West Hills News

A restoration project by Boy Scouts from Troop 34 of Huntington Station was recently completed at West Hills County Park in Melville.

Today: is the 151st day of 2009. There are 214 days left in the year. On this date: In 1819, poet Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, N.Y. In 1889, more than 2,000 people perished when a dam break sent water rushing through Johnstown, Pa.

Walt Whitman helped transform the literary scene in the United States during the 19th century, becoming one of the most influential poets of his time.

Published: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 12:02 a.m. Today is Sunday, May 31, the 151st day of 2009.

A woman on Farmingdale State College 's campus Tuesday for the first day of summer classes was struck and killed by a garbage truck, police said.

Compiled by Virginia Dunleavy and Daria Arnold Centerport A mailbox was discovered stolen from a residence on Greenhaven Way March 15.

The 8.2-acre parcel is south of the Northern State and east of Round Swamp Road.

Get some exercise while exploring local geology, poetry, history, botany and bird-watching as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center's "Let's Take a Hike Series" up Jaynes Hill at West Hills County Park on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. At 401 feet above sea level, Jaynes Hill is the highest point on the island.

The preserve is west of Walt Whitman High School and south of Jericho Turnpike. By Mary Beth Foley marybeth.foley@newsday.com . The town has authorized $49,600 for conducting a flora and fauna inventory and ...

Please join us for a special afternoon of poetry and jazz on Sunday, March 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Walt Whitman Birthplace in West Hills.

The Heckscher Museum of Art announced the appointment of Holli Gersh to their Board of Trustees.

Do you know a student in grades 3-12 who enjoys writing poetry? The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association presents its 23rd Annual Poetry Contest.

After deciding last March to change an almost-century-old spelling error, the town rescinded its move this month after receiving complaints from several residents.

Faced with a crippling cut in the state money that provides half of its operating budget, the Walt Whitman Birthplace may shut its doors in April.