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Long Island Town Supervisor Won't Seek Re-Election Long Island Town Supervisor Won't Seek Re-Election
Long Island Town Supervisor Won't Seek Re-Election A Long Island town supervisor will not seek re-election when his first term concludes later this year. In a statement released on Friday, Feb. 26, Huntington Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci announced that after deliberation with his friends and family, he will not be running for a second term, also citing the future of the Republican party. “After much deliberation and consideration with my family, friends, and advisers, I have decided not to seek reelection as Huntington Town Supervisor this November," the statement from Lupinacci said. "To be clear, this was my decision and my decision alo…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Northwell Opens Two New Long Island Testing Sites COVID-19: Northwell Opens Two New Long Island Testing Sites
Covid-19: Northwell Opens Two New Long Island Testing Sites Northwell has opened two COVID-19 testing centers in hotspots on Long Island.  The new centers are in Suffolk County: in Huntington Station and Riverhead.  Located at the Dolan Family Health Center at 284 Pulaski Road in Greenlawn, the site, staffed by clinicians, opened on Monday, Nov. 30 and will provide up to 150 diagnostic tests a day now through Friday, Dec. 18.  Business was brisk: Dr. William Gehrhardt, medical director of the Dolan Family Health Center, swabbed dozens of patients on Tuesday, Dec. 1 who lined up early on the second day the site was open. A second te…

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by Christina Coulter
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Long Island Restaurant Owner Under Fire For Video Comments On Protesters Long Island Restaurant Owner Under Fire For Video Comments On Protesters
Long Island Restaurant Owner Under Fire For Video Comments On Protesters The owner of a popular Italian restaurant on Long Island is facing backlash after making incendiary comments about protesters during a Facebook Live video that went viral. Luigi Petrone, the owner of Tutto Pazzo in Huntington Village, received the harsh criticism after he posted a video of a group protesting the death of George Floyd, calling them names and mocking them. “There’s a bunch of kids … little punks,” he said. “(They) look like little animals … little savages.” Petrone went on to say that “we were ready, we don’t joke around. They know if they come into Huntington, they’re goin…

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by Zak Failla
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Alleged Lewd Email Leads To Suspension, Resignation Of Public Safety Director On Long Island Alleged Lewd Email Leads To Suspension, Resignation Of Public Safety Director On Long Island
Alleged Lewd Email Leads To Suspension, Resignation Of Public Safety Director On Long Island A safety director for a Long Island town has resigned months after allegedly sending a sexist and lewd email, officials said. Huntington’s Public Safety Director Pete Sammis is out after allegedly sending the offensive email, which included sexist and inappropriate comments about a female employee working for the town. Sammis, who wrote the “vulgar” email in November last year, was suspended for two weeks in January and ordered to undergo sensitivity training. According to News 12, the suspension was determined by Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci, though some members of the Town Board report…

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by Zak Failla
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Swastika Found Scrolled In Long Island Park Swastika Found Scrolled In Long Island Park
Swastika Found Scrolled In Long Island Park A swastika was scrawled in black on a walking trail in a park on Long Island. The swastika was first reported around 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 31, at Sunshine Acres Park, in the Town of Huntington, by a 911 caller, said the Suffolk County Police.  Huntington Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci urged residents on Tuesday, Sept. 3, to report suspicious activity and instances of hate to police or town officials. “The swastika is symbol meant to threaten and intimidate and this demonstration of hate will not be tolerated in the Town of Huntington,” said Lupinacci, who visited the park. Town …

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by Kathy Reakes