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New Fuel Rules

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Suffolk County Announced a temporary Fuel Policy on November 8, 2012. The hope is that it will better manage and ease the current fuel challenges. The plan will take effect in both Suffolk and Nassau.  The plan went into effect at 5:00 am Friday, November 9, 2012.  This temporary policy will require gas stations to […]

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Police Officer Seriously Injured On Greenlawn Road – Detectives Looking For Witnesses

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 Second Precinct Police Officer Tim Tonkin was stopped on the east side of Greenlawn Road, near the intersection of Hampton Court on Sunday November 4 at approximately 6:20 p.m. He exited his vehicle to check for a flat tire when the officer observed several white utility or tree trimming trucks approaching him. One of the […]

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Presentation: Small Business Strategies for Recovery from Hurricane Sandy

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Councilman Mark Mayoka, CPA and The Huntington Small Business Resource and Recovery Center Present: Small Business Strategies for Recovery from Hurricane Sandy.
Helping Huntington’s Small Businesses Recover from Hurricane Sandy is vital to our community.  Small Business Survival Strategies have never been more important after the crushing blow of Hurricane Sandy. Please come join us on […]

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Suffolk County Update – November 9

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The new temporary Suffolk County fuel policy that went into effect at 5 a.m. this morning is resulting in shorter lines at the pump. The temporary policy requires gas stations to sell fuel only to drivers with vehicles bearing license plates that correlate in odd/even terms with the day of the month in accordance with the following requirements:

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Officials Discuss LIPA Response

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Supervisors Schaffer, Croci and Walsh will discuss LIPA’s response to flood impacted areas in Babylon, Islip and Brookhaven. They will outline a new process that LIPA has adopted at the urging of the county and townships to quickly and safely restore power to impacted areas. Additional attendees include- Amityville Village […]

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School Closings

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Cold Spring Harbor – Closed
Commack – Two hour delayed opening. (All Commack schools will begin two hours later than the regularly scheduled time and buses will run two hours later than usual. FURTHER, all morning activities, including SCOPE, band and morning tech for high school students are cancelled. )
Elwood – Closed
Half Hollow Hills – Closed
Harborfields […]

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Storm Update From William Spencer

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Dear Neighbor,
 I write this as the approaching nor’easter begins to bear down on us and the temperatures continue to drop because I am increasingly worried about residents who do not have electricity or a secure, safe place to stay. My office has been working continually with LIPA and other government and non-profit agencies to get […]

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Election Results

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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 […]

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Warming Stations

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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 […]

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Petrone Opens Village Green as Shelter

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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 […]

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