Huntington Notebook: Paramount Opens; Bocce

At a champagne reception Sept. 29, members of the Huntington Town Board welcomed the Paramount Theater to Huntington Village.

Before the newly-renovated theater on New York Avenue held its grand opening concert headlined by Elvis Costello, theater partners presented Board members with an autographed guitar with an inscription thanking the town for its efforts in helping smooth the way for their venture to proceed.

The Paramount is located at the site of the former Huntington Theater, which for 25 years operated as the Inter Media Arts Center before closing in 2009. 

In other town news:

Junior League Members Invited to Town Hall

Members of the Junior Junior Welfare League of Huntington were welcomed to Town Hall for a recent forum regarding the importance of community volunteerism. At the event, Town Board member Glenda Jackson discussed the positive impacts of volunteerism and responsibilities of good citizenship.

Town Hosts Bocce Challenge

The Town of Huntington, in conjunction with the Special Olympics New York Long Island Region and the American Bocce Club, hosted the 3rd Annual Special Olympics Long Island Bocce Challenge at the new regulation-sized bocce courts at Mill Dam Park in Huntington on Sept. 18. At the tournament, teams from Long Island and New York Agencies converged to compete in both tournament play and skills events.

Childrens' Halloween Costume Parade Planned

The Town of Huntington announced plans to sponsor its annual Halloween parade in Huntington Village Oct. 31 at 4:15 p.m. Children of all ages, and their parents are invited to meet in font of the Post Office on Gerard Street at 4 p.m. and walk in the parade. The parade route runs from Gerard to the intersection of Wall Street and Main Street. Details

Scoreboard Dedicated at Veterans Park

Huntington Town Board Members were joined by members of the Lois J. Acompora family and representatives from the Northport Youth Football and Northport Lacrosse Leagues Oct. 4 in dedicating two scoreboards at Veterans Park donated in memory of Acompora, a Northport High School freshman who died March 25, 2000, while playing his first high school lacrosse game. The Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation, established to raise awareness about the importance of owning Automated External Defibrillators, donated the scoreboards in Louis' memory.