Whether she was welcoming her children or grandchildren into her home with open arms for late-night conversations, typically at 3 a.m., or gently nudging workers at the Daniel Gale real estate agency in her 56-year stint there to take a few extra days of vacation to rest and relax, Jean Gale “loved to love,” granddaughter Jaclyn Gale said.

The Huntington Fire Department continued a clever, and tasty, blood drive tradition Monday, cooking up steaks in exchange for blood donations.

In one of their last big opportunities to sway voters before Election Day, candidates seeking to represent the Town of Huntington got to offer their visions and address a variety of issues before a crowd of more than 75 people at the League of Women Voters of Huntington debate Tuesday night at Harborfields Public Library.