Huntington Station News

Homeowners seeking to create a backyard retreat often focus their attention on the design of the swimming pool, while the surrounding decking is treated as more of a necessity than an aesthetic opportunity.

To be sure, there are a lot of valuable resources another partner can bring, but many entrepreneurs are reluctant to give up their own independence by creating a formal union via merger or acquisition.

At the 2-month-old The Bravo's Family Mexican in Hicksville, I was intrigued to find listed in the tiny Honduran Plates section of the menu "Chicken Tacos." Since they cost almost twice what they get for the authentic Mexican tacos - two for $7 versus $2 each - I knew they had to be a departure from the tacos we all know and love.

A Long Island woman with severe food allergies hopes the community will stand behind her in an effort to keep five ducks living in her backyard.

Police say they've caught a former Stamford man who was on the run for 11 years after skipping out on his sentencing for a Norwalk knife slashing.

Ten months after a Melville woman was found dead in her bedroom, her daughter's husband has been charged with murder.

In 2005, Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone told Newsday's editorial board that if he won, it would be his last term.

MELVILLE Suffolk County Police Tuesday arrested a Huntington Station man in connection with the murder of a woman who was found beaten in her Melville home last December 17.

A 23-year-old Huntington Station man has been arrested in connection with the 2008 murder of a Long Island business executive.

A suspect in a ten-month old Melville murder pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday before State Supreme Court Justice Robert Doyle.

A former Connecticut man who was on the lam for over 11 years was caught on Long Island and arraigned Monday for skipping out on his 1998 sentencing for a knife slashing in Norwalk.

The Huntington School board voted 6-1 Monday night to allow the Suffolk County police department to set up a shift change room in Jack Abrams Intemediate School in Huntington Station.

Two New York residents face a myriad of drug and traffic charges after a Delaware State Police officer reported finding marijuana as well as illegal fireworks and untaxed cigarettes in their car during a routine stop.

Two New York state men were arrested Thursday after untaxed cigarettes and illegal fireworks were found in their car during a traffic stop.

Police on Long Island have announced a reward in the stabbing death of a man whose body was found on a roadway.

A proposal to have Huntington Town Hall and the Jack Abrams Intermediate School swap buildings was the subject of a brief debate Tuesday night during a forum at the school called to discuss the problem of crime and violence in the streets around the school.

Suffolk Police Chief Richard Dormer and members of Huntington Town Board have clashed in writing over remarks about the policing of Huntington Station and safety near schools.

County Executive Steve Levy announced today the Suffolk Legislature has approved legislation he sponsored along with Majority Leader Jon Cooper to acquire two additional properties for the ambitious affordable housing and community revitalization initiative in Huntington Station.

A petition seeking to dissolve the Gordon Heights Fire District -- a special taxing district with the highest fire taxes in the state -- met the required threshold for signatures and a study will move forward to examine the feasibility of dissolving the district, the Town of Brookhaven announced Wednesday.

Kevin M. Meyer, a business owner from Melville, is challenging incumbent Democrat Louis D’Amaro to represent the 17th Legislative District for Suffolk County.