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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cinema Arts Centre Launches Forks & Films to Spread Positivity

April 10, 2020 2:46 pm Comments Off

On April 9, 2020, Cinema Arts Centre (CAC) will release a new digital series Forks & Films. The series will provide an entertaining free cooking video that the audience can view on the CAC’s YouTube or Facebook channels and connect with a film that will be highlighted each week. The audience can access the weekly film […]

Two People Arrested for Burglarizing Businesses; Believed Police would be Preoccupied due to COVID-19

April 10, 2020 2:40 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested two people in Bay Shore this morning for committing multiple burglaries of businesses throughout Suffolk County in March 2020 and April 2020, because of their belief police officers were preoccupied with the COVID-19 crisis.
A Third Precinct Patrol officer initiated a traffic stop after observing a Hyundai Santa Fe that fit the […]

SUFFOLK COVID-19 CASE UPDATE – April 9, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

April 10, 2020 2:17 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 2:00 p.m. on April 9, 2020

40,253 COVID-19 tests have been administered as of April 8
3 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
20549 confirmed cases, at this time
Town breakdown can be found below.
1,595 patients are hospitalized (up 10 from April 8),
531 of hospitalized patients are in the intensive care unit, an […]

Huntington Republican Leader Toni Tepe Has Passed Away at 75

April 9, 2020 1:53 pm Comments Off

Toni (Bifulco) Tepe who was formal known as Antonia Rettaliata served as Huntington Supervisor from 1987 to 1989 and was the current chair of the Huntington Republican town committee.
She also served as:
               State Assembly from 1979 to 1987
               1st Female Town Supervisor from 1987 to 1989
               Was Chair of Huntington Republican Committee From 2010 to […]

Suffolk COVID-19 CASE UPDATE – April 7, 2020, 2:30 p.m.

April 8, 2020 12:47 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 through 2:30 p.m. on April 7, 2020

33,225 COVID-19 tests have been administered
7 percent of those tested were confirmed positive for COVID-19
15,561 confirmed cases at this time
Town breakdown can be found below.
1,517patients are hospitalized (up 54 from April 6), 506 of those are in the intensive care unit, a decreaseof 40 patients from April 6
263 […]