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Residents watching Huntington Town Board meetings are accustomed to seeing members remaining mostly silent during public hearings. But last week was different in at least one instance, even by the standards of Huntington’s development battles so often fraught with high emotions and disputed Read More …
Seniors signing up to vote, while endorsements continue to roll out, in recent political news. Read More …
Politicians are fundraising and winning endorsements as election season is underway at events around Huntington. Read More …
Huntingon teens wanting to look their best for their high school proms and others turned out for Project Prom Thursday. Town employees, and officers from the Suffolk County Police Department Second Precinct and other organizations have been collecting clothes, jewelry, shoes and accessories for Read More …
The Huntington Town Board voted Wednesday night to approve three public hearings on the proposed Melville Town Center but only after a lengthy statement in opposition from Councilwoman Brooke Lupinacci. Councilman David Bennardo was absent, producing a vote of 3-1 in support of the public Read More …
A Nassau County newspaper’s headline and article that projected that Town “could” add 40,000 apartments in Melville triggered anti-development groups this week. The number is based on possibilities under zoning rules, not actual plans. Supervisor Ed Smyth said no such number was contemplated in a Read More …
Huntington celebrated the 50th anniversary of its senior center Thursday, with a champagne toast, music, lunch, dancing–lots of dancing–and a cake. From its early days as a source of nutritious meals and programs, the center has grown into a home for clubs, meals, education and support Read More …
The Huntington Town Board on Tuesday will take up scheduling public hearings on a proposal to create a walkable downtown in Melville. Town interest in developing the area has grown over recent years as the demand for office space has declined. At the same time, Read More …
The recent loss of four Suffolk County law enforcement personnel to suicide has spurred a series of moving social media posts urging officers and others to reach out for mental-health assistance and not suffer in silence. Read More …
The Town of Huntington restored elevator service Friday at the Long Island Rail Road station. “This was an ongoing problem for many years,” Supervisor Ed Smyth said. Because of sporadic problems with the elevator over the years, the town shut down service completely last January, Read More …
The plan to convert the former state armory on East Fifth Street in Huntington Station into a recreation center is off the table, replaced by a proposal to build a fieldhouse next door. Supervisor Ed Smyth told Newsday that building a new fieldhouse would cost Read More …
The Town of Huntington and several nonprofit organizations will receive significant infusions of money to fund cultural and downtown projects, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Tuesday. Accompanied by cultural organization leaders and elected town, county and state leaders who packed the Chapin Rainbow Read More …