2012 | The Huntingtonian

Election Results

November 7, 2012 5:50 am Comments Off

President
Barack Obama and Joe Biden 274830 (50.75%) winner
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan 259348 (47.89%)
United States Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand 324070 (63-31%) winner
Wendy Long 181308 (35.42%)
Colia Clark 2058 (.4%)
Chris Edes 2365 (.46%)
John Mangelli 1901 (.37%)
2nd Congressional District
Vivianne Falcone 73054 (46.74%)
Peter King 83179 (53.22%) winner
3rd Congressional District
Steve Israel 51,903 (56.54%) winner
Stephen Labate 39363 (42.85%)
Michael McDermott 470 (.51%)
Anthony Tolda […]

Warming Stations

November 6, 2012 9:27 pm Comments Off

WARMING STATIONS
The following warming stations are provided by local houses of worship, fire departments, and recreation facilities. Each station provides a different combination of services. Please make note in each case of hours and services provided. Only Lights of Salvation is providing food. See separate list of meal distribution sites.
New Village Recreation Center, 20 Wireless […]

Petrone Opens Village Green as Shelter

November 6, 2012 9:16 pm Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone announces that he is opening the Town’s Village Green Senior Center as a shelter for persons affected by Hurricane Sandy and the upcoming storm.
Supervisor Petrone’s action followed the announcement that Walt Whitman High School would no longer be available as a shelter and that the American Red Cross would be […]

Suffolk County Storm Update November 6, 7:00 PM

November 6, 2012 9:06 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services – working closely with the Suffolk County Department of Public Works, the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army – is in the process of consolidating shelters put in place across the county over the last week.
Approximately 80% of those housed in temporary shelters required sheltering as a […]

Woman Burned When Clothes Catch Fire

November 6, 2012 8:08 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police responded to a Commack home after a resident suffered burns when her clothing caught fire this morning. A 40-year-old female resident of Elder Drive, whose home is without power, went outside to fill up her generator with gas and inadvertently spilled some on her clothing and the outside of the gas can. […]

Homeless Woman Killed By Falling Tree

November 6, 2012 7:38 am Comments Off

A woman was found dead on November 5, 2012 at approximately 3 p.m. in a tent where she was living in the woods adjacent to 124 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack. She had been staying in the tent during the recent storm and was killed when a tree fell on her. Anne Marie Dolan, 57, […]

Sandy November 4th

November 5, 2012 12:13 pm Comments Off

Lights were on in the Route 110 and Jericho area until crews which were trying to make it better tripped a switch. Then officers that had been on hand anyway, had to direct traffic at Route 110 and Jericho.
Power problems around the Walt Whitman Mall:
If you have picture send them to tips@thehuntingtonian.com and we will […]

Voting Polling Places

November 5, 2012 11:37 am Comments Off

As of right now the polling places in town are the same with the exception of Asharoken. Asharoken town hall was very badly damaged in the storm and the new polling place is Eatons Neck Fire Department, at 55 Eatons Neck Road Northport, NY 11768 (631) 757-8932.
As soon as we hear of changes we will post them.
Remember to VOTE.

Warming Centers for Citizens

November 4, 2012 12:39 am Comments Off

These centers will provide residents without electricity a chance to get warm, charge electronic devices, get some food and generally get a brief respite from dealing with the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Announcement is from the Town of Huntington.
The warming centers, their hours of operation and their facilities are:
William J. Brosnan School
Northport-East Northport School District
158 Laurel Ave
Northport
Hours: […]

SCPD Advisory about LIPA Impersonators

November 4, 2012 12:14 am Comments Off

Police Advisory
The Suffolk County Police Department is reminding residents that crew members from the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and other utility companies will be in neighborhoods throughout the county as they work to restore power to customers.
Please note that most of the utility work being performed is outdoors on power lines, utility poles and […]