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BAPS Charities Volunteers deliver 200 food packets to Northwell Huntington Hospital

April 29, 2020 1:41 pm Comments Off

Dear Editor,

BAPS charities has been at the forefront of the effort to help healthcare workers and hospitals, who are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the challenges that many across the nation are currently facing is accessibility to food. With front line personnel working long hours, this concern holds especially true. As part of their effort, BAPS charities prepared […]

SUFFOLK COVID-19 CASE UPDATE – April 26, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

April 26, 2020 6:55 pm Comments Off

SUFFOLK COVID-19 CASE UPDATE – April 26, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 2:00 p.m. on April 26, 2020

83,244 COVID-19 tests have been administered
5 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
32,822 confirmed cases, up 637 from April 25
Breakdown by town of COVID-19 cases can be found below
1,134 patients are […]

Letter From Melville Chief

April 26, 2020 6:23 pm Comments Off

Dear Fellow Members:
It has certainly been a tough few months for us as an organization.
Little did I know, when I began my second term as Chief of Department, that spring would bring us a virus that would threaten the health of mankind and cripple the global economy’ COVID-19 is proving to be the greatest challenge […]

Huntington Moves Property Tax Grievance Period Back One Month, Waives Building Permits for Small, Outdoor Accessory Projects

April 26, 2020 2:11 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board held its April 21, 2020 meeting remotely, broadcasting meeting audio live and rescheduling all public hearings, previously scheduled for May 20, for the June 16 meeting; moved the property tax grievance complaint period for the current 2020/21 tax year back one month to start June 1, 2020, rescheduling Grievance Day for June […]

Town of Huntington Marinas to Open Tuesday, Changes to Yard Waste Collection

April 23, 2020 2:04 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington has reopened or is in the process of reopening select Town Maritime facilities; set a temporary limit on yard waste collection; and has postponed all accessory apartment and rental inspections as well as Traffic Court dates scheduled through Tuesday, May 12.
MARITIME SERVICES
Due to guidance received by Governor Cuomo on the evening […]

SUFFOLK COVID-19 CASE UPDATE – April 19, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

April 19, 2020 7:51 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 2:00 p.m. on April 19, 2020

65,320 COVID-19 tests have been administered
2 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
27,485 confirmed cases, up 783 from April 18
Breakdown by town of COVID-19 cases can be found on the Suffolk County COVID-19 Map.*
1,441 patients are hospitalized, a decrease of 97 from […]

WILL RESOLUTION 2020-184 DAMAGE OR OUST SUPERVISOR LUPINACCI?

April 19, 2020 1:48 pm Comments Off

This week as we all are told to stay inside, our town now has its own crisis, and the COVID-19 virus, may have saved Supervisor Lupinacci from public ridicule. On March 10, 2020, the town board meeting went into executive session without Supervisor Chad Lupinacci. The resolution 2020-184 (see below) called for the town attorney […]

Car Crash in Greenlawn

April 17, 2020 2:25 pm Comments Off

On April 4th, 2020, at 5:10 p.m., the Greenlawn Fire Department was activated for a Motor Vehicle Accident at Clay Pitts Road and Manor Road North. Responding units were advised by Suffolk Police enroute of one vehicle that was overturned with one person trapped. Response consisted of all four chiefs, paramedic, heavy rescue quint 2-7-2 and heavy rescue engine 2-7-6, ambulances 2-7-45, 2-7-25, and 2-7-5 […]

HART Bus Passengers Mandated by Governor to Wear Face Masks

April 15, 2020 3:15 pm Comments Off

Minutes after Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci urged riders of the Town’s Huntington Area Rapid Transit (HART) Bus system wear face masks or other face coverings when riding as a passenger starting on April 15, Governor Cuomo announced an Executive Order mandating all mass transit riders to wear face masks.
Due to the Governor’s mandate, residents will […]

Cash Sent By Elderly Man As Part of Scam Intercepted

April 15, 2020 3:12 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Financial Crimes Unit detectives in conjunction with members of the United States Postal Inspection Service intercepted cash sent by a St. James man as part of a phone scam.
A 79-year-old man received a phone call on April 8, 2020 from an individual who claimed the man’s grandson had been involved in a […]