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Greater Huntington Civic Group Meeting Tonight -Agenda

September 9, 2014 10:41 am Comments Off

*** BIG GHCG MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH! ***
Topics For Discussion:

The Huntington Hotel and Tax Abatement’s – Guest Speaker Jim Polansky, Huntington Union Free School District
Superintendent of Schools
Huntington Station Revitalization – update on Renaissance Downtowns’ Community Benefits Agreement
Oaktree Dairy/Seasons at Elwood – update
Huntington Town Board Elections 2015 – what we can do starting NOW
Greater Huntington Civic Group’s tax […]

Gene Cook on the Night Democracy Died with John Gomez 103.9Fm

August 21, 2014 12:51 pm Comments Off

Below you can hear the segment with Gene Cook yesterday 8/20/14 on the John Gomez show 103.9FM talking about the Night Democracy died in the town of Huntington. The segment is 32 minutes and 51 seconds long. The segment was about the Vote on the Seasons project which passed 4-1 at the August 19th board […]

The Night Democracy Died in Huntington-Video

August 20, 2014 4:21 pm 1 Comment

SOME FACTS ON THE SEASONS PROJECT AT OAKTREE DAIRY:
5500+ signatures submitted to the town board against the project
4593 property’s/parcels in the Elwood school district
1 Acre Zoning agreed by the citizens group of James Cameron, Richard Ward, Loretta Hamman, Mary Jane Mackey, and Tom Van de Merlen represented the community at the meetings behind closed doors
Town […]

Seasons Vote Tonight at Town Board Meeting

August 19, 2014 2:32 pm Comments Off

The project at Oak Tree Dairy, “item 49” on tonight’s agenda will be voted on by the town board.
To date, residents of Elwood have collected approximately 5,000 signatures against this project – despite a new proposal to lower the number of units from 360 to 256. A Newsday article reported that Supervisor Frank Patrone commented […]

Long Island Board of Realtors Awards Huntington’s Paul Mateyunas

August 19, 2014 11:12 am Comments Off

Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty Agent Paul Mateyunas Named Among 20 under 40 Rising Stars LIBOR.
Paul Mateyunas, a licensed real estate agent with Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, one of the nation’s leading realtors, was recently recognized by the Long Island Board of Realtors Young Professionals Network (YPN) for his outstanding accomplishments as one of […]

Melville Car Robbery at Planet Fitness

August 19, 2014 10:52 am Comments Off

Wanted for Petit Larceny
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two men who stole property from a locked vehicle parked at a gym last month.
Two black males went to the west side parking lot of Planet Fitness located at 25 […]

Fire at 30 Prospect Street Huntington Village

August 17, 2014 1:32 pm Comments Off

Huntington FD Battles Another Blaze in Village- Photos and Story by Steve Silverman
The Huntington Fire Department responded to battle a fire in a commercial building at 30 Prospect Street in Huntington Village on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at around 3:45 p.m. Over 50 firefighters battled the blaze which began in an outside storage container at the rear of the building. The fire […]

New Assistant Principals Commack Middle School

August 17, 2014 1:00 pm Comments Off

Commack Middle School welcomes Carrie Lipenholtz and Dr. Christina Sapienza as new assistant principals.
Mrs. Lipenholtz is a social studies lead teacher who has taught in the District for ten years and a Commack alumnus, Mrs. Lipenholtz is filling the void left by the retirement of Mrs. McKeever.
Mrs. Lipenholtz received her Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education […]

“KISS CANCER GOOD-BYE” WALK IN HUNTINGTON’S HECKSCHER PARK

August 17, 2014 12:44 pm Comments Off

GELLERMAN ORTHODONTICS PRESENTS THIRD ANNUAL
“KISS CANCER GOOD-BYE” WALK IN HUNTINGTON’S HECKSCHER PARK
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

Family Friendly Event to Support MoRE Camp Adventure
Gellerman Orthodontics invites families and local businesses to sign up for the third annual Kiss Cancer Good-Bye walk on Saturday, September 13 at Heckscher Park in Huntington, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Kiss Cancer […]

Huntington School Board and Administration Message on Adam Spector’s Passing

June 26, 2014 1:03 pm Comments Off

A Message from the Huntington School Board and Administration . . .

It is with heavy hearts that the Huntington Board of Education and administration mourn the passing of our friend and colleague, Adam Spector. Adam was a trustee, an active community member and a parent who advocated for all. He passionately devoted his time […]