Peter Max, the pop artist whose colorful graphic paintings were iconic of the cosmic ’60s, is showing some love to the Huntington Lighthouse. 

Prepping for his aerobatic flight last week, Cold Spring Harbor High School student Alex Moynihan sat calmly and confidently as world-renowned pilot Sean Tucker explained that he would soon experience G-forces, subjecting his body to forces several times his own weight.

Marisa Vitali’s story isn’t just about the struggles of drug addiction. It’s about triumph, and perseverance to overcome her greatest challenge in life, drug addiction.

The Townwide Fund of Huntington’s annual spring charity golf outing raised more than $80,000 last week. The 2016 outing, which was held at Indian Hills Country Club, honored Jim Tsunis, managing member of the Northwind Group. 

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport will tap the best of Broadway for a fundraising event to benefit the Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society. The event, set for June 1, will present Neil Berg’s “100 Years of Broadway,” with a goal of raising $80,000 toward the more the half-million dollars needed for a lighthouse reconstruction project getting underway next month.

Safe Boating Week is nearly here, and, this year in Huntington, it’s expected to be bigger than ever.

More than a dozen students from across the Town of Huntington have been selected for The Heckscher Museum of Art’s Long Island’s Best: Young Artist at The Heckscher Museum, an annual exhibit showcasing artwork from high school students across Nassau and Suffolk.

Centerport’s Pete Macandrew, captain of the oyster sloop Christeen was sitting at the table in the wooden shipyard building on Oyster Bay’s West End Avenue, a yellow legal pad in front of him. He’s making a list of maintenance needs for Shipwright Josh Herman. 

Coming full circle, former congressman from Huntington Robert Mrazek has dived into the world of filmmaking, directing the aptly named film, “The Congressman,” which debuted April 29.

Growing up in a cultured family, with an Indian father and a mother who is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent, Raj Tawney, director of publicity and promotions for the Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre has respects diversity and works to bring generations together through film.

Huntington Town Hall became a one-stop shop for all things environmentally friendly Saturday morning at the town’s annual Earth Day Expo.

This edition of the “Then and Now” photo series showcases archived and contemporary photos of Cold Spring Harbor’s most-iconic landmarks. This is a visual approach to compare original buildings and structures to what stands in their places today. 

To celebrate the launch of the Give A Dog A Dream nonprofit, the Town of Huntington will waive fees during an adoption event hosted in the Huntington Honda showroom on Saturday.

Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty is raising money for the Save the Children Long Island Council. Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Deborah Hauser and Abby Sheeline will co-chair a May 14 benefit for the Save the Children LI Council, a volunteer group that supports national nongovernmental organization.

For the last two months, children enrolled at Huntington Jewish Center’s Early Childhood Center have been getting out into the community to participate in random acts of kindness.

The stage at John W. Engeman Theater was lit up April 7 as talented actors, singers and dancers portrayed “Memphis,” a musical based on true events that took place during the 1950s rock ‘n’ roll music scene in Memphis, Tennessee.

When she was 7 years old, Melody Rose would often be found swinging back and forth on the swing set at her South Huntington home, singing sweet tunes to the family Yorkie Terrier, Teddy. “I’ve always been writing and singing little melodies since I was a child,” said Rose, now 27. “I grew up involved in a lot of theatrical productions, but professionally I’ve been singing since I was 17 years old. 

An ordinary mother-to-son conversation changed the life of Centerport resident Cosmo Carlson when he was 7 years old. His mother told him that “The Truman Show,” a 1998 cult classic starring Jim Carrey, involved a script and strategic process.

Longtime Centerport resident Jeannette Kopp celebrated her 100th birthday last week, venturing to Bistro Cassis restaurant in Huntington for a meal surrounded by family.