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Letter to the Editor – Andrew Raia

May 12, 2018 5:50 pm Comments Off

ASSEMBLYMAN RAIA ADDRESSES LIPA TAX ASSESSMENT
A Letter to the Editor from the Desk of Assemblyman Raia

Dear Editor:

It’s no secret that the Long Island Power Authority’s (LIPA) campaign to
significantly reduce its current tax assessment on the Northport Power
Plant has raised serious concerns among the taxpayers in the
Northport-East Northport Union Free School District. As a […]

Melville Fire Chief Honored for Lifesaving Rescue

May 10, 2018 8:02 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department recognized Third Assistant Chief Jason Bernfeld for his
lifesaving efforts in rescuing a man from his overturned car moments before it burst
into flames on the Northern State Parkway on March 12, 2018. The man rescued, Matt
Connors of East Northport, presented the Chief with the Medal of Valor Award during
a surprise presentation at […]

Community And Youth Agency Donates Five Buddy Benches To Half Hollow Hills

May 9, 2018 7:14 pm Comments Off

REACH Community And Youth Agency Donates Five Buddy Benches To Half Hollow Hills
Donation Made As Part Of Their 45th Anniversary Celebration
DIX HILLS, NY, May 4, 2018 – In celebration of their 45th anniversary, the REACH
Community and Youth Agency (CYA) decided to give back to the youth they serve by
purchasing five buddy benches and donating them […]

Councilman Eugene Cook Proposes “The Huntington Power Authority”

May 5, 2018 3:01 pm Comments Off

COUNCILMAN EUGENE COOK SPONSORS RESOLUTION
TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN NORTHPORT, NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 201 OF THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE.

Councilman Cook will sponsor a resolution to schedule a public hearing to consider the acquisition of certain real property located in Northport. The Town Board has […]

Melville and Huntington Manor FD’s Respond to Route 110 Crash

April 29, 2018 8:32 am Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department and Huntington Manor Fire Department were both
dispatched to a two-vehicle crash with an overturned SUV on Route 110 and Schwab
Road on Monday morning, April 23, at about 8:30 a.m. Firefighters removed one victim
from the SUV who was transported to Huntington Hospital by the Melville Rescue Squad
with non-life threatening injuries. Melville FD […]

COUNCILMAN COOK SPONSORS RESOLUTION TO CREATE A CARBON FOOTPRINT PROGRESSIVE IMPACT FEE

April 22, 2018 6:05 pm Comments Off

Councilman Eugene Cook is sponsoring a resolution to schedule a public hearing to create a Progressive Impact Fee, to allow the Town to reduce the carbon footprint on the environment. The basis of this fund will be a fee for industrial consumption of fossil fuels that will be required of certain large scale fossil fuel users and used to […]

Car Crashes into Melville Pizzeria

April 17, 2018 11:25 am Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident after a car crashed into the La Focaccia pizzeria on Broad Hollow Road on Sunday, April 15, at about 6:40 p.m.

Melville Fire District Donates Vehicle To Suffolk County Auxiliary Police

April 11, 2018 7:35 pm Comments Off

Vehicle to be used in Second Precinct for parades, large gatherings and neighborhood patrols
Suffolk County Police Chief of Department Stuart Cameron and Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services Commissioner Joseph Williams will thank officials from the Melville Fire District and students from Western Suffolk BOCES for their efforts in the donation of a vehicle […]

Four Injured in Melville Crash

April 11, 2018 6:15 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department responded to a four-car collision that injured four people on Bagatelle Road and the South Service Road on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at about 4:40 p.m. The four injured were transported with non-life threatening injuries to Huntington Hospital and Plainview Hospital by Melville Rescue Squad ambulances. Under the command of Chiefs […]

Melville Fire Chief in the Right Place to Save a Life

March 13, 2018 5:44 am Comments Off

Melville Fire Department Third Assistant Chief Jason Bernfeld was in the right place at the right time when he rescued a man from an auto accident Monday morning, March 12, on the Northern State Parkway in Melville. The Chief was on his way to work as an NYPD Police Officer when he noticed taillights in the woods […]