Earth Day Expo Shines At Heckscher Park

Long Islander News photos/David Weber
From left: Dejana McCalla, Jasmin Maghsoudlov, Shameika Hanson and Tara Kohiak, of environmental group Mothers Out Front, sit at their table full of information pamphlets and posters about the negative environmental effects of 1,4-dioxane. Mothers Outfront is a group of all-female environmentalists who advocate for a livable climate.

Lori Grube, left, gives a repurposed Scooby Doo book and a butterfly mask to an excited Sophia Amorde, right.

Ryan Chapman honks the horn of a Mack dump truck as his parents try persuading him to let the next child have a turn. For a brief moment, kids had an opportunity to sit in the driver’s seat of several work vehicles, including two NYPD police cars, a garbage truck, and a plow.

Photo/Town of Huntington

Huntington Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, center, is pictured at the expo with fellow town board members Tracey Edwards, Supervisor Frank Petrone and Susan Berland; and Huntington Superintendent James Polansky and Harborfields Superintendent Francesco Ianni.

The Town of Huntington celebrated Earth Day 2017 on Saturday with its annual Family Earth Day Expo, which was hosted a at new location this year, Heckscher Park. The expo offered Earth Day-centric activities and exhibits, such as the Safety Shred, a tree planting and giveaway and the popular Touch a Truck event.

Huntington Councilman Mark Cuthbertson, organizer of the expo, said over one ton of paper was shredded, more than 300 plastic grocery bags and 15 pounds of expired medications was collected, and a truckload of electronic waste was hauled away.