Republicans Pick Smyth for Town Supervisor Race; Bennardo, Ferro on Ticket

Huntington Republicans announced late Friday night  that they had endorse Councilman Edmund Smyth for town supervisor, succeeding Chad Lupinacci, who said Friday afternoon he wouldn’t run again. Also on the Republican slate are retiring South Huntington superintendent Dr. David Bennardo and  Salvatore Ferro, CEO of Read More …

Lupinacci Won’t Run for Second Term

Update Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci announced Friday afternoon that he won’t run for a second term. Town Republicans have been preparing to name their candidates for supervisor and the Town Board, with an announcement expected momentarily. Lupinacci is facing a lawsuit by a former Assembly Read More …

Huntington Renames Street for ‘Mother’ Agnes Hiller

Part of East 10th Street was renamed Monday in honor of the late Rev. Agnes Hiller, a community activist and pastor in Huntington Station. Supervisor Chad Lupinacci said it was the first time a Huntington street had been named for an African American. A sign Read More …

Huntington Braces for Heavy Snowstorm

Huntington officials are preparing for a significant snowstorm forecast to hit the area Sunday night. Supervisor Chad Lupinacci and Highway Superintendent Kevin Orelli said Saturday that the town is in “all hands on deck mode,” with workers primed to report for shifts pre-treating main roads Read More …

Town Hall Lit Blue Against Human Trafficking

Town Hall is lit in blue to bring awareness to National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. “Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery and it is an issue that is closer to home than most people are aware of,”  Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci Read More …

Jan. 15 Deadline for Grant Funding Through CARES Act

Huntington  Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci is reminding businesses about the Jan. 15 deadline to apply for Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Securities Act. “Businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees are eligible for up to Read More …

Huntington Leaders Will Wait Their Turn for Covid-19

Huntington town leaders say they support the Covid-19 vaccine but will wait their turn before rolling up their sleeves to receive theirs. They won’t be jumping to the front of the vaccination line under any continuity of government program that has given national government leaders Read More …

Letter: Newspaper Report Contained Glaring Errors

Dear Editor: Update: The First Amendment protects the freedom of the press and with that freedom comes a responsibility to report facts, to back up reporting with credible sources — not anonymous hearsay — and to be truthful and fair in gathering information to produce Read More …

Town to Enforce Distancing Rules and Impose Fines

The Town of Huntington will enforce Gov. Cuomo’s social distancing rules, including the imposition of fines up to $1,000 for violations on town property. Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci said, “Our patrols cannot be at every one of the 100+ Town of Huntington parks and beaches Read More …

Updated: Huntington Public Safety Director Resigns

Huntington public safety director Peter Sammis resigned Monday night after his vulgar email about a female town employee came to the attention of Town Council member Joan Cergol.  Cergol and Mark Cuthbertson announced Sammis’s resignation at a press conference Tuesday morning that they called to Read More …