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Par For The Course or Slander and Lies?

November 3, 2011 10:10 pm Comments Off

Many mailings were sent out against Elizabeth Black by William Spencer’s Campaign. All are misleading in some way. The reference to headache’s was a quote that is attributed to another Huntington BOE member, and has nothing to do with Elizabeth Black. To depict a woman popping out of cupcakes and making reference to sucking is tasteless at […]

AJ Carter Responds To The Recording

November 3, 2011 7:27 pm 2 Comments

(Letter from AJ Carter to the Huntingtonian)
To the Huntingtonian:
I must ask that you correct willful inaccuracies in your article about the message left on the telephone of your editor, Nicholas Wieland.
In particular, at 1:07 into the recording, you will hear me say, clearly and unambiguously, “Frank wants me to respond to these FOILs right away.” This […]

Were Laws Broken? Sounds Like Back Room Deals? Caught on Tape

November 2, 2011 10:00 pm 6 Comments

The Huntingtonian was trying to obtain information regarding the rental registration law as required by Town Code (see below). We believe the law was passed with legislation in 2002 and recently amended to include Section 8 dwellings which were previously excluded. We were under the impression that there was supposed to be some sort of […]

Questionable Use of Millions of Our Tax Dollars

November 2, 2011 9:20 pm 1 Comment

We recently questioned why another local newspaper spent 4 weeks investigating $1300 in expenses. These are some expenses and other uses of public money that we feel are important for tax payers to know more about. We are investigating several of them and we encourage other media and tax payers to do the same.
Had Stu Besen […]

Elizabeth Black Challenges William Spencer

November 2, 2011 3:49 pm Comments Off

In a local newspaper article on October 27, 2011, the Superintendent of the Huntington School District, James W. Polansky alerted the community that the 2% cap on school district budget increases will cause an enormous challenge to the district’s ability to deliver educational service in the coming year. In the campaign for the18th Legislative District, […]

Letter to the Editor From Mark Mayoka

November 2, 2011 3:26 pm Comments Off

Dear Editor,
I have had the privilege to serve on the Town of Huntington’s Town Council for over the past two years. From these past two years, I have grown a deep appreciation for how important and challenging it is to bring different priorities to the table in order to uncover and reinforce our shared values […]

HART Bus – Worth the money?

November 2, 2011 2:38 pm 1 Comment

The Town of Huntington 2011 Adopted Budget says there were 251,350 riders of HART Bus in 2010 and the 2012 Preliminary Budget says there are expected to be 240,000 this year. So if each rider goes round trip HART Bus is serving about 500 distinct riders a day. The budget for HART Bus (pg. 136) […]

State Senator Carl Marcellino Endorses Herb Morrow

November 2, 2011 1:44 pm Comments Off

Herb has a practical approach to problem solving and will be a champion for the issues the residents of Huntington care about. His leadership qualities will make him a great partner in making our neighborhoods stronger and safer.

Herb would make an excellent addition to the Huntington Town Board.

Carl L. Marcellino
Senator

Andrew Raia Endorses Liz Black

November 2, 2011 9:45 am Comments Off

Andrew Raia

As a teacher for 34 years and a trustee of the Huntington School Board Liz Black has gained her experience in conflict resolution, management and has been a proactive member of our community. I know that as a Suffolk County Legislator Liz Black will bring the same passion that she has brought as an […]

Meet The Candidates – Herb Morrow

November 1, 2011 8:09 pm Comments Off

Herb Morrow (Rep, Con) running for Town Board

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