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Is it Time For Another Update?

October 9, 2011 10:53 am Comments Off

According to this update, ShotSpotter was supposed to be up and running by the end of this summer. Perhaps if it was, the shooters of Rahmel Caleb may have been arrested.
Below is a Press Release dated August 9, 2011:
ShotSpotter, Inc. and the Suffolk County Police Department have been working very hard to secure site authorizations […]

Another Shooting In Huntington Station

October 9, 2011 10:33 am 1 Comment

Rahmel Caleb, 31, of Huntington Station was walking with a friend on
Lowndes Avenue near Church Street at about 9 p.m. when a gold-colored
four-door sedan pulled up beside them.
Three men got out of the car and fired shots at Caleb and his
friend before getting back in the car and driving west on Tower
Street, police said. Caleb was […]

Are You Sure We Need More Affordable Housing In Huntington Station – Part 2

October 8, 2011 4:59 am Comments Off

After a long history of bearing the brunt of absorbing most of the tax negative housing for the Township and a weak economy, the Huntington School District is feeling the effects. We are in the process of obtaining the numbers from the other school districts to make a compasison. All school districts in this Township need […]

Broken Promises From Town Board?

October 7, 2011 10:31 am Comments Off

Broken Promises, Failed Policies, or Lip Service?
For well over a decade Huntingtonians have been promised Revitalization of the Huntington Station community. We hear the same promises over and over.

“The community of Huntington Station has gone through difficult times, but NOW ITS COMEBACK TIME. With input and guidance from those who work in the station and […]

Are You Sure We Need More Affordable Housing In Huntington Station?

October 7, 2011 5:30 am Comments Off

There are currently 66 houses for sale in Huntington Station that are under $250,000. Listed below are the asking prices, so they could probably be purchased for even less. It would seem logical to work toward getting people into some of these homes instead of continuing to spend millions of dollars knocking down houses and […]

Town Hall FOIL Violation – Update

October 6, 2011 11:00 pm Comments Off

After a friendly reminder that Town Hall is breaking the law, and a field trip to 100 Main Street, we are beginning to get some of the information we have requested. The information we asked for and the answers given by Town Hall are as follows:
These were our questions:
How much money was used for the […]

Huntington Town Hall is in Violation of the Freedom of Information Law

October 6, 2011 7:19 am Comments Off

By failing to comply with this very specific law, our Town leaders are leaving all Huntingtonians vulnerable to having our hard earned tax dollars wasted on costly lawsuits.
It is common practice in Town Hall to make public documents unavailable to citizens of the town of Huntington. If documents were readily available, town residents might be very […]

Open Letter From Jon Cooper

October 6, 2011 5:49 am Comments Off

An Open Letter To Residents Of The 18TH Legislative District
It has been a tremendous honor for me to serve as your County Legislator for the past 12 years. Regrettably, because of mandatory term limits, I’ll be leaving office at the end of this year. That makes this upcoming election more important than ever to me.

We […]

Scoreboards Dedicated at Veterans Park in Memory of Louis Acompora

October 6, 2011 12:10 am Comments Off

East Northport, NY The Acompora family along with Huntington Town Council Members Susan Berland, Glenda Jackson and Mark Mayoka were joined by representatives from the Northport Youth Football and Northport Lacrosse Leagues Oct. 4 in dedicating two scoreboards at Veterans Park donated in memory of Louis J. Acompora.
Louis, a Northport High School freshman, died on […]

The 1st Silly Season Award Goes To…

October 5, 2011 5:00 am 2 Comments

For those who pay attention to politics, you know this is the time of year known as The Silly Season. The silly season and the type of antics that go along with it, is exactly what keeps about 80% of people away from the political process, especially at the local level. The silly, meaningless, and degrading literature […]