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Something’s being “Taken” but its not the “Blocks Back”

October 5, 2011 1:11 am Comments Off

“This is what Take Back the Blocks is all about – replacing substandard living units with decent housing, and replacing absentee landlords with residents who have the pride of ownership. When completed, this project will go a long way toward stabilizing this neighborhood,” said Supervisor Frank Petrone, who created the program with his Town Board […]

Closing Of Jack Abrams School – Past, Present & Future – Week 5

October 4, 2011 8:35 am 4 Comments

Note: Normally, the Huntingtonian provides very specific details in our stories. In this story, we make reference to homeless shelters, sober houses, and other homes that are owned by the Town. Because of the delicate nature of the situation and because children are involved, we have decided not to release the addresses of these dwellings. […]

Things That make You Go “Hmmm”

October 3, 2011 5:03 am Comments Off

From left to right: Frank Petrone, William Spencer, Don Pius, Robert Fonti
There has been much chatter over the years that Don Pius is supported by Supervisor Frank Petrone, Robert Fonti, who is Chair of the Huntington Housing Authority (HHA) and former HHA Chair, Dr. William Spencer, who is running for the 18th Legislative District. Don […]

Poulos: No More Cell Phone, Cars, and Per Diems

October 1, 2011 9:05 am Comments Off

Dix Hills, NY…Today Deborah Poulos, Republican and Conservative candidate for Suffolk County Legislature’s 16th district, announced that she will end special perks County Legislators receive for serving in office.
“As our economy is eroding, our friends and neighbors are losing their jobs, homes and savings and our county government is facing a huge deficit, I believe […]

Former Huntington H.S. Student Enjoying Harvard

October 1, 2011 6:00 am Comments Off

At this time last year Alexandra Kiley was walking the halls of Huntington High School, serving as the school’s student council president, earning typically stellar grades, memorizing her lines for the fall drama club production and playing a part in most social and charitable events.
Today the dynamic teenager is in her freshman year on the […]

CSA Claims Bellones Tax Cut Claims are False

September 30, 2011 6:21 pm 2 Comments

The CSA (Conservative Society for Action) has claimed in a new You Tube video that Steve Bellones’ claims that taxes decreased in Babylon are incorrect. Steve Bellone is presently the Supervisor in Babylon and is running to replace Steve Levy as Suffolk County Executive in November. Angie Carpenter is the Republican Candidate for Suffolk County Executive.
In this […]

Conte Urges LIRR To Update Emergency Systems After Lightning Derails Operations

September 30, 2011 6:17 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Jim Conte (R,I,C,WF-Huntington Station) today called on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to update its emergency communications after an electrical issue caused by lightning disabled the system and left thousands of straphangers stranded at Penn Station and aboard trains.
“The LIRR needs to rethink and retool its emergency-communications system after the catastrophic shutdown of […]

Huntington High School Graduate Part of Winning Hofstra Team

September 28, 2011 8:15 pm Comments Off

Congratulations to Jason Wieland, a 2005 Huntington High School graduate, who helped Hofstra win the Statewide “Medical Jeopardy” Contest. This is a contest for physician assistants (PA) run by the New York State Society of Physician Assistants (NYSSPA).
The championship question described the following case study: A 60-year-old man has symptoms including fever, malaise and chest pains two weeks after […]

Centerport Harbor Dredging to Begin

September 28, 2011 1:58 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington wants to alert boaters that Suffolk County is about to begin the first dredging of the Centerport Harbor Navigation Channel in 14 years, a six-week project aimed at facilitating recreational boating in the harbor.
The County-funded project, which is to start Oct. 1, will include dredging the channel to 12 […]

Taxpayers Subsidize The Don Pius Scholarship

September 27, 2011 5:42 pm 1 Comment

The Don Pius scholarship was established several years ago as part of a deal that the Town Board made with this notorious landlord. Pius is especially well known in the Huntington School district since his more than 70 homes in that school district are eyesores in the community and have many school aged children living in them. […]