In the shadow of the Northport Power Plant Tuesday, Town of Huntington, Northport, and Asharoken officials implored the public to help stop LIPA's tax assessment challenge in its tracks.
“With less than two weeks left in the current legislative session," Supervisor Frank Petrone said, "it is important that Town residents act now to tell their representatives in Albany that they must stop, once and for all, the prospect of the devastating tax increases LIPA seeks.”
Officials are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to include language to stop all of LIPA's assessment challenges in pending legislation to restructure LIPA.
Beach Bathing Advisories Issued
Heavy rains led Suffolk County to advise against using several several town beaches this past week.
The county health department said the affected beaches are in areas that are heavily influenced by stormwater runoff from the surrounding watersheds and/or adjacent tributaries and, because of their location in bays, experience limited tidal flushing.
Garden Party for Scholarships at Oheka
Oheka Castle was the site of a garden party Wednesday to raise funds for scholarships. About 700 people attended.
Commemoration at Anne Frank Garden
Town Councilwoman Susan A. Berland and other Huntington residents gathered at the Anne Frank Memorial Garden last week to celebrate the site's third anniversary and mark what would have been Anne Frank's 84th birthday.
The anniversary included a prayer from Rabbi Avraham Lehr of the Chai Center and testimonials from guest speakers Samuel Cukier, Holocaust survivor and Melville resident and Aaron Morgan, creator of Holocaust and Judaic art.
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