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The Second Silly Season Award Goes To….

October 16, 2011 5:37 am 3 Comments

Frank Petrone for directing Ken Lindahl to send around a very detailed letter reminding folks that their lawn signs may be confiscated if they don’t follow the letter of the law regarding political signs. We find this ironic especially during an election season where the lack of code enforcement in our town is a hot button issue. […]

Debate: Black vs Spencer 18th District

October 15, 2011 1:57 pm Comments Off

For those that do not have cablevision here is the debate of Black vs Spencer for 18th District, Suffolk County.
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Watch this video on YouTube.
Credit News12 for video

Debate: Garetano vs D’Amaro 17th District

October 15, 2011 1:52 pm Comments Off

For those that do not have cablevision here is the debate of Garetano vs D’Amaro
for 17th District, Suffolk County. See letter from a concerned citizen about D’Amaro

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Video Credit News12

Town Board Expenses: Update

October 11, 2011 9:46 pm 3 Comments

This statement, which was received as part of our FOIL request from the Town, was misleading:
1) Instead of receiving a town-issued cell phone, Mark Cuthbertson and Glenda Jackson opted to receive a monthly stipend to be applied toward the cost of using their personal cell phones for Town business (other Town officials have made the same choice and […]

Letter To the Editor: Correction on School Tax Statements

October 11, 2011 5:30 am Comments Off

In the past week I’ve received three flyers making claims that Elizabeth Black, and by extension, the Huntington School Board has been irresponsible in it’s spending in the past six years. As president of the board for three of those years I feel compelled to set the record straight on this matter.
First, school boards across […]

Town Board Expenses: Putting Things in Perspective

October 10, 2011 9:15 am 6 Comments

Recently the Long Islander Newspaper ran an article about Herb Morrows’ reimbursed expenses as Mayor of the Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay. Morrow is a Republican candidate for Town Council this year. The total amount in question was $1,310.44. The focus was on business meals that Morrow was reimbursed for that were approved by the […]

Huntington Town Hall is in Violation of the Freedom of Information Law

October 6, 2011 7:19 am Comments Off

By failing to comply with this very specific law, our Town leaders are leaving all Huntingtonians vulnerable to having our hard earned tax dollars wasted on costly lawsuits.
It is common practice in Town Hall to make public documents unavailable to citizens of the town of Huntington. If documents were readily available, town residents might be very […]

Open Letter From Jon Cooper

October 6, 2011 5:49 am Comments Off

An Open Letter To Residents Of The 18TH Legislative District
It has been a tremendous honor for me to serve as your County Legislator for the past 12 years. Regrettably, because of mandatory term limits, I’ll be leaving office at the end of this year. That makes this upcoming election more important than ever to me.

We […]

The 1st Silly Season Award Goes To…

October 5, 2011 5:00 am 2 Comments

For those who pay attention to politics, you know this is the time of year known as The Silly Season. The silly season and the type of antics that go along with it, is exactly what keeps about 80% of people away from the political process, especially at the local level. The silly, meaningless, and degrading literature […]

Poulos: No More Cell Phone, Cars, and Per Diems

October 1, 2011 9:05 am Comments Off

Dix Hills, NY…Today Deborah Poulos, Republican and Conservative candidate for Suffolk County Legislature’s 16th district, announced that she will end special perks County Legislators receive for serving in office.
“As our economy is eroding, our friends and neighbors are losing their jobs, homes and savings and our county government is facing a huge deficit, I believe […]