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Ethics Board Public Hearing Rescheduled for March 18

March 6, 2015 12:05 pm Comments Off

The annual public hearing conducted by the Town of Huntington’s Board of Ethics and Financial Disclosure has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. March 18 at Town Hall.
The Ethics Board holds the hearing, as required by Town Code, to take testimony from the general public on suggested improvements to the Town’s Code of Ethics.
The hearing was […]

Passage Of Legislation Protecting Children From Sex Offenders

March 4, 2015 7:08 am Comments Off

Robert Caroppoli (Office of Senator Flanagan)
Senator John Flanagan (2nd Senate District) joined with his colleagues in the New York State Senate recently to take quick action on nine bills that would close dangerous loopholes in the laws protecting children and communities from sexual predators. The measures, which have been sent to the Assembly for further […]

Lupinacci Backs Legislation For Military Spouses

February 28, 2015 7:24 am Comments Off

By Brian Finnegan (Office of the Assembly)
Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci announced he will co-sponsor three bills to address obstacles faced by military spouses in New York State. Military spouses have long struggled to acquire certain licenses to work after moving to New York State. Assembly Bills 3637, 2590, and 4394 were drafted to fix this injustice by […]

Local Law Makers Demand Cuomo Release School Budget Info

February 27, 2015 9:09 am Comments Off

At a press conference in Albany, Assemblyman Andrew Raia (R,I,C-East Northport) joined Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R,C,I-Canandaigua) and educators from across the state, to demand that Gov. Cuomo release school aid budget information. Raia criticized Cuomo’s political tactics, explaining that holding this information hostage unnecessarily hurts the children and taxpayers of Long Island.
“Withholding school aid […]

A Letter to the Editor by Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci – Where Is The Reform?

February 20, 2015 9:21 am Comments Off

Recently, a multitude of sexual harassment allegations, the arrest of the former state Assembly Speaker and other ethical transgressions have made national headlines, causing a dark cloud to be cast over the state Capitol. To start this year, the Assembly ground to a halt after the leader of our chamber was removed from power, and […]

Lupinacci Interviews Candidates For State Board Of Regents

February 18, 2015 8:22 pm Comments Off

By Brian Finnegan (Office of NY State Assembly)
Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci speaks during the interview of candidates for the Board of Regents.
Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci the Ranking Minority Member of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, was recently part of a group of lawmakers to interview the prospective candidates for the state Board of Regents. A college professor and former […]

Cuthbertson Claims Town Board Never Voted to Launch a Federal Investigation, Residents Dumbfounded

February 14, 2015 7:38 am Comments Off

The resolution below was sent to The Huntingtonian by Councilman Cook’s office when we requested it. It was voted on November 6, 2014 and passed 5 -0. In the video below (from the town board meeting on 2/10/15), Councilman Cuthbertson said, “the resolution that we sent to the United States Attorney’s Office was to ask them […]

Senator Flanagan Leads Effort To Return One Billion To Schools By Eliminating The GEA

February 11, 2015 9:23 am Comments Off

By Robert Caroppoli (Office of Senator Flanagan)
Senator John Flanagan (2nd Senate District) joined with his Senate Republican colleagues at a press conference in Albany to call for the complete elimination of the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA) to protect our public schools and taxpayers. The Conference proposed a plan that would return $1 billion to schools […]

Repair Work to Close Spaces at South Parking Garage

February 4, 2015 9:07 am Comments Off

Town Hall Press Release
Emergency repair work on the top deck of the South Parking Garage at the Huntington train station will result in a total of 228 spaces on the fourth and fifth levels being unavailable beginning this week and running through March.
The work, which is being done on the fifth level, includes removing parking […]

Northport Teacher & Afghanistan Veteran to Explore Huntington Town Council Bid

February 3, 2015 2:08 pm Comments Off

Press Release:
Darryl St. George, a social studies teacher at Northport High School and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, has launched an exploratory committee to assist his pursuit of running for Huntington Town Council this fall. A lifelong resident of Huntington, St. George has long been active in the community and is interested in expanding […]