Town Board Preview: Cergol vs. Leonick

Democrat Joan Cergol, the incumbent, will face off against Republican challenger James Leonick in Tuesday’s election. Joan Cergol Lifelong Huntington resident and Councilwoman Joan Cergol has spent 18 years of public service and private sector management promoting economic progression through businesses and individuals in town. As Read More …

Nov. 6: Huntington GOP, Dems Dueling Online

Two  weeks before the Nov .6 election, a Huntington Town Republican ad has the two major parties sniping at each other online. The Republican ad says  Town Councilwoman Joan Cergol, who is running against Republican Jim Leonick, left the Community Development Agency more than $1 Read More …

Civic Association Hosts ‘Meet the Candidates’ Night

Candidates for local, county and state offices came out Thursday night for a  forum at the South Huntington Public Library. The South Huntington-Huntington Station Civic Association hosted the event, one of several such forums before the elections on Nov.6. Kicking off the event was Jim Read More …

Nov.6 Ballot: Child-Focused Forum; Cergol Thanks Supporters

The American Academy of Pediatrics, New York Chapter 2 is hosting a Meet the Candidates Night focusing on children’s issues and featuring candidates for the 5th State Senate District. State Sen. Carl Marcellino, a Republican, and his Democratic challenger, James Gaughran, will meet on stage Read More …

Asharoken Officers Honored for Rescues

Two Asharoken Village police officers were recognized by the Town Board for their rescue of paddleboarders in July. Councilwoman Joan Cergol led the recognition of Officers Sidney Lynn and James Cox were honored at the Sept. 5 Town of Huntington Board meeting. Cergol presented Lynn Read More …

Board Members, Supervisor Debate Early Open Budget Process

The two Democratic members of the Huntington Town Board are pressing Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci to open early budget meetings to the public, but the administration is pushing back. Council members Mark Cuthbertson and Joan Cergol say that Lupinacci promised transparency in the budget process. Read More …

Election Season: Cergol Endorsed; DeBono Says No to Corporate PACs

Friends of Joan Cergol has announced the endorsement of Cergol’s candidacy for Huntington Town Board by the executive board of the Italian American Political Action Committee of New York (I AM PAC).  “We believe that you are the kind of individual who embodies the type Read More …

Cergol to Run for Town Board

Democrat Joan Cergol, an appointed member of the Huntington Town Board, announced Monday that she’ll run for election to fill a term left vacant by Susan Berland. Cergol was appointed in December to Berland’s seat when the latter resigned after her election to the Suffolk Read More …

Authorities Warning Against Distracted Driving

The Town of Huntington recently hosted a demonstration of the dangers of distracted driving as part of recognition of Distracted Driving Month. Town Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci was joined by Councilwoman Joan Cergol and Tax Receiver Jillian Guthman, Inspector Christopher M. Hatton of the Second Read More …