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Moody’s Reaffirms Huntington’s AAA Bond Rating

September 25, 2020 1:31 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington announced it has maintained its AAA bond rating from Moody’s Investors Services in a report issued in September 2020.
“The AAA rating confirms that we already know: the Town of Huntington was in a strong financial position when the COVID-19 crisis hit and we are prepared for the unknowns that will come […]

First Woman Judge Sworn in as Town of Huntington Court

September 20, 2020 12:02 pm Comments Off

Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci and Chief Administrative Law Judge Joshua C. Price joined Mara Manin Amendola, Esq. as she was sworn in to serve as an administrative law judge for the Town’s Bureau of Administrative Adjudication (BAA) on Wednesday, September 2, 2020; the BAA, or “tribunal,” is set to hear its first cases on Thursday, […]

Covid Update 8/12/20 With Steve Bellone, County Executive

August 12, 2020 5:22 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County reported the following information related to COVID-19 on August 12, 2020. Last updated August 11, 2020

Total Persons Tested

539,870 COVID-19 tests have been administered, an addition of 5,030 tests
1 percent of those tested since March have been confirmed positive for COVID-19
9 percent of those tested on Long Island in the last reported 24-hour period tested positive for COVID-19
1 […]

Statement from State Senator Gaughran on PSEG-LI and LIPA’s Failed Storm Response

August 10, 2020 7:13 pm Comments Off

Calls for Termination of Heads of PSEG-LI and LIPA

“The events of the past week have made clear: PSEG-LI has failed Long Islanders. Half a million Long Islanders were left in the dark without communication from PSEG, including seniors and medically vulnerable persons. Many still remain without power and without answers. LIPA, the oversight authority to […]

State Senator Gaughran Calls on NYS Attorney General to Investigate PSEG’s Failed Storm Response

August 8, 2020 7:10 pm Comments Off

August 6, 2020 State Senator Gaughran and the Long Island Senate Majority called on New York State Attorney General to investigate PSEG’s failed response to Tropical Storm Isaias. As the hurricane system remains underway, Senator Gaughran remains concerned that PSEG is unable to competently and safely service its 1.1 million customers on Long Island, and […]

Fifteen New Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus

August 3, 2020 6:36 pm Comments Off

Residents and visitors advised to take precautions

Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott announced today that 15 additional mosquito samples, all Culex pipiens-restuans, have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples were collected on July 21 and July 22, 2020 from Huntington Station (1), West Babylon (1), Brentwood (1), Bay Shore (6), Islip (3) Great River […]

Town Board Meeting 7/21/20

July 23, 2020 4:18 pm Comments Off

Huntington Enacts C-6 Zoning Regulations on Mixed-Use Development, Addresses LIPA Proposal
The Huntington Town Board held its July 21, 2020 meeting remotely and broadcast meeting audio live, approving sweeping measures to regulate the size and scope of mixed-use development in the Town, including environmental impacts of development, and address the decades-long parking issue in Huntington village, […]

Letter To The Editor Regarding LIPA/NatGrid Tax Case, With Criminal Implications

July 20, 2020 1:38 pm Comments Off

July 20, 2020
Dear Editor,
When the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) was created, the New York State Legislature laid out clear “rules of the road” in the Public Authorities Law, that LIPA would be required to follow. It stated that “projects” would require Public Authorities Control Board (PACB) review and approval, before going forward. LIPA ignored […]

Dear Editor LIPA/NAT GRID Are They Screwing The Huntington Taxpayers?

July 16, 2020 7:03 pm Comments Off

Minor thoughts on the July 15, 2020 Northport-East Northport Union Free District Board of Education Meeting/Presentation:
I am absolutely embarrassed to have spent 3 hours listening to the school district’s attorney trying to persuade me into why settling was a good idea. The school board is allowing LIPA to bully them into a settlement, and are only […]

Councilman Cook Sponsors Resolution to Schedule a Public Forum (LIPA) and National Grid’s Settlement Offer

July 15, 2020 6:48 pm Comments Off

On Wednesday July 15, 2020 at 9 a.m., at the Soundview Boat Ramp, (across from the Northport Power Plant), on Eaton’s Neck Road in Northport, Councilman Cook held a press conference regarding a resolution he will be sponsoring at the July 21, 2020 Town Board meeting scheduled for 7 p.m.. “This resolution will schedule a […]