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Video – Residents Warn Town Hall About Issues With The Paramount

March 7, 2012 6:40 am 2 Comments

Several residents discuss their concerns about the Paramount Theater and the impact on the surrounding community. These residents spoke at the November 9, 2011 Town Board meeting.

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Conte: Cancer Screening Saves Lives

March 7, 2012 5:36 am Comments Off

Like manyLong Island families, I know well what a diagnosis of cancer means to one’s friends and loved ones. Cancer is a devastating disease that is expected to claim the lives of about 577,190 Americans in 2012 – more than 1,500 people every day.
The best weapon we have in fighting cancer is early detection. That’s […]

Legislator Spencer Comments On County’s Finances

March 6, 2012 7:50 pm Comments Off

March 6, 2012
Dear Editor,
This week my colleagues and I received a sobering report about the state of the County’s finances. The reality is that the County is not in great shape financially. A number of factors have contributed to this situation but the condition of the national economy is the primary culprit. Additionally, it was […]

Art Honor Society Beautification Project At Huntington High School

March 6, 2012 6:54 am Comments Off

The artwork found in hallways throughout Huntington High School continues to be updated as part of a two-year school beautification project being carried out by the Art Honor Society.
“Art is not only an individual process, but a global movement,” said Kylee Kiesel, president of Huntington’s Art Honor Society. “It is a means of inspiration and […]

11 People Arrested For Last November Shooting At Lincoln Farms

March 5, 2012 6:11 am 1 Comment

Story update

Paramount Event Wreaked Havoc On Huntington Village

March 5, 2012 6:01 am 9 Comments

(New photos have been added)
Facebook and other social media sites were buzzing with comments surrounding an event held March 3rd at the Paramount Theater on New York Avenue in Huntington Village. According to eye witness reports and phone calls we received from neighboring local business owners, the event was a costly and dangerous situation for […]

Huntington Station Transportation HUB Nomination Study

March 4, 2012 7:37 pm 1 Comment

Dear editor,
Your recent article “More SD 3 Land Potentially Removed From Tax Rolls” contained a link to a Draft Huntington Station Transportation HUB Nomination Study. You are absolutely correct that the citizens of Huntington need to be aware of this plan. In short, this plan encompasses a 640 acre area around the Huntington Train Station […]

A Blizzard of Kindness

March 3, 2012 7:23 am Comments Off

During the unseasonably warm month of February, students of Oldfield Middle School in the Harborfields Central School District helped transform their school library into a blizzard of kindness and caring.
Sixth, seventh and eighth-grade students were encouraged to bring non-perishable food donations to the school library during the “Big Blizzard of 2012,” an OMS fundraising event. […]

Conte Wants Foreclosure Prevention Funding Restored

March 2, 2012 7:15 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Jim Conte is urging his legislative colleagues to restore $25 million for the statewide Foreclosure Prevention Service Program after Governor Cuomo failed to fund it in his proposed spending plan or reinstate the program in his 30-day budget amendments.
Rather than fund the program, the Governor created a Foreclosure Prevention Unit within the Department of […]

Letter From Legislator Spencer On Northport Sewage Treatment Plant

March 2, 2012 6:43 am Comments Off

February 29, 2012
Dear Editor,
Today we took the next step in securing funding to upgrade the Northport Sewage Treatment Plant. Accompanied by Northport Village Mayor George Doll, Suffolk County Deputy Presiding Officer Wayne Horsley, Suffolk County Planning Director Sarah Lansdale, Town of Huntington Councilman Gene Cook and Deputy Supervisor Patricia Del Col, I toured the plant […]