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Newsday Reporter Harassed by Mailing

September 19, 2015 5:55 pm Comments Off

As we head for election time here in Huntington the silly season has started earlier than usual. Someone or group of people have decided to bring down public opinion of Newsday reporter Sandra Peddie. This attack on a fellow reporter is one of the most stupid mailers we have seen here in Huntington in a […]

Petrone Presents 2016 Proposed Budget

September 18, 2015 5:26 am Comments Off

Town Hall Press Release:
Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone proposed a $188,663,991 Town budget for 2016, a spending plan that remains within the state’s tax cap while maintaining services at a time when revenues are stagnant and fixed costs are increasing.
The proposed budget contains no new initiatives, but it does follow through on implementing ones that […]

Lupinacci Seeks More Reasonable Approach for Traffic Light Cameras

September 15, 2015 5:53 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci recently commented on the growing opposition to the red light cameras in Suffolk County and other parts of Long Island. Motorists have been voicing their disapproval of this form of traffic enforcement, which capture images of vehicles illegally passing through intersections, because of the large fines from violations.
“I’ve had several discussions with […]

Berland States “If you have a letter in Lieu, there is nothing we can do!”

September 11, 2015 11:11 am Comments Off

Public Safety & Berland tell Citizens for Huntington Code Enforcement Group. “If you have A Letter in Lieu, there is nothing we can do!”

Starting in December 0f 2010, a concerned group of citizens formed the Citizens for Huntington Code Enforcement group, which now has 400 members. Their goal is to target illegal housing and to help the […]

The Miracle of Sewers

September 11, 2015 6:07 am Comments Off

EVERYONE is talking about sewers today. Elected officials, environmental advocacy groups, industry experts are all on the sewer bandwagon. Sewers, we are told, will protect and restore ground and surface water quality, lower taxes, prevent and reduce sprawl, reduce traffic and stem the exodus of young people from the region. Unfortunately, like most public policy […]

Bellone Declares September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in Suffolk County

September 7, 2015 5:52 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone recently welcomed volunteers from the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition’s Long Island Chapter to declare September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
The coalition’s members, including chapter president Linda Rosen, provided County Executive Bellone with an update on the status of its education and awareness initiatives throughout the region – including the chapter’s […]

Clean Water – A Simple but Elusive Concept

September 4, 2015 6:24 pm Comments Off

By Dan Gulizio
Clean Water. Drinkable, swimmable, fishable water. It is a simple concept, universally agreed upon. Yet, by all accounts, ground and surface water quality have declined dramatically in recent years.
According to the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, nitrogen (a leading contaminant of both ground and surface water) has increased by as much as […]

Common Core Changes Expressed by Gov. Coumo, Lupinacci Response

September 4, 2015 11:02 am Comments Off

Statement on Common Core from Assembly Member – Lupinacci September 3rd 2015
“Today is a monumental day for the future of New York State’s public education system, as Governor Cuomo has finally decided to reconsider his highly controversial education reforms,” said Lupinacci, following the Governor’s announcement. “Since budgetary proceedings, my Assembly minority colleagues […]

Town Officials Invite Reporters Onto School District Property Without Knowledge or Consent of HUFSD Officials

August 24, 2015 8:17 am Comments Off

On August 10, 2015, Town Hall officials took it upon themselves to create a photo op on the grounds of the HUFSD. They did not bother to clear it with Huntington School District officials. Superintendent Jim Polansky became aware of it when school district employees informed him that there were media crews talking to kids […]

State and Town of Huntington at Odds on Rest Stop LIE exit 51 Dix Hills

August 21, 2015 6:28 pm Comments Off

CBSRadio 880 says “there is a fight brewing over proposed rest stop being constructed off the LIE in Dix Hills”
Newsday stated that the state “Plans to build a 9000 sq ft facility with 200 parking spots.”
According to sources town officials did not know about this until Dix Hills residents called the town because
of all the […]