LaLota Joins Military Veterans Caucus in House

Rep. Nick LaLota, R-Amityville, a veteran of the US Navy, has joined a bipartisan group of miltiary veterans in the House of Representatives. “For centuries, Military Veterans have put our country first,” said LaLota, who represents Huntington. “Now in Congress, I am pledging to put our country before Read More …

Oheka Hearing Shows Fight to Come Over Condos

A public hearing last week on a  plan to build homes at Oheka Castle was met with a mostly friendly crowd, though vigorously opposed by a competing former partner in what promises to be a continuing fight over land use. The Huntington Town Board heard Read More …

Group Plans Conversations Across Political Lines

An organization that says it is dedicated to improving conversation between people of different political views is working with the Cinema Arts Centre to host its first event. The Long Island Chapter of Crossing Party Lines  will host a conversation Thursday about George Santos, whose Read More …

Suffolk County Outlines Plans for Coindre Hall Park Restoration

Suffolk County sent a contingent of officials to Huntington Wednesday night to detail its restoration work at Coindre Hall. They met with a crowd of about 150 residents, including a group that has challenged the county’s plans, as well as those who supported the county’s Read More …

Right Hand Meet Left Hand: Emails Are at Odds

Was President Joe Biden trying to be bipartisan in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night? According to U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota’s congressional office, he was. But according to a second email raising money for him and written in LaLota’s name, Biden most definitely Read More …

Board Approves Contracts on Shredding, Oyster Program

The Huntington Town Board has approved contracting with a Garden City company to provide paper shredding services at the Earth Day festival on April 22. Storage Quarters Records Management will provide the shredding service at the festival, which will be held at Manor Farm Park Read More …

Member Named to Assessment Review Board

Lourdes M. Peña-Aguayo was appointed Tuesday night to the Huntington Board of Assessment Review. She succeeds Larry Silverman, whose term expired. Her term runs until Sept. 30, 2027. The board considers complaints about property assessments in the town. Peña-Aguayo serves as a board member of Read More …

Eastbound LIE to Close Wednesday Overnight

The state Department of Transportation is advising motorists that the eastbound Long Island Expressway  will be closed on Wednesday between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m., weather permitting, at exit 52 (Commack Road/Suffolk County Route 4) in the Town of Huntington to facilitate bridge maintenance. Traffic Read More …

Housing: Where the Rentals Are in Huntington

Editor’s Note: With housing a perennial topic of debate in Huntington, but with Gov. Kathy Hochul pressuring communities to create more, we’re taking a look at various aspects of the issue in Huntington with a series of articles throughout the year. It is clear that Read More …

Town Opens Warming Center at Dix Hills Ice Rink

The Town of Huntington said Thursday that it had opened a warming center at the Dix Hills Ice Rink through Saturday, but it will close each night at midnight. A town spokeswoman said that the town would work with the county, police and others to Read More …