Community Corner

Page One: The Week That Was

Top stories from June 24-31, 2011.

After a in mid-June that consisted of nearly three hours of comments both for and against the proposal, Leg. Jon Cooper, D-Huntington, pulled a bill July 28 that would've banned the retail sale of puppies in Suffolk County.

Suffolk County Police announced the capture Friday of a serial bank robber wanted in connection with six heists in Nassau, Suffolk and upstate.

A proposal to build 12 single-family homes on an estate in Cold Spring Harbor drew public concern at the Huntington Town Planning Board meeting on July 27.

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The newly formed Suffolk County Reapportionment Commission convened for the first time Wednesday in Hauppauge as part of a new redistricting process set forth by the Legislature.

Unemployment in both Suffolk County and the Town of Huntington increased slightly in June, according to recent Labor Department statistics, the latest of which were released on Tuesday.

Find out what's happening in Huntingtonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

A 22-year-old North Babylon man was arrested Saturday after allegedly stabbing a Huntington man six times in the back.

Regardless of Huntington's AAA bond rating, the town's economic situation is getting progressively worse, according to Town Board Member Mark Mayoka.

One of a handful of same-sex couples to arrive just after the doors opened at 8:30 a.m. Monday on the first day same-sex couples could legally register for marriage licenses in town, Denise Roche and Ann McArdle of Huntington were all smiles as they filled out their paperwork.


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