Letter: A Story of Two Veterans

This is the last privilege I will enjoy as your Huntington Town Councilwoman to address our military men and women on Veterans Day. I want all of our military veterans to know how much I love them, will continue to love them, and how grateful Read More …

Letter: Cergol Responds to Accessory Apartment Claims

Huntington Councilwoman Joan Cergol answers questions arising from a campaign of claims on social media and elsewhere about the town’s proposal on accessory dwelling units. Read More …

Opinion: Urge Town Board to Vote NO to Excessive Affordable Housing Fees

Huntington Councilwoman Joan Cergol wants her colleagues to reject a plan to quadruple administrative fees paid to the town’s Community Development Agency by the owners or tenants of affordable units upon their resale or re-lease. Read More …

Letter: Farewell to the Book Revue, a Mainstay of Huntington Life

To the Editor: Many residents have reached out to me following the announcement of the September 30th closing of Book Revue in Huntington Village. While the news is heartbreaking, it’s been heartwarming to see the universal outpouring of support and affection for this iconic independent Read More …

Letter: Reaching a Settlement With LIPA Was the Only Choice

First, I want to thank you for your excellent news coverage of the LIPA vs. Town of Huntington tax certiorari litigation. At this writing, it’s certainly old news that I, along with three other members of the Town Board, voted in favor of the LIPA Read More …

Letter to the Editor: Find a Plan to Prepare for the Future

On the morning before Tropical Storm Isaias was scheduled to hit us, I posted all of the PSEG-LI communications mechanisms available to report outages: by app, by text and by phone. We now know that all of these PSEG reporting systems failed (After losing power Read More …

Letter: Groups Rally to Help Fire Victims

To the Editor: I want to express how proud I am of our community, the various agencies and the many residents who rallied to help the families – a total of 125 people – that were recently displaced by fires at apartment complexes in East Read More …