Foreign policy expert Larry P. Goodson told a crowd of more than two dozen at Oheka Castle in Huntington Wednesday that the United States is engaged in a “Great War for the Soul” in the Middle East due to its longtime military presence in the region that will lead to a decline in the America’s dominance internationally.

Town of Huntington officials announced Friday that former longtime Suffolk County Police Department Second Precinct Inspector Edward Brady will lead the Sixth Annual Huntington Awareness Day on Sept. 12 as its grand marshal, in addition to announcing its honorees.