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Political Bullying

April 7, 2012 7:20 am 2 Comments

In a classic display of political bullying, the Huntington Town Board is attempting to derail Councilman Gene Cook’s request for an audit by questioning the way he gained a permit to build his garage!! Seriously?? Wasn’t Independent Party nominee Gene Cook elected to his position this past November on a platform of budget reform and transparency? […]

Science of Addiction at Cinema Arts Centre

April 7, 2012 6:19 am Comments Off

Join Scientists Anne Churchland & Rob Martienssen of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for an entertaining exploration of the science of addiction, followed by Danny Boyle’s classic movie, Trainspotting, starring Ewan McGregor on Wednesday, April 11 at 7:30pm, part of the Science On Screen series at Cinema Arts Centre.

Gene Cook Concerned With Town Comptrollers Office

April 4, 2012 11:01 pm 2 Comments

Councilman Eugene Cook sent a letter to the State Comptrollers office requesting an audit of the Town of Huntington. The Town has not been audited by the State Comptroller in 15 years.

Townwide Public Library Results

April 4, 2012 11:40 am Comments Off

Town wide Public Library Voting Results Half Hallow, Huntington, South Huntington, Elwood, East Northport/Northport, Harborfields and Commack

Washington Drive Primary Kicks Off Walk For A Wish Drive

April 4, 2012 7:08 am Comments Off

Students of Washington Drive Primary School in the Harborfields Central School District enthusiastically kicked off the Walk for a Wish fundraising drive. Walk for a Wish is an annual Harborfields event that benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For the fifth consecutive year, participants of the event are invited to raise donations and walk around the track […]

Labate Receives Nomination from Republicans & Conservatives in Nassau

April 4, 2012 6:55 am Comments Off

Stephen Labate Comments on Receiving the Nomination from both the Republican and Conservative Committees of Nassau County:
I am deeply honored to accept the Nassau County Republican Committee and the Nassau County Conservative Committee nomination to run in Congressional District 3.
The district may have changed, but the message of my campaign will not. Whether it is […]

Heart Screen New York Draws Record Crowd at Whitman

April 4, 2012 6:45 am Comments Off

Saving lives through early detection. That’s the message the Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation and the Dominic A. Murray 21 Memorial Foundation work so hard to get out. From the looks of Saturday’s crowd in Walt Whitman High School’s South Gymnasium, the message rang loud and clear. Parents obviously valued the opportunity to walk away […]

Berland: Accuracy Not an Option?

April 2, 2012 8:37 pm Comments Off

Councilwoman Susan Berland has said on multiple occasions that she “told the people at Citizens for Huntington Code Enforcement group that Don Pius’ houses are legal, there is nothing we can do. She publicly claimed to worked with this group consistently to help the community”. To say that Berland is mistaken with these comments is an understatement. […]

Car Crashes through Tattoo Lou’s

April 1, 2012 10:00 pm 1 Comment

The Huntington Manor Fire Department, Huntington Community First Aid Squad and Suffolk Police responded to the scene of a two-car collision that sent a Mitsubishi sedan careening through the front of Tattoo Lou’s shop on East Jericho Turnpike near Engelke Avenue in Huntington Station, Saturday night, March 31, at about 9:45 p.m. Four occupants from […]

Scholarship Opportunity for Local Students

April 1, 2012 7:52 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Jim Conte is again accepting applications in his district office for New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators scholarships. The group will award four $1,500 scholarships – two academic and two athletic – to student applicants from around New York State.
Eligible applicants can be high school students planning to attend college in the fall, […]