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A public hearing on allowing basement apartments in Huntington has been temporarily adjourned from the Town Board agenda in January. Council members Dr. Dave Bennardo, Sal Ferro and Joan Cergol support a hearing on a measure that would legalize basement apartments in owner-occupied homes, and Read More …
Huntington Councilmen Sal Ferro and Dr. Dave Bennardo have launched a tour of Huntington township small businesses, planning to visit 100 of them. Both say the idea is to highlight the businesses that serve as the economic engine in town. Bennardo said they will visit Read More …
To cheers. the Town Board voted to remove a proposal to add parking meters to municipal parking lots from the 2023 budget Thursday night. Officials who supported the meter plan said it would have brought at least $1 million of revenue to the town and Read More …
The Huntington Town Board voted last week to remove a law from the books that attempted to limit where abortions could be performed within the town. The resolution to remove the 1970 law was first sponsored by Councilwoman Joan Cergol, who noted that the law Read More …
A street in Melville was changed Saturday to include the name of an international Hindu spiritual leader. Deshon Drive, home to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, was renamed in a ceremony to HH Pramukh Swami Drive / Deshon Dr. At Saturday’s ceremony, a sign with Read More …
Huntington and Suffolk County officials are looking into next steps after the discovery of an old newspaper article that noted the Ku Klux Klan membership of the apparent namesake of Ruland Road in Melville. The Jan. 9, 1925 article in The Long-Islander, an obituary for Read More …
HIgh school football teams will be competing Sunday, not on the gridiron but on the grounds of grocery stores around Huntington. Organized by Kevin Thorbourne, director of minority affairs for the Town of Huntington, and Town Councilman Sal Ferro, the teams will compete to collect Read More …
A public hearing on a proposal to build a large subdivision in Greenlawn has been moved to a bigger venue because a large turnout is expected. The hearing will be held at Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School on Oct. 19 instead of at the previously Read More …
The Huntington Town Board has scheduled a vote for Tuesday to consider whether to rename a street in Melville. The resolution, sponsored by Councilman Sal Ferro, would rename Deshon Drive to HH Pramukh Swami Drive/Deshon Drive. The Hindu temple BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, is located Read More …
Players turned out Saturday for a lively mixed-doubles pickleball tournament at Sweet Hollow Park in Melville. PIckleball, which features play on a court similar to a badminton court, is a fast-growing sport that has attracted players all over the country. The tournament was hosted by Read More …
Members of the Huntington Town Board appointed former maritime director Dom Spada to the opioid and addiction task force on Tuesday. The appointment, sponsored by Councilman Gene Cook, was approved 4-1 with no comment; Councilwoman Joan Cergol opposed it. Spada resigned as town maritime director Read More …
Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager whose diary inspires millions decades after her death in the Holocaust, was commemorated Wednesday at Huntington Town Hall. Town officials, religious leaders and others heard from Gail Sheryn Kastenholz, a Huntington Station resident, whose parents survived the Holocaust, and who Read More …