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Don McKay?

October 24, 2011 9:57 pm 2 Comments

The following letter was written by Town of Huntington resident, Chas C. Cancellare.
At approximately 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, I was returning home and turned off of the service road of Northern State parkway onto DeForest Road. Upon turning I saw an individual, approximately 200 feet up the road, exiting his vehicle and […]

Are 4 Human Lives Worth More Than $7625?

October 22, 2011 11:10 pm 2 Comments

More than 12 years later and our Town still fails to protect us from Slumlord abuse.
On May 1, 1999 there was a tragic fire at a commercial building at 28 West Hills Road that killed 4 and injured several Huntington Manor Firefighters, it was determined that there were 33 people living in the home. In this […]

Letter from HUFSD to the ZBA

October 22, 2011 3:00 pm 2 Comments

This letter is posted to coincide with the recently posted The Birth of “Dr. Density” etc.
January 7, 2011
Christopher Modelewski
Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals
100 Main St
Huntington, NY 11743
Dear Mr. Modelewski:
On behalf of the Board of Education of Huntington, I write to express our opposition to granting any zoning variances to accommodate the Huntington Housing Authority’s (HHA) proposed high density residential […]

Conte Earns ‘A’ Rating For Record On Environment

October 22, 2011 5:32 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Jim Conte (R,I,C,WF-Huntington Station) has received one of the highest scores in the state Legislature fromEPL/Environmental Advocates, which released its annual environmental report card of state legislators earlier this week.
Conte earned a score of 99 out of a possible 105 in the report, one of the highest ratings of any lawmaker onLong Island.EPL/Environmental Advocates […]

Art Exhibit Celebrating Diversity Comes to Heckscher Park

October 22, 2011 5:10 am Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone spoke Oct. 18 as part of the program introducing the outdoor art exhibit Embracing Our Differences that will be appearing in Heckscher Park until Oct. 26.
The Town is a co-sponsor of this years exhibit, which is organized annually by the Suffolk County Center for the Holocaust, Diversity and Human Understanding. […]

Huntington to Dedicate Breezy Park

October 21, 2011 11:58 pm Comments Off

Football, soccer and lacrosse leagues join in ceremony dedicating park named in memory of 13-year-old killed by drunk driver.
DATE: Sunday, October 23, 2011
TIME: 8:45 a.m.
PLACE: Breezy Park
Oakwood Road and West Rogues Path
Huntington Station
Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and the Town Council, joined by Suffolk County officials and representatives from the Cold Spring Harbor Soccer Club, Huntington […]

Minor Bus Accident in South Huntington SD

October 19, 2011 8:07 pm Comments Off

The Stimson Middle School dismissal bus H-5 was involved in a traffic accident at the intersection of Bushwick and New York Avenue. The bus was rear ended by a car. The driver and all students are fine and were checked by a nurse from the district, according to the Principal, Ms. Robins. Another bus arrived to take […]

Closing of Jack Abrams School – Past, Present & Future – Week 6

October 19, 2011 6:16 am 1 Comment

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After decades of abuse and neglect by all levels of government, the residents got together to demand attention. In March of 2010, they held a rally in the hopes of being heard. The message was that they wanted to feel safe and they wanted all levels of government to work together to protect the surrounding […]

Robbery At TD Bank – Update

October 19, 2011 5:15 am Comments Off

We originally reported this story on October 19, 2011. An arrest has been made in the case.
Suffolk County Police today arrested James Sullivan IV for robbing the TD Bank in South Huntington on October 18, 2011. Major Case Investigations Unit detectives charged Sullivan IV, 21, of 81 Old Brook Road, Dix Hills, with one count […]

The 3rd Silly Season Award Goes To…

October 18, 2011 11:03 am Comments Off

(You knew it was coming, didn’t you?)
Susan Berland for holding a press conference called “Adopt A Hydrant”. We received an anonymous tip that this was coming, but we thought it was a joke and never followed up on it. Much to our surprise, The Huntingtonian was not invited to the press conference or given the press release.
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