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Huntington High School chorus, seniors celebrate Memorial Day early
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Members of Huntington High School’s chorus walked into the Town of Huntington Senior Citizens Center Thursday and handed military veterans and seniors replica poppy flowers.
Days before Memorial Day, the center held an early tribute event at Nathan Hale VFW Post 1469, presenting the colors and words from a local military veteran from the post, followed by patriotic songs sung by the high school’s...
Read more »Road closures for 3 Memorial Day parades
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The Suffolk County County Police Department Sixth Precinct is advising motorists of street closures for three Memorial Day parades this weekend.
Centereach Memorial Day Parade, Sunday, May 26 Route 25 from Rustic Road to Nicolls Road and Horseblock Road in Centereach from Route 25, south to Blydenburgh Road, will be closed from 12:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. The ramp from southbound Nicolls Road...
Read more »Crossroads Farm in Malverne open for holiday
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The Crossroads Farm at the historic Grossmann’s Farm in Malverne Village will be opened this weekend in celebration of Memorial Day.
Locally grown fruits and vegetables, bedding plants, gourmet food items and baked goods will be available at the century-old farm on Hempstead Avenue. The 5.2-acre vegetable farm will be open today from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from...
Read more »Boating safety bill spurred by Oyster Bay deaths passes in Assembly
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The first boating safety bill spurred by the fatal accident in which three children drowned last July Fourth in Oyster Bay has passed one house of the state Legislature.
A bill requiring all operators of motorized craft to take a boating safety course passed the Assembly on Wednesday. It was sponsored by Assemb. Sandy Galef, a Democrat from Westchester. The same bill is being sponsored in...
Read more »Southold Town rethinks leash regulations for dogs
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Dogs would have to be leashed on Southold Town beaches during the middle of the day during the town’s busiest months, under a proposal discussed Thursday by Southold officials.
Dogs would be able to go off-leash on non-swimming beaches in the early mornings and evenings during the summer under the town’s proposal that will be heard at a future meeting.
Current town code bans all dogs...
Read more »Levittown’s Audrey Zhang, 10, wins $5G in Doodle 4 Google contest
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Levittown’s Audrey Zhang was one of 50 state finalists in the sixth annual Doodle 4 Google competition.
Although another student’s original doodle ended up covering the Google homepage on Thursday, Audrey, 10, won $5,000 as one of four national finalists. She was among those recognized at an awards ceremony in Manhattan on Wednesday.
The winner, Sabrina Brady of Sparta, Wis., received...
Read more »12 LI officials who stole public funds
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Andrea Brosnan, the former treasurer for Old Field, was charged Wednesday with stealing more than $50,000 in village funds for personal purchases and divorce lawyer fees. If true, it would hardly be the first time a Long Island official who wielded control of public funds would take advantage of his or her position.
Here are 12 people who in the past decade were convicted of cheating taxpayers.
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Read more »GOP looks to keep majority in Southampton Town
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Southampton Republicans have tapped former Supervisor Linda Kabot and two political newcomers to keep a GOP-aligned majority on the town board.
Kabot, who served as supervisor from 2008 through 2009 and was a councilwoman from 2002 through 2007, will face Independence Party member Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst, the town Republican Party announced after a meeting on Tuesday.
Kabot was...
Read more »Summer after Sandy: See what's rebuilt, what isn't
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The images taken in the immediate aftermath of superstorm Sandy stand as a reminder of the deadliest and most destructive storm to hit the East Coast in years.
As summer quickly approaches, some areas of Long Island have made a complete recovery while others still have a long way to go.
From Long Beach to Montauk, reactions from business owners and residents are a mixed sense of hope...
Read more »Suffolk health clinic merger plan criticized by union activists
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Union activists criticized Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s administration for planning to merge two South Fork health clinics, claiming the county did not follow legal procedures and maintaining the move is a first step that will lead to the layoff of more county workers.
A half-dozen foes, including Association of Municipal Employees executive vice president Michael Finland, appeared...
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