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LUPINACCI SPEAKS TO LOCAL STUDENTS ON THE DANGERS OF HEROIN AND OPIOID ABUSE

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci was recently invited by the Huntington Union Free School District to guest teach students in grades 7 through 12 about the dangers of heroin and opioid abuse. Lupinacci visited Huntington High School and Finley Middle School for three school days, where he taught alongside health educators Mr. Agnello, Ms. Kidd and […]

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Two Boyd Students Honored by Government Officials

July 31, 2016 12:54 pm Comments Off

Congratulations to Elwood’s James H. Boyd Intermediate School fifth-graders Ava Mule and Joey O’Hara, recipients of two prestigious achievement awards presented by local government officials during the school awards ceremony.
Ava received the New York State Comptroller Achievement Award, presented by the office of Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to a deserving student who exhibits hard work and […]

20TH ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE of TWA Flight 800

July 21, 2016 3:25 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone joined the families and friends of those who were on board TWA Flight 800 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the crash. The plane crashed just eight miles off the South Shore on July 17, 1996 – killing all 230 passengers and crew on board.

Hundreds were in attendance at the […]

July 2016 Town Board Meeting

July 20, 2016 1:36 am Comments Off

Action taken by the Town Board at July 12, 2016 meeting:

— appropriated $75,000 from the Environmental Open Space and Park Improvement Fund and Neighborhood Parks Fund for construction of a stormwater runoff control rain garden at Centerport Beach. The Town has received a grant of $137,320.45 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to help […]

Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini and Chief of Department Stuart Cameron Send Sincere Condolences to the Baton Rouge Police/Families

July 17, 2016 4:50 pm Comments Off

In light of the tragic attack on law enforcement in Baton Rouge earlier today, Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini and Chief of Department Stuart Cameron express their sincere condolences to the families and coworkers of those who were injured and killed in this morning’s unprovoked attack. Our thoughts and prayers are with these officers and their departments as […]

Lottery Held for Limited Equity Co-op 117-unit Melville Development

July 15, 2016 1:23 pm Comments Off

117-unit Melville development, nearing completion, brings new type of affordable housing to Long Island

With about 75 prospective purchasers in attendance, a lottery was held at Huntington Town Hall July 12, 2106 to choose the order in which 171 applicants will be contacted to continue the qualification process for the 117 town house units at […]

Healthy Suffolk: Learn to Be…Tobacco Free

July 12, 2016 2:44 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Health Commissioner James Tomarken, MD, encourage residents who use tobacco to obtain help in breaking their addiction through Suffolk County’s “Learn to Be …Tobacco Free” program.
“We are promoting good health to all residents in Suffolk County,” said County Executive Bellone. “For those who are addicted to tobacco or nicotine […]

Suffolk County Dept.of Health Services July Meeting Notices

July 12, 2016 1:37 am Comments Off

The Open Meetings or “Sunshine” laws of New York State and Suffolk County give the public the right to attend meetings of public bodies, listen to the debates and watch the decision-making process in action. The laws also require that notice of the time and place of all meetings be given prior to every meeting.
Following […]

Huntington Renames Park for Fallen Police Officer

June 30, 2016 2:16 am Comments Off

East Northport – Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and Councilman Eugene Cook joined their colleagues on the Huntington Town Board and leaders of multiple first responder agencies on Sunday June 26 to officially rename Verleye Park in memory of Charles A. Oddo, a New York City police officer and Commack volunteer firefighter who was killed […]

LEAD CONTAMINATION AT NORTHPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT SIGNIFIES THE CRISIS AT HAND

June 24, 2016 1:13 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Andrew Raia recently spoke out about a crisis taking place in his district. The lead
contamination crisis that made national headlines in Detroit has quietly taken the Hudson Valley region by storm, and is now impacting the Northport school district. Recent testing showed high levels of lead in 12 different drinking fountains used by children […]