ALBANY — Early voting, which will include weekend and evening hours, begins Saturday and extends through Oct. 31 at select polling sites in counties statewide.
Voters will be able to cast ballots on local races and on five statewide ballot proposals.
Here's how to participate in the increasingly popular method of casting ballots for the Nov. 2 election:
In Suffolk County, early voting begins Saturday and Sunday with polls...read more ››
REBECCA L. SANIN
Democratic
BACKGROUND:
Sanin, 42, lives in Huntington Station. She is also running on the Working Families Party line. She is president and CEO of Health and Welfare Council of Long Island, and a former Suffolk County assistant deputy county executive.
Sanin has focused on building environments of "continuous" improvement, including securing federal investments for Long Island, and playing a hands-...read more ››
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, NY — Town of Huntington residents are gearing up to head to the polls for Election Day on Nov. 2, where they will be voting on the Huntington Town Council. Democratic challenger Jennifer Hebert is running against fellow Democrat Joseph Schramm Jr. and Republicans Dave Bennardo and Salvatore Ferro.
Patch reached out to all candidates to hear where they stand on important issues affecting the community.
Here...read more ››
9/11: 20 years later
This Sept. 11 will mark the 20th anniversary of the tragic attacks on the World Trade Center that claimed nearly 3,000 American lives. This week I am proud to welcome my colleague, Legis. Tom Donnelly, retired decorated FDNY lieutenant, a 37-year volunteer member of the Deer Park Fire Department and chair of the Public Safety Committee, to share his reflections and personal experience on this significant...read more ››
The Town of Huntington will investigate an August crash in which Supervisor Chad Lupinacci struck a pole while driving his town-assigned SUV and left the vehicle unattended.
Town Attorney Nick Ciappetta has determined that the investigation into the Aug. 8 crash near Lupinacci's Melville home can proceed without board-approved resolutions, according to town spokesperson Lauren Lembo.
Board member Gene Cook, who called for the...read more ››
Recently, Suffolk County Sheriff Dr. Errol D. Toulon, Jr., was appointed to the Major County Sheriffs of America’s Intelligence Commanders Committee. This committee was formed to foster communication among law enforcement agencies as an avenue for addressing public safety threats facing our communities.
The primary goal of the Intelligence Commanders Committee is to provide sheriff’s departments with timely and accurate intelligence...read more ››
BRIEFING ROOM
A Proclamation on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month, 2021
JUNE 01, 2021
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PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
The uprising at the Stonewall Inn in June, 1969, sparked a liberation movement — a call to action that continues to inspire us to live up to our Nation’s promise of equality, liberty, and justice for all. Pride is a time to recall the trials the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender...read more ››
June is Pride Month, an entire month dedicated to recognizing the contributions that LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and/or questioning) individuals have made to their community and society.
Pride Month originated to honor the Stonewall Riots of 1969, when LGBTQ patrons of Manhattan’s Stonewall Inn fought back against police who launched one of its many discriminatory raids on the gay bar. The event marked a...read more ››
Huntington Democrats have selected Northport businessman Joe Schramm to run for Town Board this fall.
Schramm, 67, owns Schramm Marketing Group, which specializes in digital video, pay television, sports, not-for-profits, multicultural audiences, Major League Soccer and business conferences.
He is a member of the Northport school district’s futures committee and the police review committee, which is assessing residents’ views of...read more ››
The findings of an independent investigation into the alleged actions of Huntington Supervisor Chad Lupinacci raise disturbing and as yet, still unanswered questions.
The highly qualified national labor and employment law firm, Jackson Lewis, was retained in March 2020 by a unanimous vote of the Huntington Town Board to examine allegations that Lupinacci exhibited sexual predatory behavior with a then town employee.
After...read more ››
