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Flashback Friday – Councilman Cook, Local Business Owners & Boy Scouts Help Veterans

ORIGINALLY POSTED JUNE 2012
The parking lot of the Golf Course at the Northport Veteran’s Hospital desperately needed paving. After more than five years of requests by Mario Buonpane and members of the golf committee to various organizations still nothing was happening. The lot was in dangerous disrepair.
Finally, three weeks ago, Mr. Buonpane reached out to Councilman […]

November 1, 2019 1:20 pm / Comments Off / Read More

TOWN Announces Kensington Estates Affordable Housing Lottery for Luxury Gated Age 55 & Older Townhome Community Open Through October 13, 2019

October 3, 2019 4:07 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington is excited to announce the Town’s Community Development Agency (CDA) is now accepting applications online through Sunday, October 13, 2019, for nine (9) 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom townhomes eligible for the affordable housing lottery in Kensington Estates, the luxury gated 55 and older community located on Jericho Turnpike across from Oheka Castle.
“Kensington Estates is a […]

Notice of Public Hearing Regarding Suffolk County Subwatersheds Wastewater Management Plan

September 4, 2019 5:27 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County will convene two public hearings to receive comments on the implementation of a wastewater management strategy based on the recommendations presented in the Suffolk County Subwatersheds Wastewater Management Plan and the changes to the Suffolk County Sanitary code required to implement these recommendations. The goal of the Subwatersheds Wastewater Management Plan is to […]

SUFFOLK HEALTH OFFICIALS RELEASE HISTORIC WATER QUALITY PLAN

August 8, 2019 1:38 pm Comments Off

PROVIDES BLUEPRINT FOR TURNING THE TIDE ON NITROGEN POLLUTION
Transitioning Away from Reliance on Cesspools And Septic Systems Identified as Top Priority
Diverse Coalition of Scientists, Business Leaders, Organized Labor and Environmental Leaders Endorse Plan Recommendations
Scientific Analysis Predicts Improvements in Water Quality Within 10 Years Upon Implementation of Plan Recommendations

Taking an historic step forward in ongoing efforts […]

East Carver Street Municipal Parking Lot Paving Project Completed One Week Early

May 13, 2019 3:39 am Comments Off

The East Carver Street municipal parking lot, which was closed for repaving, has reopened one week early; on-street parking enforcement for spaces 700-711 & 747-756 has resumed.

“Thanks to the efficient coordination of the work by Department Director Andre Sorrentino and our General Services and Engineering teams, this paving project has been completed ahead of schedule, […]

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 […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE ANNOUNCES $500,000 AVAILABLE IN DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION GRANTS

January 14, 2018 1:58 pm Comments Off

Grant Applications Due by May 25, 2018

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today announced that applications for Round 16 of the Suffolk County Downtown Revitalization Grants Program are available. A pool of $500,000 is available for partial funding of capital projects located in, or adjacent to, downtown areas on municipally-owned property. Award recipients will be selected […]

Dix Hills Fire District Breaks Ground On New Fire And Emergency Facility

January 6, 2018 12:14 pm Comments Off

Busy LI Fire Department Expands Community Services with New Construction

The Dix Hills Fire District (DHFD) recently broke ground on with initial construction of a major fire district improvement project, bringing a wealth of good news to residents of Dix Hills and surrounding communities. A press conference was held on the grounds of the District’s […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE SIGNS CESSPOOL BAN LEGISLATION INTO LAW

December 21, 2017 5:36 pm Comments Off

Closes Loophole in Latest Step In Fight to Improve Water Quality on Long Island

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today signed legislation banning the continued installation of cesspools that have been identified as a primary source of nitrogen pollution that has degraded water quality throughout Suffolk County, contributing to harmful algae blooms, beach closures and fish […]

Plaque Dedicated for Ice Rink Flag

October 21, 2017 10:24 pm Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone, joined by Town Council members, the Town’s Veterans Advisory Board and members of veterans’ groups, unveiled a plaque October 19 describing the history of the a large American flag that hangs at the Town’s Dix Hills Ice Rink.

The flag, which was presented to the Town about 10 years ago […]