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Cuthbertson, Matthews and Ethics

October 12, 2014 9:33 am 1 Comment

Town Councilman Mark Cuthbertson and Huntington Ethics Board member James Matthews contributed money to each others campaign war chests

Politics & Law Very Lucrative For Cuthbertson

October 5, 2014 10:06 am 1 Comment

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in October 2013. In light of Newsday’s Investigative report called The Insiders, we have made the decision to rerun this article because there are other disturbing connections related to Councilman Cuthberson and his law firm that are deserving of further scrutiny. Updates to the article have been added as Editor’s notes.

Attempted Suicide In Huntington Parking Lot

September 24, 2014 5:28 am 1 Comment

Update: The individual in the vehicle has been identified as Ralph Colamussi who was the former owner of the Thatched Cottage. His business was scheduled to be auctioned off a day after the incident.
Original Story:
On September 23, 2014, police officers arrived at the parking lot of 269 New York Avenue, Huntington after they receive a […]

Video: Petrone/Cuthbertson Get “Hostile” With Huntington School Board President Emily Rogan

September 22, 2014 10:13 am 3 Comments

Watch the video. Judge for yourself.

Suffolk IDA Board Unanimously Approves Controversial Hotel Huntington Tax Abatement

September 21, 2014 1:55 pm 3 Comments

On September 18, 2014, the Suffolk IDA board voted unanimously to put Hotel Huntington on public assistance. The hotel project is located at 227 Main Street in Huntington.
The project involves the old vacant Huntington town hall building which is approximately 9500 square feet and will be renovated into a hotel registration, reception and management area, […]

Hotel Huntington Requesting $2.4 Million In Tax Abatements

September 10, 2014 9:00 am 3 Comments

The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) held a public hearing on August 26 regarding a $2.4 million dollar tax abatement that will likely be granted to the developers of the Hotel Huntington project.
The hotel project is located at 227 Main Street in Huntington.
The project involves the old vacant Huntington town hall building which is […]

Marcellino Working To Win Any Way He Can

September 5, 2014 11:00 am Comments Off

On September 1, 2014, Senator Carl Marcellino and three of his paid employees filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court alleging that all 5191 signatures on the petitions of challenger Gigi Bowman are invalid. The goal of the lawsuit is to keep Bowman’s name off the ballot in the November 4, 2014 general […]

Board Approves Zoning For Elwood Housing Complex

August 20, 2014 7:46 am Comments Off

Last night at a packed Town Board meeting, the board voted 4 – 1 to approve the zoning change to accommodate the Seasons at Elwood Development on Elwood Road in East Northport. Despite the fact that local residents submitted 5000 signatures on a petition, 4 of the 5 Town Council people approved the resolution. A […]

Not My Child – Suffolk’s Drug Epidemic, Part 2

August 10, 2014 12:00 am 1 Comment

The video below was created by Suffolk County and The Rocky Point School District in order to raise awareness about the increase in heroine use by young people.
Watch this video on YouTube.
Suffolk County Police Second Precinct officers responded to a home to find a young person passed out from an apparent heroin overdose.
This is […]

Not My Child: Suffolk’s Drug Epidemic

August 8, 2014 1:18 pm Comments Off

County Executive Steve Bellone, in partnership with the Rocky Point School District, announced the launch of a groundbreaking effort to alert parents to the dangers of substance abuse through a compelling public service announcement. Rocky Point School District is serving as the pilot school district, posting the PSA on its parents portal and requiring parents […]