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Carmen Kasper has resigned from her position as director of human services for the Town of Huntington. She was suspended earlier this month while under investigation for an allegedly inappropriate comment she made to a town worker, who filed a complaint, which led to an Read More …
The Town of Huntington will extend hours at spray parks and open cooling centers because of the high heat expected throughout most of the week. Temperatures are expected to hit the low 90s on several days, with a heat index as high as 98. Cooling Read More …
The Town of Huntington officially broke ground on an expanded Alfred J. Walker Memorial Park on Friday. Located at 33 West 11th St., Huntington Station, the park is growing and adding new features, including a soccer field, parking, exercise spaces, a gazebo and cornhole courts, Read More …
The Town of Huntington will celebrate Juneteenth on June 17, with a day filled with food, music, Double Dutch tournament, history, drummers circles and more. Juneteenth recognizes the day that the US Army freed the enslaved in Texas at the end of the Civil War. Read More …
The Town of Huntington’s spray parks reopened Wednesday after they were shut down last week because of mechanical problems. Spokeswoman Christine Geed said that the parks will be open in time for hot weather expected to arrive this weekend. The two parks, one at Elwood Read More …
Heckscher Park was the site of the Town of Huntington’s 19th annual tulip festival on Sunday, headlined by children’s entertainer Janice Buckner, who provided music and puppetry. Youngsters, including several who were accompanied by their parents, were invited onto the Chapin Rainbow Stage during the Read More …
Huntington renamed Spring Road Saturday in honor of the late Bishop Norris Porter, a man recalled for his dedication to serving his community. He served the Huntington community for more than 50 years before his death last year. He co-founded Christian Charities Deliverance Church in Read More …
The Town of Huntington said Thursday that it had opened a warming center at the Dix Hills Ice Rink through Saturday, but it will close each night at midnight. A town spokeswoman said that the town would work with the county, police and others to Read More …
The Town of Huntington will officially launch a new system for applying for building permits on Tuesday. The new system brings the whole process online using new software, OpenGov, that is designed to streamline the application process. Those seeking permits can file, review and gain Read More …
The Huntington Highway Department is hiring drivers with equipment to help plow the roads this winter. The Huntington Town Board approved a 22 percent increase in pay at its meeting this week. Qualifications: SUV or Pick-Up with Plow or with Sander & Plow ($122 per Read More …
The Town of Oyster Bay is sending five trash trucks to Huntington to make up for Saturday night’s loss of six trash trucks by fire. Deputy Supervisor John McCarron said that two vehicles were rescued from the line of trucks that caught fire and driven Read More …
Tuesday-Friday trash pickup in Huntington is just Tuesday this week as the town marks Veterans Day. On Friday, collection is canceled and won’t be rescheduled. Instead, residents on a Tuesday/Friday schedule can put out two days worth of trash on Tuesday, Nov.15. During Thanksgiving week, Read More …