Huntington Notebook: Upgrades Expand Huntington Alert Reach

Upgrades Expand Huntington Alert Reach

Huntington Alert, the Town's emergency notification service, recently underwent an upgrade that allows the Town to notify residents on a number of different platforms.

Beginning Sept. 1, the Town began using Emergency Communications Network’s CodeRED to maintain the data base of numbers to be called and to send out the messages as needed. CodeRED provides the Town with the additional flexibility to deliver messages to cell phones, to send text messages and to notify persons who have downloaded the CodeRED Mobile Alert App on their GPS-enabled smart phones when they are driving into an area that is the subject of an alert.

The CodeRED service includes a database with many listed residential and commercial telephone numbers in the Town. However, persons with unlisted telephone numbers or with cell phones as their primary telephone will not be called unless they sign up through the Town’s website.

Signing up at the site will allow residents and businesses to identify a preferred telephone number for the call, as well as to provide an address for e-mail alerts.

Residents without internet access can sign up by calling 631-351-3044.

Parade for Lt. James Byler on Sept. 15

A parade will be held in Huntington on Sept. 15 thanking USMC Captain James Byler for his service to our great nation and to all the volunteers that made the completed renovations to his parents’ house.

, lost both his legs above the knee in October 2010 after stepping on an IED while leading a patrol in Afghanistan. He has since received many accolades for his service and inspired a charity road race.

The parade will begin at 1 p.m. at 11 Broadview Drive at Terrace Drive and proceed to Bylers' parents' house. Parking for this event will be at Huntington High School with a Free shuttle bus to and from Broadview. 

If you would like to participate please call Building Homes for Heroes at 516-684-9220 or contact Town Councilman Mark Mayoka at 631-351-3317 for more information.

Coming Up

The Town Board will meet on Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. PDF agenda attached.

The Zoning Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Sept. 13. PDF agenda attached.