Politics & Government

The Week That Was: St. Anthony's Lacrosse Sweep; Town Hall Debate

Top stories for the week.

: Hundreds of Half Hollow Hills residents flooded Huntington Town Hall Tuesday night for a public hearing on a plan to create a new park, an affordable senior housing complex and a house of worship on two Melville properties. 

: St. Anthony's defeated Sacred Heart, 19-12, at Adelphi University on Monday for its fifth consecutive Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA Class AA girls lacrosse title. 

: Seeking to end a 4 year drought in the NSCHSAA lacrosse and keep their perfect league record intact, the Chaminade varsity lacrosse team fell short yet again Thursday night at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium 8-6.

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: Crab Meadow Beach-goers will now have an opportunity to enjoy a spectacular view across Long Island Sound this summer on the newly reopened observation deck of the pavilion archway, according to Town officials.

: The Gibson Girl Foundation held their second annual gala at Oheka Castle Monday to help underprivileged kids with scholarships to nurture interest in the performing arts. Joining Debbie Gibson on Long Island was her Celebrity Apprentice colleagues Aubrey O'Day, Lisa Lampanelli and Dee Snider who came out Monday to perform one day after wrapping up the season finale of the TV show in New York.

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: The Huntington Town Council voted this week to take over from the New York State Department of Transportation the management of 38 bike lockers at the township's four Long Island Rail Road stations. 

: A public hearing will be held next month with in Lloyd Harbor's to clarify a village law limiting the amount of unregistered vehicles parked on residential property.

: The Huntington Town Council on Tuesday voted to extend by 90 days the final vote on a proposed local law to regulate bamboo usage — after pulling the item last month from the agenda.

: Seeking more of a balance between smokers' rights and health protection for non-smokers, Suffolk County Legislator William Spencer has modified his call for a smoking ban at county-owned or operated parks and beaches.

: It’s the most improbable of trios: An 18-year-old high school senior reaching way beyond his comfort zone, a local transport company owner and a war hero injured in the mountains of Afghanistan. Brought together by tragic circumstances, the three were the central figures at Sunday’s 5K run that saw an estimated 150 participants power through the streets of South Huntington.

: With differing opinions on savings projections, the Huntington Town Board approved this week the refinancing up to $24 million of town bonds.

: When Ali Jackson Jr. talks about jazz, there’s a weight to his words. Whether it’s about his latest trio collaboration or Monday’s performance at The Paramount in Huntington, every word, every chord, vibrates with a sense of history – both his own and the music’s.  

: The St. Anthony’s girls lacrosse team spent much of the last few seasons in the spotlight. It all comes to a climax Monday at 6 p.m. when the Friars face Sacred Heart Academy for the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA title.


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