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Don McKay Gearing Up For Highway Race?

October 6, 2012 11:03 pm 4 Comments

It appears that Town Recreation and Parks Commissioner, Don Mckay is gearing up to run for Town of Huntington Superintendent of Highways.
According to the New York State Board of Elections website, McKay has opened a “Friends of Don McKay” Campaign account and the position listed is Highway Superintendent. McKay has started a Facebook Page called […]

Suffolk County’s Stop-DWI Program Receives $180,000 Grant

October 6, 2012 7:23 am Comments Off

County Executive Bellone announced that Suffolk County’s STOP-DWI program has been awarded $180,000 competitive grant from the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee.
Suffolk County’s STOP-DWI Program received the largest grant in New York State. These funds will assist the County in increasing DWI patrols on projected high volume DWI days.
“I thank Governor Cuomo and […]

Letter To The Editor From Councilman Mark Mayoka

October 3, 2012 8:33 am Comments Off

Dear Editor,
I recently fulfilled a goal of mine; filming my first tutorial for Huntington @ Your Service or the H@YS system. My hope is that this will be the first of many tutorials in the coming months. The objective in filming this video is to assist with the reduction of crime. With your support and […]

Steve Labate Comments on the Attacks of the US Embassies in Egypt And Libya

September 12, 2012 5:58 pm Comments Off

For these violent terror attacks to take place on September 11, is a grim reminder that enemies of theUnited States are still at large, and will stop at nothing to fundamentally assault the ideals of freedom and liberty that we as Americans hold dear.

Chad Lupinacci Receives Additional Key Endorsements

September 12, 2012 7:06 am Comments Off

Chad is a lifelong resident of South Huntington and a 1997 graduate of Walt Whitman High School.

Letter To The Editor: Congressman Israel a No Show at Veterans Forum

August 31, 2012 4:13 pm 21 Comments

In addition to Congressman Steve Israel, the following other candidates did not attend, nor did they send someone on their behalf, clearly demonstrating by their actions the lack of concern for veterans

Stephen Labate Calls for Congressman Israel to Stand Up for the Military

August 9, 2012 4:35 pm 7 Comments

On July 17, 2012 the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit to prevent extending early voting to military members. When asked for a comment Stephen Labate said, “This is an outrage and appears to be an attempt to suppress the military vote”.

Town Board Approves Public Hearing to Abolish Elective Highways Superintendent Position

July 24, 2012 10:48 pm 2 Comments

At the July 24th, 2012 meeting of the Huntington Town Board, three last minute resolutions were passed which schedules public hearings on the following matters. The public hearings for the matters listed below will be held on August 14th, at Huntington Town Hall. All three resolutions passed by three to two votes with Councilman Mark Mayoka and Eugene Cook voting no to all three. Both Councilmen stated that these resolutions were slipped through very quickly and more time was needed to absorb what was being proposed.

Marcellino Will Examine Laws & Regulations On Boating Safety

July 20, 2012 9:26 pm Comments Off

Senator Marcellino was recently contacted by the family of Victoria Gaines, the young girl who tragically lost her life in the Oyster Bay July 4th boating accident, to enlist his help in ensuring greater safety measures on New York waters.

Chad Lupinacci Announced As 10th Assembly District Candidate

July 19, 2012 6:23 pm Comments Off

Huntington Republican Committee Chairwoman Toni Tepe and Suffolk Republican Committee Chairman John LaValle announced that they will be supporting Chad Lupinacci of Huntington Station to run in Conte’s place this November