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Bellone Talks About Need to Lead by Example

April 20, 2012 4:47 am Comments Off

On the heels of a report that Suffolk County ended 2011 in deficit for the first time in two decades, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone talked about the need to address the fiscal crisis in his first State of the County speech.
Comptroller Joe Sawicki recently certified that Suffolk County ended 2011 more than $60 million […]

Letter From Spencer On First 100 Days

April 19, 2012 7:15 am 1 Comment

My first 100 days in office have been extremely busy and very fulfilling! My staff and I have been working on many different public health issues regarding water protection, sewers, pharmacy safety, backflow tester certification and environmental protection, among others

Stephen Labate to Israel – “There you go again”

April 13, 2012 7:10 am 2 Comments

It was during the 1980 Presidential debates that President Carter stated his support of a national healthcare system and attacked then Governor Reagan by stating that his intent was to destroy Medicare. In reply, the next President of the United States stated in a very dignified manner, “There you go again”.
It’s amazing how history repeats […]

Marcellino To Host Program To Help Those At Risk of Foreclosure

April 11, 2012 5:45 am Comments Off

Foreclosure Prevention Specialists will meet with homeowners already in foreclosure and those at risk of foreclosure from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, April 20th at the South Huntington Public Library, 145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station. No appointments are necessary.

Legislature Approves Vanderbilt Resolutions

April 11, 2012 4:53 am 1 Comment

Three months into his term, Suffolk County Legislator William Spencer continues to deliver on his promises to his constituents. At last week’s General Meeting, Legislator Spencer received approval for several important resolutions regarding Centerport and the promising future of the Vanderbilt Museum. He secured appropriations in the amount of $300,000 in Capital Program funding for […]

Gene Cook Concerned With Town Comptrollers Office

April 4, 2012 11:01 pm 2 Comments

Councilman Eugene Cook sent a letter to the State Comptrollers office requesting an audit of the Town of Huntington. The Town has not been audited by the State Comptroller in 15 years.

Labate Receives Nomination from Republicans & Conservatives in Nassau

April 4, 2012 6:55 am Comments Off

Stephen Labate Comments on Receiving the Nomination from both the Republican and Conservative Committees of Nassau County:
I am deeply honored to accept the Nassau County Republican Committee and the Nassau County Conservative Committee nomination to run in Congressional District 3.
The district may have changed, but the message of my campaign will not. Whether it is […]

Susan Berland – Thin Skinned At Best

February 3, 2012 5:15 am Comments Off

At the January 10th Huntington Town Board meeting, Mr. Larry Kelly addressed the members of the Board regarding this past election and the malicious campaign waged against Herb Morrow, Gene Cook, and Liz Black. Mr. Kelly, an attorney from Islip and a consultant to the 2010 Congressional campaign of John Gomez, is no stranger to […]

Our Letter to the Huntington Patch Editors

November 4, 2011 11:30 pm 1 Comment

We forwarded this letter to the Patch in response to their article about the Town Hall tapes. We are hopeful, but doubtful that they will print it. Our research shows that the Patch often reports in this fashion. Kelly Campbell was the exception but to the best of our knowledge no longer reports for the […]

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 […]