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Town Board’s Use of Eminent Domain Costs Tax payers Millions

March 13, 2014 9:39 am 3 Comments

According to sources at the company, the plans for the parcel included a commercial project that would not have included any housing and would have resulted in approximately $250,000 annual tax revenue to the Huntington School District.

New Legislation Introduced To Require Commercial Establishments to Have Carbon Monoxide Detectors

February 24, 2014 7:57 pm Comments Off

Recently, a carbon monoxide leak tragically killed a Long Island restaurant manager, Steven Nelson and sickened nearly 30 people. The carbon monoxide poisoning came from a malfunctioning water heater flue pipe in the basement of the establishment.

Senator Flanagan Joins With Senator Hannon To Get Insurance Rights For Families Affected By Heroin Epidemic

February 22, 2014 10:57 pm Comments Off

With the recent death of actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman highlighting the growing impact of heroin and other drugs, Senator John Flanagan (2nd Senate District) announced that he is joining with Senator Kemp Hannon (6th Senate District) in his effort to provide families affected by addiction with the tools they need to fight this serious disease. […]

Town Board News Briefs

February 18, 2014 9:19 am Comments Off

* The Town Board approved the allocation of money to the Community Development Agency for the construction of Veterans Affordable Housing on the Columbia Terrace site in Huntington Station. It is estimated that the construction of the project will cost in excess of 3.5 million dollars of which $2,000,000.00 will be funded from the Affordable […]

Lupinacci Participates In Second Round Of Interviews For State Board of Regents

February 15, 2014 5:57 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci questions incumbent candidates for the Board of Regents during the second round of interviews this week in Albany.

Senator Flanagan’s Legislation To Restore School Funding Lost Under The Gap

February 14, 2014 6:25 pm Comments Off

Elimination Adjustment (GEA) Approved By Senate Education Committee

Lupinacci, Cuomo Help Long Islanders Prepare For Next Emergency

February 10, 2014 12:51 pm Comments Off

Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program hold first training event at Farmingdale State College

Raia, Sen. Boyle Advocate For Sexual Assault Victims’ Safety

February 9, 2014 6:44 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Andrew Raia recently joined State Sen. Phil Boyle to unveil a plan to stop sexual predators from harassing victims in hospital and recovery settings.

Skelos, Klein, and Flanagan Call for Delay of Common Core and Sharing of Student Privacy Data

February 8, 2014 7:18 am Comments Off

Senate Co-Leaders Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein, and Senate Education Chair John Flanagan Call for Delay of Common Core and Sharing of Student Privacy Data
Senators Skelos, Klein and Flanagan issued the following statement:
We continue to support the goals of an improved education curriculum that increases standards and ensures that students are college and career ready.
However, […]

Assembly Colleagues Write To Governor In Support Of Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center

February 5, 2014 2:47 pm Comments Off

Letter urges against the potential closure, scale-back of facility