the donation from Town employee Margo Myles and her husband, Sean, at the Aug. 7 Read More …

Huntington’s First Spray Park Opens

Both those in bathing suits and those in uniform enjoyed the refreshing relief Wednesday that came with the official opening of the Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Memorial Spray Park in Elwood. The spray park was first proposed and planned just under a year ago,  to honor Read More …

Chopper Bringing NYPD Members to Join Opening of Tuozzolo Spray Park

The town of Huntington notified Elwood residents Tuesday to expect to see an NYPD helicopter landing Wednesday at James H. Boyd Elementary School on Cuba Hill Road. The chopper will be ferrying officials to the opening  of the Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Spray Park at Elwood Read More …

Spray Park to Open July 11

A spray park named for a slain New York City police officer will open July 11 at Elwood Park. The Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Spray Park will be the first in Huntington. In February, the Town Board voted to appropriate $230,000 on the project. Sgt. Tuozzolo, Read More …