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NEW YORK INDIE THEATERS PETITION GOVERNOR CUOMO FOR APPROVED SAFETY GUIDELINES

September 10, 2020 5:44 pm Comments Off

Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre has joined a group of art house cinemas from across New York State to send a clear message to Albany—they’re ready to safely re-open. Since March 17th, all New York movie theaters have been shuttered in response to the pandemic. Cinemas were originally slated to be part of Phase 4 of […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MAKES 15 DWI ARRESTS OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND

September 9, 2020 5:39 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office has increased its DWI enforcement over the past three weeks, thanks to extra funding from a “High Visibility Road Check Project” grant issued by the County’s STOP-DWI office to have additional DWI patrols out on the roads.

Over the Labor Day Weekend alone, the Sheriff’s Office’s DWI Enforcement Team made 15 […]

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 […]

Huntington Bay Constables Make BWI Arrest

August 7, 2020 7:03 pm Comments Off

The Town of Huntington Harbormaster’s Bay Constables who stopped and arrested an intoxicated boater in the early evening of Wednesday, July 29, 2020 near Duck Island in Northport Bay.
“HARBORMASTER BWI ARREST: Early last Wednesday evening, a 63-year-old Dix Hills man was arrested and charged with BWI and reckless operation of a vessel. Our Bay Constables […]

Councilman Cook Response to Lawsuit

August 6, 2020 6:48 pm Comments Off

Town of Huntington
News Release From the Town of Huntington
Council Office • 100 Main Street • Huntington, NY 11743
Town of Huntington Councilman Eugene Cook responds to a lawsuit he filed against Long Island Power Authority and National Grid
Attached is the memo that was submitted yesterday, August 3, 2020, to the Supreme Court of Suffolk County for […]

Marine Bureau Officers Rescue Three Men from Raft on Long Island Sound

August 5, 2020 6:41 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued three men from a raft on the Long Island Sound, Sunday, August 2, 2020 at approximately 6 p.m..
While on routine patrol aboard Marine Bravo, police officers Jack Brehm and John Dreyer observed three men in an eight foot raft on the Long Island Sound, approximately 1.5 miles northwest […]

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 […]

Huntington Woman Arrested for DWI Under Leandra’s Law

August 2, 2020 6:21 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a Huntington woman after she was found to be driving while intoxicated with two children in her vehicle this evening.
Suffolk County Police received a 911 call at approximately 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday stating Jennifer Lumme was driving intoxicated with two children in a 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe in the Huntington Station […]