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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, numerous organizations are coming together to donate turkeys and essential food items to families facing economic hardships within our community. While these initiatives aim to bring comfort during the holiday season, it is imperative to recognize that many of the Read More …
Silence is complicity. That is a lesson that has been deeply ingrained in me as far back as I can remember. When my mother was five years old as a little Jewish girl growing up in France during the Holocaust, her parents were forced to Read More …
One of the common rebuttals affordable housing advocates hear from people in Huntington Town Hall is “there’s no land to build on”. It’s patently not true, as recent events have shown. There is land available if you choose to see it. First off, there is Read More …
Before the year 2023 comes to an end, let me devote this space to the 50 th anniversary of the start of what became an agricultural revolution in Suffolk County: the creation here of a world-class region for the production of wine. As the Long Read More …
For many men diagnosed with prostate cancer, the best treatment could be no treatment. As counterintuitive as that might sound, it’s the reality for at least one in three men, who could be better off by not going through a biopsy and the difficulty of Read More …
The Downtown Revitalization Initiative goal is to transform downtown neighbors into vibrant centers that offer a high quality of life. Read More …
Crashes on our roadways have gotten out of control. While roadway deaths on Long Island typically average 18 per month, which is terrible enough, last month there were 31. What made August that much worse than usual is hard to say, but clearly something needs Read More …
It would seem to be a non-brainer: a Suffolk County “Law To Establish Requirements For Automatic Irrigation Systems,” as it’s titled. Who hasn’t had the experience of driving in Suffolk on a rainy day and encountering a sprinkler system spraying water into the air—even though Read More …
There’s a flyer in the mail this week from the so-called “Citizens for a Sustainable Huntington”. They are opposed to turning the Elks Lodge on Main Street into a C6 building with 14 apartments above stores. Their solution? The town should buy the Elks building Read More …
The Republican debate last week reminds us that another primary season is drawing near. If you are one of the voters registered as an “independent” or “no party” who bemoans the Democrats and Republicans putting up ever more extreme candidates in the general election, I Read More …
Suddenly, they’re here and darting round Suffolk roadways, mosquito-like: electric bikes or e-bikes. Many I’ve seen are being operated by young teens, without helmets. The e-bikes themselves in New York State need no license plates, those who ride them no driver’s license. Meanwhile, as is Read More …
Pilar Moya-Mancera, executive director of Housing Help, argues for more streetlights beyond the planned Huntington Station Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Read More …