A protest by animal rights activists outside the home of a construction company executive in Huntington Bay got out of hand Saturday night, village police said, when two people tried to scale the man’s house to hang a sign for neighbors to see.

A 23-year-old Huntington Station man accused of shooting a plainclothes Suffolk police officer last year appeared in court Tuesday for the beginning of his trial, which is ongoing.

Prepare your Facebook feeds. Canines at the Huntington Animal Shelter are barking up the social media tree, and they’ll be up for free adoption.