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Concern about the coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of the annual Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer I Did the Grid Run/Walk during Memorial Day weekend. The race has kicked off the Suffolk County Veterans Run Series every year, and honors the memory of the Read More …
A homeless shelter is expected to reopen this spring on the grounds of the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Northport. US Reps. Tom Suozzi, D-Huntington and Lee Zeldin, R-Patchogue, said United Veterans Beacon House has been awarded a 5-year contract to operate the shelter. The Read More …
Mike DelGuidice and Big Shot will play a benefit concert for veterans Saturday Nov. 16 at the Paramount. Tickets to see the Billy Joel tribute band are available for pre-sale Wednesday and to the general public on Friday. Proceeds of the concert, sponsored by TD Read More …
Several local veterans were honored at State Sen. James Gaughran’s ‘Veterans Hall of Fame’ ceremony Saturday in Huntington. The event honored veterans whose contributions in their military service and throughout their communities made them worthy of recognition by the New York State Senate. Honorees included Read More …
U.S. Tom Suozzi, D-Huntington, will join a bipartisan congressional delegation to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Suozzi and the other of Congress will pay tribute and partake in ceremonies to honor those lost during the Battle of Normandy. Read More …
Suffolk County Legislator Susan A. Berland is teaming up with Paws of War to host a free mobile veterinary clinic in the parking lot behind her office for veterans and their pets. As part of their Vets2Vets program, the clinic will be free of charge Read More …
Runner Eva Casale and local officials announced Thursday that she will launch her seven marathons in seven days next week from Huntington. This is the fourth year in a row that Casale, senior vice president of information technology for Suffolk Federal Credit Union, will run Read More …
Veterans of Operation Graphic Hand, instituted in March 1970 in response to a postal strike, may be eligible for a tax exemption. The deadline is March 1. “Suffolk County residents who qualify for this tax exemption can now apply until Friday, March 1, 2019, by Read More …
All veterans are invited to Veterans Services Day, sponsored by American Legion Post 1244 and the Huntington Opportunity Resource Center. Scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Walt Whitman High School, the event will connect veterans with service providers, human resource representatives and other not-for-profit organizations, Read More …
Bob Santo is a Huntington local and an American Legion force to be reckoned with. Santo served from 1966 to 1970 in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. When he returned from serving, Santo was immersed in the life of a student—finishing his B.A. Read More …
Huntington and Suffolk County officials, along with Veterans Advisory Board members, local veterans, family and friends will gather for a ceremony Saturday at 1 p.m., dedicating McKay Road as SSgt. USAF Michael J. Colamonico Way at the corner of McKay Road and Beau Lane in Huntington Station. Read More …
Officials and veterans broke ground Tuesday on a project that will provide 14 units of owner-occupied, low-cost housing for military veterans. The Columbia Terrace project, on the west side of Lowndes Avenue near Columbia and Railroad Streets in Huntington Station, is expected to be Read More …