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Suffolk County Expands Private Well Survey in Wainscott

January 11, 2018 3:43 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced today the expansion of its private well survey in the vicinity of the East Hampton Airport following the detection of perfluorinated compounds known as PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) and PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) in 63 private wells.

Though PFCs are currently unregulated, the USEPA has identified both PFOA and PFOS […]

New Supervisor Chad Lupinacci Outlines New Direction for Town at Inaugural

January 8, 2018 3:22 pm Comments Off

Chad A. Lupinacci was sworn in as the Town of Huntington’s 81st Supervisor January 2, detailing in an inaugural address how he plans to take the Town in a “new direction” over the next four years.
“This night has been a long time coming, a night when we return Town government to the control of those […]

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 […]

Huntington Officials to Take Oaths at Jan. 2, 2018 Inaugural

January 1, 2018 4:03 pm Comments Off

Lupinacci to be sworn as Town’s 81st Supervisor on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 7 p.m. at
PLACE: Walt Whitman High School
301 West Hills Road
Huntington Station, NY
Chad Lupinacci will take the oath of office to become Huntington’s 81st Supervisor. Councilmen Mark Cuthbertson and Edmund J. Smyth and Highway Superintendent Kevin […]

Carol Lynn Schlitt Disbarred By Grievance Committee Has To Pay $830,009 Restitution

December 30, 2017 1:04 am Comments Off

The Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, with Carol Schlitt’s peers RANDALL T. ENG, P.J., WILLIAM F. MASTRO, REINALDO E. RIVERA, MARK C. DILLON, LEONARD B. AUSTIN, JJ. decided to accept Carol Schlitt’s resignation as an attorney and counselor -at-law based upon a finding that she is guilty of professional misconduct immediately threatening the public interest. Carol Schlitt acknowledges that […]

Ex-Huntington Chamber of Commerce President Arrested For Crystal Methamphetamine, Heroin And Cocaine

December 28, 2017 4:15 pm Comments Off

Ex-Huntington Chamber of Commerce President Dennis Sneden, arrested for crystal methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine when Nassau police executed a search warrant in Woodbury, December 26, 2017.
Dennis Sneden, 64, was charged with second- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, Nassau police stated. Hempstead Court ordered him […]

Extended Hours for Tax Receiver’s Office

December 28, 2017 1:15 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington Tax Receiver’s Office will stay open until 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2017 and Friday, December 29, 2017 to receive payments for the 2017-2018 tax year.

Little Shelter Chosen to Run Town Cat Shelter

December 23, 2017 5:32 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Town Board, at its December 13 meeting, selected the Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center to take over operation of the Town’s cat shelter.

The Board approved a five-year license agreement with the Elwood-based Little Shelter, with an option to extend the agreement for an additional five years. The selection followed a public hearing […]

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 […]

Conditional Shellfishing Program Begins in Centerport Harbor

December 20, 2017 6:15 pm Comments Off

As a further indication of improving water quality in Huntington waters, the Town of Huntington and the State Department of Environmental Conservation have begun a conditional shellfish harvesting program in a previously uncertified portion of Centerport Harbor.

According to a directive issued to shellfish harvesters, the program began December 15 and […]