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Code Enforcement: Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way

July 4, 2012 9:07 am Comments Off

The Town successfully proved that Piemonte had violated town code by illegally converting 172 Vernon Valley Road, East Northport, into a multi-family residence and that he had been collecting rent from multiple tenants.

Asharoken Village Swearing In Ceremony

July 4, 2012 7:23 am Comments Off

On Monday evening July 2, newly elected Asharoken Mayor Gregory Letica took his oath-of-office from Supervisor Frank Petrone. Village Trustees Joseph Tilleli and Mel Ettinger also participated in the swearing in ceremony. Mayor Letica led his first Village Hall meeting following the swearing in. It was a standing room only crowd for the Mayor’s first meeting.

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Melville Man Arrested For Dealing With Fireworks

July 4, 2012 5:45 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a Melville man for unlawfully dealing with fireworks after he was stopped for numerous traffic violations.
Second Precinct Crime Section officers were on patrol in the Melville area when they stopped William C. Legette III for failing to signal before making a turn in front of the officers’ vehicle on Walt Whitman […]

Update on the Avalon Bay Soil Remediation Work

July 3, 2012 10:42 am Comments Off

Many residents have expressed concern regarding the ongoing activities at the Avalon Bay Huntington Station site, in particular as it relates to soil disturbance activities. We first reported major deficiencies at the site in a June 27th article as certain soil mitigation measures were not being implemented although they were required according to the soil management […]

Hit and Run at 56 West Hills Road

July 3, 2012 6:09 am 3 Comments

A 911 call was made on July 1 at approximately 5:00 am to report a hit and run in front of 56 West Hills Road. An officer responded to the address. No formal report was taken regarding the hit and run. The reason the report was not taken is unclear. It is possible that the owner […]

Huntington Independence Day – Step Back In Time

July 3, 2012 5:16 am Comments Off

The Order of the Ancient and Honorable Huntington Militia is a New York State Education Corporation that recreates and reenacts a Colonial Militia that has existed in the Town of Huntington, New York since 1653.

Cold Spring Harbor Land Aquisition One Step Closer

July 2, 2012 1:15 pm Comments Off

At the June 19th, 2012 Huntington Town Board meeting, a resolution was unanimously passed that paves the way for the North Shore Land Alliance to apply for an Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) grant for the purpose of land aquisition at the DeForest Williams Estate in Cold Spring Harbor. The 31 acre portion of the estate, […]