The Multinational Cultural Festival of Long Island was recently held to celebrate the heritage and traditions of North and South America, Asia, and Europe in Huntington. Sponsored by the Asian-American Cultural Circle of Unity, the Huntington Chamber of Commerce, and the Leadership Huntington Foundation, the festival brought business and community leaders together to salute the diverse cultures that make Huntington unique. Celebrating the festival were honorees (from left to right) Dr. Sudhir Parikh of Parikh Worldwide Media and Suffolk County Legislator William R. Spencer, along with his wife, Rachel Spencer. They were joined by Prafulba Vaghela, co-chair of the 2012 and 2013 Multinational Festivals and Nishi Behl of the Senior Forum for the India Association of Long Island. Legislator Spencer was the keynote speaker for the evening event and the topic of his speech was “Health Care and the Small Business Owner.” Everyone came together for a day filled with enjoyable events and the most amazing people!

Many residents of Huntington Station attended a community meeting hosted by Suffolk County Legislator William Spencer at St. Hugh of Lincoln Church last month. Representatives from Affinity Health Plan, the Suffolk County Police Department, and the Suffolk County Department of Labor provided residents with useful and important information on a host of topics that ranged from public safety to access affordable health care. During the presentations, members of the community also had the opportunity to ask questions and speak directly to their public officials. Spencer frequently hosts community meetings throughout his district to bring information to the public. Pictured at the event (from left to right) are: Legislator Spencer, Reverend Monsignor Joseph Granata, pastor of St. Hugh of Lincoln Church, and Marcia Specht, Director of the Huntington Township Housing Coalition.