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Town Hall to Resume Normal Operations January 28

January 27, 2015 4:01 pm Comments Off

Press Release by AJ Carter- Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone announces that Town facilities and programs will be back on their normal schedules Wednesday, January 28, after being closed because of the blizzard on January 27.
Trash collection will resume with the scheduled single stream recycling pickup. HART bus fixed route and paratransit will operate on […]

Petrone Declares Snow Emergency, Effective 10 a.m. January 26

January 26, 2015 12:19 pm Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone declared an official snow emergency, effective at 10 a.m. Monday January 26, and announced the cancellation of all activities and programs scheduled for today and tomorrow at Town facilities, in expectation of a storm that is expected to pick up strength Monday night and continue throughout the day Tuesday.
“All of […]

Jo-Ann Raia, Town Clerk To Perform 2015 Valentine’s Day Marriage Ceremonies

January 14, 2015 11:31 am Comments Off

This year marks the 26th year that Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia has been serving as the Town’s Marriage Officer. Ms. Raia has the legal authority to perform civil marriage ceremonies within the Town of Huntington. In the past 26 years she has performed 608 marriage ceremonies.
In addition, this is the 20th year that Ms. Raia […]

Huntington Town Board Meeting Agenda for 1/14/15 at 2:00

January 14, 2015 8:44 am Comments Off

AGENDA FOR TOWN BOARD MEETING DATED JANUARY 14, 2015

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Consider authorizing various actions be taken upon certain properties designated as Blighted in accordance with Chapter 156, Article VII,§156-60 (Blighted Property). (SCTM #’S: 0400-169.00-01.00-069.001;0400-267.00-02.00-020-001)(2014-M-59) Scheduled as per Resolution 2014-623 at 12-9-2014 Town Board Meeting

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Consider acquiring Centerport Harbor property (Shorewood Community Association).(SCTM #: 0400-045-01-007.001)(2014-M-60) Scheduled as per Resolution […]

Experts State Mark Cuthbertson Clearly Violated Ethics Code

January 11, 2015 7:33 pm Comments Off

Although the Town of Huntington Ethics Board cleared Councilman Mark Cuthbertson of wrongdoing, many experts in the ethics field state that the Huntington Ethics Board, chaired by Howard Glickstein simply got it wrong. As reported in Newsday, Mark Cuthbertson was appointed a “Receiver” of a foreclosed commercial property, in Islandia, NY. The property manager for […]

Suffolk Conservative Chair – Ed Walsh Charged With Fraud

January 7, 2015 10:26 pm Comments Off

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Suffolk County Conservative Party Chairman Edward Walsh was Charged with Scheming to Defraud the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office. Walsh Allegedly Represented Falsely That He Worked Regular and Overtime Hours for The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office When He Was Playing Golf, Visiting Casinos, or Performing Work on Behalf of the […]

LUPINACCI LEGISLATION TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING SIGNED INTO LAW

January 2, 2015 11:56 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci is proud to announce his co-sponsored legislation to install carbon monoxide detectors in restaurants and commercial buildings has been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. After the tragic event at Legal Sea Foods, when carbon monoxide poisoning injured 20 and took the life of the restaurant manager, Lupinacci worked tirelessly to […]

Flashback Friday – Taxpayers Subsidize The Don Pius Scholarship

January 2, 2015 11:53 am Comments Off

This original post is from September 27, 2011. Update, the Huntington School district is no longer participating in this scholarship.
The Don Pius scholarship was established several years ago as part of a deal that the Town Board made with this notorious landlord. Pius is especially well known in the Huntington School district since his more than 70 […]

Bicycle and SUV Collide in Huntington Station

December 31, 2014 1:53 pm Comments Off

On Monday, December 29, 2014, at approximately 2:26 p.m. a man on a bicycle collided with an SUV in Huntington Station. The bicycle was heading down Fairground Avenue and the SUV was heading westbound on Pulaski.
The driver of the SUV and the car behind her who witnessed the accident, pulled off the road on Pulaski […]

Letter to the Editor From Gene Cook

December 23, 2014 1:50 pm Comments Off

To the Editor,
Please join me during this holiday season in thanking every police officer and first responder for their dedication and commitment to serving our community here in Huntington. I appreciate all that they do and I wish every officer and first responder along with their families all the best. I am so thankful for […]