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Veterans from VFW Post 1469 Give Councilman Eugene Cook an Award at Town Hall

October 28, 2015 1:45 am Comments Off

Andrew Merola on The John Gomez Show 10/27/15 Talks About How the Huntington Democrats Treated Him

October 27, 2015 4:15 pm Comments Off

To Read the letter to the editor while listening to the show CLICK HERE.

Letter to the Editor From a Democrat

October 26, 2015 2:10 pm 1 Comment

Democrat Andrew Merola’s Opinion on Election:
With the election for Huntington Town Board looming, and the reality that I will not be on the ballot well behind us, I’ve had to think long and hard about who I’d be voting for this year. We need change, that is clear. We need to remove these career politicians […]

Councilwoman Susan Berland OverBills Taxpayers 40% For Mileage Reimbursements

October 25, 2015 2:11 pm Comments Off

While town officials grapple with millions in potential cuts to the all-volunteer Huntington Community First Aid Squad, Huntington Councilwoman Susan Berland has been hitting up taxpayers to cover her commutes to ribbon-cuttings and photo-ops. After reviewing Berland’s mileage it appears she overbilled the taxpayers to the tune of 40%.
In more than 100 examples, Councilwoman Susan […]

Town Press Release-Town Moves Toward Suspending Certificates of Occupancy for Two Pius Rental Properties

October 22, 2015 2:20 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington has taken the first steps toward suspending the certificates of occupancy at two rental properties owned by a corporation controlled by Donald Pius, a major landlord in the Town whose companies control 72 rental properties.
The Town sent a notice to Catco Associates LP, a company owned by Pius, that unless the […]

Greenlawn American Legion Post to Commemorate Veterans Day

October 22, 2015 2:04 pm Comments Off

In commemoration of Veterans Day 2015, American Legion Greenlawn Post 1244 will conduct its annual Veterans Day Observance at 11:00 am on Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 at the Greenlawn Memorial Park Monument at Pulaski Rd. and Broadway in Greenlawn.
The ceremony, which has been conducted annually for many years by the Greenlawn Post, is attended by […]

State Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci Endorses Jennifer Thompson for Huntington Town Board

October 17, 2015 4:34 pm Comments Off

“I Support Jennifer and urge the residents of Huntington to do the same”
From the office of Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci:
Over the past five years, I have had the pleasure of developing a strong relationship with Jennifer Thompson. Ms. Thompson, a Northport-East Northport School Board member, is a strong and hard-working individual who is committed to […]

Why Billions in New Sewers Won’t Work

October 9, 2015 5:21 am Comments Off

Everybody is talking about water quality lately and that is a good thing. Following Super Storm Sandy, Governor Cuomo established the LI Resiliency and Clean Water Infrastructure Task Force, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released a follow-up report entitled Coastal Resiliency and Water Quality in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and the Suffolk […]

Susan Berland Received Over $24,000 from Gary Melius for Favor of Votes States HS Resident

October 2, 2015 3:12 pm 1 Comment

A concerned resident sent a letter to TheHuntingtonian.com and it states that Susan Berland took contributions from Gary Melius for favoritism to vote for a zoning change in Melius’ favor. Mark Cuthbertson also received $23,500 and Frank Petrone received $27,000.
To lookup contributions in NYS here is the link: http://www.elections.ny.gov/ContributionSearchA.html
The letter is below for you to […]

Flash Back Friday’s -The 3rd Silly Season Award Goes To…

September 25, 2015 10:22 am Comments Off

Originally published October 18th 2011.
(You knew it was coming, didn’t you?)
Susan Berland for holding a press conference called “Adopt A Hydrant”. We received an anonymous tip that this was coming, but we thought it was a joke and never followed up on it. Much to our surprise, The Huntingtonian was not invited to the press conference or […]