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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 […]

Gene Cook’s Gathering

October 1, 2011 8:00 am Comments Off

On September 27th, Gene Cook, who is a candidate for Huntington Town Board, addressed his supporters at Oheka Castle in Huntington and discussed his vision for our Town. The event was a chance to meet the candidate and was also a fundraiser for his campaign. The large room was filled with members from many different […]

CSA Claims Bellones Tax Cut Claims are False

September 30, 2011 6:21 pm 2 Comments

The CSA (Conservative Society for Action) has claimed in a new You Tube video that Steve Bellones’ claims that taxes decreased in Babylon are incorrect. Steve Bellone is presently the Supervisor in Babylon and is running to replace Steve Levy as Suffolk County Executive in November. Angie Carpenter is the Republican Candidate for Suffolk County Executive.
In this […]

Conte Urges LIRR To Update Emergency Systems After Lightning Derails Operations

September 30, 2011 6:17 pm Comments Off

Assemblyman Jim Conte (R,I,C,WF-Huntington Station) today called on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to update its emergency communications after an electrical issue caused by lightning disabled the system and left thousands of straphangers stranded at Penn Station and aboard trains.
“The LIRR needs to rethink and retool its emergency-communications system after the catastrophic shutdown of […]

Poulos Announces Economic Plan

September 22, 2011 11:52 am Comments Off

Poulos Wants to Revive the Local Economy.
Today Deborah Poulos, Republican and Conservative candidate for the Suffolk County Legislature’s 16th District, announced her plan to help revive the local economy.
“Suffolk County should not just hope for the best. We need to be proactive in helping improve the local economic outlook,” said Poulos. “As a business owner, […]

Independence Party Voter Outrage

September 21, 2011 10:51 pm 1 Comment

Lou D’Amaro wants my vote for County Legislature? Instead, I think after what he has done to Independence voters like me he should resign his position.
D’Amaro’s desperate attempt to do anything to win the Independence Party primary fortunately failed but he needs to be held accountable for his actions what he did to me and […]

Unofficial Primary Election Results – 17th Legislative District

September 14, 2011 9:45 pm Comments Off

The unofficial election results are as follows:
Dennis Garetano – 55.23%
Lou D’Amaro – 44.77%
It is more than likely that Dennis Garetano will be on the Republican, Conservative, and Independence lines for the November 2011 elections.
Lou D’Amaro will be on the Democratic and Working Family Party Lines.

Garetano Wins Independence Primary!

September 14, 2011 2:44 pm Comments Off

Results were reported incorrectly by the Suffolk County Board of Elections yesterday. Details of the error will be confirmed and reported on shortly.
The Huntingtonian spoke with the winner of the Independence Primary Dennis Garetano. He stated, “It was great to have so many friends and supporters stand behind me. Beating an incumbent with significantly more resources […]

Message From Dennis Garetano

September 12, 2011 10:49 am 1 Comment

Many of you have been receiving emails from me on various local topics over the last six years. As you know I am committed to making sure our elected officials do their job. I believe in citizen representation with term limits. It allows everyday people like us to jump into the political arena, work hard […]