Columbus Day, Holiday Spectacular Approved

The Huntington Town Board has approved two special events coming up in October and November. The board voted last week to authorize the co-sponsorship of the Columbus Day parade on Oct. 8, with Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America. The parade will march Read More …

Huntington Town Board to Take Up Battery Storage Systems, Appointments

A public hearing on a possible moratorium on battery storage systems, and repairs of the parking garage at the Long Island Rail Road station,  as well as approval of several events are on the agenda when the Huntington Town Board meets Tuesday night at 7 Read More …

Battery Storage System to Get Huntington Town Board Hearing

The Huntington Town Board will take up the issue of battery storage systems at a public hearing at its next meeting on Sept. 12. The hearing will cover a proposed six-month moratorium on permits or approvals for the installation of battery storage systems in Huntington. Read More …

Town Board Approves Funds for Signs, Garden Improvements

The Huntington Town Board has approved the following expenditures: Up to $50,000 for tactile signs at Heckscher Museum and the historic Centerport home of painters Arthur Dove and Helen Torr, to provide accessible maps for the visually impaired, at the request of the museum director. Read More …

Town Board Reappoints Lonardo to Assessment Review Board

The Huntington Town Board has reappointed Eliot Lonardo to the town’s Board of Assessment Review. His new term will expire on Sept. 30, 2028. He is a broker with Signature Premier Properties, and is active in numerous community activities around Huntington. The assessment review board Read More …

More Than 70 Years Later, Veteran, 89, Gets His Diploma

A man who dropped out of high school in 1952 to enlist in the military received his high school diploma Tuesday at a Huntington Town Board meeting. Harborfields Principal Marie Netto presented the honorary degree to George Kuhn, who is 89 years old. He dropped Read More …

7 Public Hearings Set for Town Board Meeting

The Huntington Town Board has scheduled seven public hearings for its monthly meeting Tuesday, including one involving the rezoning of a property to allow for  apartments. Owner Peter Ambrosio has asked to change the zoning for his property at 20 Creek Road, Halesite, from R-5 Read More …

Town Board Approves Action Against Blighted Properties

The Huntington Town Board approved legal action against properties that have been designated as blighted. The properties are: 12 Red Maple Lane, Dix Hills  68 Dix Hills Rd, Huntington 87 Dunlop Road, Huntington 168 Chichester Road, Huntington  58 Southdown Road, Huntington 6 Hunters Lane, Huntington Read More …

Op-Ed: Housing Issue Needs Solutions

The BANANAS crowd (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone) was out in full force at Town Hall in Huntington last week.  They have many perfectly valid concerns, but instead of seeking possible solutions to today’s problems, their only proposed answer is “stop it. Just stop Read More …

Op-Ed: Don’t Demonize Apartment Dwellers

This week, the Huntington Town Board called a public hearing on a proposed new code regulating accessory dwelling units- basement or garage apartments in lay terms. The town board must be considering this action because they see the same demographic and economic trends we all Read More …