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HUNTINGTON

Election Gives Democrats More Town Board Power

Town Supervisor Frank Petrone was re-elected by a narrow margin Tuesday night, fending off a sharp challenge from Gene Cook to win his fifth term as Huntington's chief executive.

Voters also re-elected Mark Cuthbertson, the top vote-getter in Town Board elections, and added Tracey Edwards, while ousting Republican Mark Mayoka, and turned down Josh Price, also running as a Republican for Town Board.

HAUPPAUGE

Resolution Calls on County to End Contract with Homeless Shelter

A resolution being introduced by Suffolk Legis. John M. Kennedy Jr. says that a homeless shelter in Hauppauge is exceeding the amount of families it is allowed to house and is asking that the contract between the county and the shelter’s operator be terminated.

Resolution 1817 will be presented at the County Legislature’s Human Services Committee meeting on Friday and states that the shelter currently houses 96 families, “a capacity far in excess of” the maximum established by the county code. The resolution asks that the contract between Suffolk County and Community Housing Initiatives, the shelter’s operator to be terminated.

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Kennedy told Patch the allowable number of families is 12.

NORTHPORT

Gunther Ousts Naughton in Highway Superintendent Race

Centerport resident Peter Gunther upset William Naughton’s 25-year-reign as highway superintendent in the Town of Huntington Tuesday night by 960 votes.

Gunther, 57, a retired New York City firefighter, a fire commissioner for the Centerport Fire District and a volunteer for its fire department, was the only winner among Huntington’s Republican candidates within the town races.

SMITHTOWN

Town Board Approves Zoning Change for Downtown on Main Apartments

A plan to build more than 50 apartments on Smithtown's Main Street has moved one step closer to becoming a reality. 

Smithtown Town Board voted unanimously to lift building restrictions on the former Nassau-Suffolk lumberyard for a mixed-use development in exchange for the developer's agreement raze the existing building by next spring at their Tuesday afternoon meeting. 

COMMACK

Commack Finishes Season Undefeated

“Undefeated, undefeated!” shouted an ecstatic group of Commack varsity football players after they beat Northport 28-23 Saturday afternoon, finishing the season 8-0.

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There have been only two other times in Commack history, in which the team was undefeated going into the playoffs. The first was in 1966, and the second was about 30 years ago, Coach Joe Reggio estimated.

Commack will face off against Brentwood Saturday in the qualifying round of Suffolk County playoffs.



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