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Long Islander News is a chain of weekly newspapers covering the town of Huntington, New York
Huntington, New York
The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan...

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Currently, Long Islander News owns four papers:
  • Half Hollow Hills, which covers Dix Hills
    Dix Hills, New York
    Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet (and a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Huntington on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Dix Hills was named the 19th most affluent U.S. neighborhood by Forbes in 2008.. It is one...

     and Melville
    Melville, New York
    Melville is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, 14,533 people resided there.-Location:...

  • The Record, which covers Northport
    Northport, New York
    Northport is a village in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 7,606. Students attend the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District....

    , East Northport
    East Northport, New York
    East Northport is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 20,845 at the 2000 census.-Founding:...

    , Elwood
    Elwood, New York
    Elwood is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 11,177 at the 2010 census.Elwood is a community in the Town of Huntington...

    , Asharoken
    Asharoken, New York
    Asharoken is a village in Suffolk County, New York in the United States. The population was 625 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 11768.The Village of Asharoken is in the Town of Huntington and was incorporated in 1925.-Geography:...

    , Eaton's Neck
    Eatons Neck, New York
    Eatons Neck is a census-designated place and a hamlet in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. The population was 1,388 at the 2000 census. Students attend the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District...

     and half of Fort Salonga
    Fort Salonga, New York
    Fort Salonga is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 9,634...

     and Commack
    Commack, New York
    Commack is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the towns of Huntington and Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States on Long Island...

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  • The Long Islander which covers Huntington
    Huntington, New York
    The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan...

    , Huntington Station
    Huntington Station, New York
    Huntington Station is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 29,910 at the 2000 census....

    , Greenlawn
    Greenlawn, New York
    Greenlawn is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 13,286 at the 2000 census. Students primarily attend the Harborfields Central School District...

    , Centerport
    Centerport, New York
    Centerport is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York on the notably affluent North Shore of Long Island. Formerly known as Little Cow Harbor about 1700, Centreport in 1836, and then the present Centerport after 1895...

    , Huntington Bay
    Huntington Bay, New York
    Huntington Bay is a village in Suffolk County, New York on East Neck on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 1,496.The Village of Huntington Bay is in the Town of Huntington.-Geography:...

    , Cold Spring Harbor
    Cold Spring Harbor, New York
    Cold Spring Harbor is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,975.Cold Spring Harbor is in the Town of Huntington.-History:...

     and Lloyd Harbor
    Lloyd Harbor, New York
    Lloyd Harbor is a village in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 3,675.The Village of Lloyd Harbor is in the Town of Huntington.-History:...

    . This publication was founded by renowned poet Walt Whitman
    Walt Whitman
    Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse...

    in 1838.
  • The Northport Journal, an arts and culture publication that borrows from the other papers.

Sales

All three major papers are available for subscription, but only The Record and The Long Islander can be purchased in local stores. Although The Long Islander covers the largest chunk of the Town, Half Hollow Hills commands the highest subscription rate at 10,000. The Record has 2,270 subscribers, while the company's namessake publication has 5,578 subscribers.

The Long Islander office is located on Main Street in Huntington village.
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