The Huntingtonian | Tag Archive | Politics

“My campaign is going to be about the issues,” Deborah Poulos

September 7, 2011 10:10 pm Comments Off

Poulos Challenges Stern to Sign Clean Campaign Pledge
Poulos Believes Voters Deserve a Campaign Based on Issues
Dix Hills, NY…Today Deborah Poulos, candidate for County Legislature’s 16th district, announced that she has mailed a “Clean Campaign Pledge” to her opponent Steve Stern.
“My campaign is going to be about the issues,” said Poulos. “I think the voters of […]

Dennis Garetano – Campaign Kick Off Rescheduled Due To Irene

September 5, 2011 8:56 am Comments Off

The new date For Dennis Garetano’s Fundraiser will be tomorrow, September 6 at the Kick Start Saloon, located at 118 West Hills Road. The event was originally set for last week but was rescheduled due to Hurricane Irene. Dennis Garetano is running for Suffolk County Legislator -17th District. The 17th District is comprised of parts of Huntington, […]

Herb Morrow Gathering

August 30, 2011 10:21 pm Comments Off

On August 16, Herb Morrow, who is a candidate for Huntington Town Board, addressed his supporters at Finley’s in Huntington Village and discussed his vision for our Town. The event was a chance to meet the candidate and was also a fundraiser for his campaign. Morrow told Huntingtonian reporters that he and his campaign organizers […]

Courts Reversed the Decision

August 18, 2011 9:08 am 1 Comment

The courts decided unanimously to put Gene Cook back on the Republican line. The ruling was made by the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Toni Tepe, Chairwoman of the Huntington Republican Party said : “I am delighted that the people prevailed and that Gene Cook, who was unanimously chosen by the Huntington Republican Committee, will […]

Welcome!

August 16, 2011 5:30 am Comments Off

The staff at thehuntingtonian.com welcomes you to this new site. We look forward to serving your needs and having a little fun along the way. Hopefully you will notice that we are taking a little different approach to reporting. We want to give a few more facts and ideas than you would normally find in an online […]

Introducing Herb Morrow

August 16, 2011 5:00 am Comments Off

Herb Morrow currently serves as the Mayor of the Village of Huntington Bay. He joined the Village Board in 1993 as a Trustee. He was first elected Mayor in 1994 and in June 2010 was elected to his ninth, two year term. The Village Mayor in Huntington Bay, like many other Villages throughout New York […]

Who Cooked Nomination, Left, Right or Wong?

August 10, 2011 9:10 pm 5 Comments

On August 9, 2011 a Democratic judge along with a Democratic attorney managed to knock Gene Cook off the Republican line of the Nov 2011 Town Hall election ballot. Vivienne Wong, brought the successful lawsuit about, although many sources speculate that there are several other parties that are behind the lawsuit and encouraging Wong to […]

Is Mark Mayoka a Superstar?

August 10, 2011 4:55 pm 2 Comments

At a Huntington Town board meeting on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, Frank Petrone and Mark Cuthbertson went into a tirade (see video below) toward fellow councilperson Mark Mayoka. It seems to have been brought on by Mr. Mayoka questioning the financial policies of this current administration. In addition, Mr. Mayoka questioned why Mr. Cuthbertson was […]

Town Hall Press Release: Berland Spearheads Anti-Blight Legislation

August 8, 2011 10:34 pm Comments Off

Huntington, NY – The Huntington Town Board recently enacted Councilwoman Susan A. Berland’s anti-blight legislation, which established a procedure to combat the presence of blight in our community.
Councilwoman Berland’s anti-blight legislation creates a list of blight conditions with a specific point value attached to each. These conditions include, but are not limited to, past summonses […]

Valid or Invalid Nominating Petitions?

August 8, 2011 9:45 pm Comments Off

There are many reasons that designating petitions or signatures are not accepted by the Board of Elections or may be ruled invalid by a court.
Some of those reasons are:

Signatories that are not registered in the party that is the same as the candidate for which they are signing a petition.
The person witnessing the signatures may not be registered […]