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SCPD And Homeland Security Targets Four Huntington Station Bars – Six Arrested, One In Custody For Deportation Again

July 29, 2017 2:31 pm 1 Comment

Suffolk County Police and Firearm Suppression Team (FAST), Town of Huntington Fire Marshall and NYS Liquor Authority Inspectors, in conjunction with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents, arrested six people last night July 29, 2017 at 1:15am in the Huntington Station area.
Police officers from the Suffolk County Second Precinct and Firearm Suppression Team (FAST), Town […]

Four New Suffolk County Beaches Closed

July 26, 2017 7:27 pm Comments Off

Knollwood Beach Association Beach, Fleets Cove Beach, Huntington Beach Community Association Beach, and Valley Grove Beach are all closed.
Amityville Village Beach, Tanner Park Beach, Venetian Shores Beach. Copiague Harbor POA, West Islip Beach and Lake Ronkonkoma remain closed.

The following beaches are closed to bathing due to the finding of bacterial levels in excess of acceptable […]

RAIA WELCOMES SUPPORT IN COMBATING LOCAL GANGS FROM WHITE HOUSE

July 26, 2017 1:42 pm Comments Off

On Friday, July 28, 2017 President Trump will speak at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood and see first-hand the effects MS-13 gang violence has had on the Islip hamlet. In the wake of gang violence that has taken place in the 12th Assembly District over the last year, President Trump plans to show his […]

Town Of Huntington’s Budget Presentation Receives National Award for Sixth Consecutive Year

July 24, 2017 12:13 pm Comments Off

For the sixth consecutive year, Huntington’s budget presentation has won recognition from the national organization representing government finance professionals.

The Government Finance Officers Association recently notified the Town that it met the criteria for a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 2017 Town budget. The award followed a review by a panel drawn from […]

Wednesday’s Community Conversation Huntington Station

July 23, 2017 5:26 pm Comments Off

Just a reminder of Wednesday’s Community Conversation July 26, 2017 6pm at the Huntington Opportunity Resource Center.
Each month a topic of conversation will be chosen by the community and it will be discussed the following month we will bring in guest speakers for certain topics. We hope to see you there please help us spread the […]

COUNCILMAN COOK THANKS YOU FOR YOUR INPUT ON TERM LIMITS

July 21, 2017 6:09 pm Comments Off

Councilman Eugene Cook would like to thank the constituents who took the time to respond to his survey regarding term limits. Interestingly, the following results stood out:

98.07% of the people who responded are in favor of term limits.
86.54% supported that term limits included all elected officials
63.46% supported 2 terms of 4 years compared to 17.31% […]

Seven Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus

July 21, 2017 6:03 pm Comments Off

Residents are advised to eliminate standing water in and around homes
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken announced today that seven new mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples, all Culex pipiens-restuans, were collected on July 11, 2017 from Melville (1), Islip (1), Bay Shore (1), Holbrook (1), Ridge (1), Farmingville […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF GRANT APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR SEPTIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

July 14, 2017 12:45 pm Comments Off

Nine Homeowners Issued Grants to Replace their Outdated Septic Systems and Cesspools; 165 Homeowners Have Applied to Date
First-in-the-State Program Provides Suffolk County Homeowners Grants and Low-Interest Financing to Afford Advanced Wastewater Technologies
County Executive’s Innovative Program will Significantly Reduce Nitrogen Pollution and Restore Health of Long Island Waters
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the issuance of the […]

Applications Being Accepted for Lottery for Eight Affordable Units at The Club at Melville

July 13, 2017 5:50 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington Community Development Agency is accepting applications for the lottery for eight income-restricted units at the Club at Melville, a recently-constructed 55-and-over gated condominium community on Deshon Drive in Melville.
Lottery entry forms for the units, which are priced at $221,600, must be completed and returned to the Community Development Agency by Wednesday, August 31, […]

Town Board Meeting – Board Approves Second Phase of Parking Deck Study

July 13, 2017 3:46 pm Comments Off

Study will explore physical and financial aspects of Huntington village structure
The Huntington Town Board, at its July 11 meeting, took a significant step toward construction of a parking structure in Huntington Village, approving the second phase of a feasibility study looking into the physical and financial aspects of the project.
The Board voted to extend the […]