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LUPINACCI EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER GOVERNOR’S ‘STAR’ POLICY

February 11, 2017 3:47 pm Comments Off

Gov.’s plan would increase property taxes for New Yorkers

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci spoke out today following a conference of the Assembly’s Budget Hearing on Taxes. During the hearing Nonie Manion, the Executive Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Taxation and Finance, provided testimony conceding that the intended freeze of the New York State School […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY STORM UPDATE STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED

February 9, 2017 12:48 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has declared a State of Emergency in Suffolk County, New York effective at 11:00 a.m. on February 9, 2017.

The State of Emergency has been declared due to emergency conditions produced by the current winter storm.
ALSO HUNTINGTON TOWN HALL IS CLOSED TODAY.

Petrone Declares Snow Emergency, Effective 12:01 a.m. February 9, 2017

February 8, 2017 5:56 pm Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone declared an official snow emergency, effective at 12:01 a.m. February 9, 2017 and cancelled all activities and scheduled meetings at Town facilities.

“All of the forecasts indicate that this storm will include a significant snowfall, with the snow falling at a considerable rate for a good part of the […]

Trash Collection Cancelled On Thursday, February 9, 2017

February 8, 2017 3:25 pm Comments Off

Based on the forecast and timing of significant amounts of snow the Town of Huntington has decided to cancel residential trash collection on Thursday, February 9, 2017. The collection will not be rescheduled, the next scheduled trash collection for residents on Monday and Thursday trash collection routes will be Monday, February 13, 2017.
Residents are advised […]

Letter to the Editor Eugene Cook – Heartland Project

February 3, 2017 12:06 pm Comments Off

February 3, 2017
Dear Editor,
On Wednesday February 1, 2017, the Suffolk County Planning Commission held their meeting to vote on
the Heartland Development. If you attend this meeting I am sure that you would have been surprised and disgusted at some of events that unfolded that day.
As a resident and elected official in Suffolk County, I understand that […]

Huntington Earns Clean Energy Community Designation

February 2, 2017 2:23 pm Comments Off

Town’s energy efforts make it eligible to apply for $250,000 in state funding

The Town of Huntington has earned a Clean Energy Community designation, making the Town eligible to apply for $250,000 in state funding that can be applied to future energy projects.
The designation is part of the statewide […]

Huntington Opportunity Resource Center Highlights for the Month of February 2017

February 1, 2017 4:05 pm Comments Off

St. Joseph’s College FREE Intermediate Computer Finance Class 6 pm-7:30 pm (January 12th – March 9th – space still available)

February 8, 2017 – Community Conversation 6 pm-8 pm

February 10, 2017 – Veteran Services Day: VETERANS ONLY 10 AM-3 PM

February 16, 2017 – The Town of Huntington Celebrates Black History at Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School, Huntington Station 7 pm

February 21, 2017 – Carecen: Pathways to Citizenship – Appointments ONLY 9 am -1:30 […]

Little Free Library Comes to Huntington Town Hall

February 1, 2017 3:51 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington has joined with the Huntington Public Library to bring a Little Free library to the lobby of Town Hall, allowing visitors and employees to take part in the free book exchange program that has been sweeping the world.

The Public Library recently obtained and decorated one of the birdhouse-like boxes, which […]

Video Released on Centerport Bioswale

January 31, 2017 12:51 pm Comments Off

Huntington, Citizens Campaign for the Environment launch social media educational video
The Town Huntington and the Citizens Campaign for the Environment today released a video illustrating the recently completed rain garden bioswale at Centerport Beach, a project aimed at filtering 80 percent of the stormwater runoff that has been polluting Centeport Harbor.
The three-and-a-half-minute video, […]

RAIA APPROVES LEGISLATION HOLDING OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE

January 30, 2017 4:55 pm Comments Off

A statement from Assemblyman Andrew Raia

“Today, my colleagues and I in the State Assembly carried out the will of the people and passed legislation that would strip corrupt public officials of their taxpayer-funded pensions,” said Raia. “Any public official who chooses to use their position in power to break the law shouldn’t receive a dime […]