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![Huntington High School senior Brooke Parks.](../assets/images/2024/April/lead-29a.jpg)
Junior Welfare League Recognizes Senior Brooke Parks
Huntington High School senior Brooke Parks was recognized for her volunteer service by the Junior Welfare League of Huntington at the organization’s spring luncheon at the Huntington Crescent Club.
![Huntington UFSD students in grades 4-12 are being encouraged to be creative and participate in the Huntington Youth Writes contest](../assets/images/2024/January/lead-08b.jpg)
Huntington Youth Writes Contest Kicks-Off
Most young people enjoy a good contest and the 25th annual Huntington Youth Writes is definitely that, and more. The competition is open to students enrolled in grades 4-12 across the town. The Huntington School District is looking for its students to be strong contenders for contest awards.
![Huntington sophomore Jordana Boxer won honors in a major essay contest.](../assets/images/2023/November/lead-20a.jpg)
Jordana Boxer Captures Essay Contest Award
Count Jordana Boxer as among those who yearn for a return to providing late buses (and even early buses) in Huntington UFSD. They were once a staple of school life, but significant cost factors and a current lack of a sufficient supply of drivers makes their reinstatement seemingly out of the question anytime soon. Still, the Huntington High School sophomore wrote an award winning essay on the importance of such transportation.
![Huntington UFSD will participate in the town's Youth Court program (1)](../assets/images/2023/October/lead-27b.jpg)
Trustees Authorize Youth Court Participation
The Huntington School Board approved an agreement with the Town of Huntington for participation in the town’s youth court program. The district committed to the town and related agencies “access to school buildings for the purpose of meeting with students, obtaining student volunteers, training student volunteers and as otherwise reasonably necessary.”
![The honorees were joined by school officials at Town Hall.](../assets/images/2023/October/lead-06d.jpg)
Hispanic Heritage Celebration Honors Six Huntington Students
Six Huntington High School students were among a group of spectacular teenagers honored at the town’s 29th annual Hispanic heritage celebration at Town Hall on Wednesday night.
Local Township Information and Documents
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Cold Spring Harbor Fire House Museum
- Northport Historical Society
- Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
- Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society
- Find a home in our district
- Town of Huntington
- Huntington Hospital
- Huntington Chamber of Commerce
- Walt Whitman Birthplace Historic Site
- Village of Huntington Bay
- Huntington Historical Society
- Family Service League
- Huntington Public Library
- Heckscher Museum of Art
- Parents for Megan's Law
About The Town of Huntington
![Huntington Lighthouse](../assets/images/layout/local/02.jpeg)
Suffolk County's Gold Coast'
Huntington is a suburban community located on the north shore of Long Island, approximately 40 miles east of New York City. The Town of Huntington has an ethnically diverse population of over 200,000. As a leading summer recreation area, the town takes full advantage of its prime location on the Long Island Sound. Huntington's location provides easy access to Long Island's major highways. The Long Island Rail Road and the town's own bus system offer convenient public transportation.
Thriving Epicenter of Culture and Commerce
Surrounding the historic Huntington Village Green, the shops, restaurants and theaters blend in with restored colonial homes, museums and parks to shape one of Long Island's major towns. Within minutes of the village center, business offices, shopping malls and colleges attract many community residents. Long known as a Suffolk County cultural center, Huntington has its own thriving Arts Council.
Town of Huntington Videos and Galleries
President Teddy Roosevelt Historical Marker Presentation
President Roosevelt visited Huntington on July 4, 1903 to mark the Town's 350th anniversary. A cereomny on September 20, 2018 commemerates that occasion.
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