September - 2022

No More Random Mega-Apartment Complexes in Huntington

During the final decade of the 25-year reign (1991 to 2017) of former Supervisor Frank Petrone over the Town of Huntington, it seemed as though high-density apartment complexes were being approved right and left. No location was too inappropriate. No already congested traffic pattern was an obstacle. No crony was left unrewarded. Apartment complexes popped-up in stray parking lots. Beautiful farms and fields were plowed under and paved over with apartments. Traffic volume ex

260-Unit High Density Apartment Complex Coming to Huntington?

By Nolan Cleary The apartment complex developer Engel Burman has filed plans to build a controversial 260 unit apartment complex in Greenlawn, on a 24 acre horse farm and equestrian center, currently zoned for no more than 19 single-family homes. The controversial apartment complex proposal would be constructed at the current site of Greenlawn Equestrian Center, next to the Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church off Pulaski Road. Engel Burman has asked the Huntington Town Boar

Suffolk Democrat “Doc” Spencer Headed to Jail

By Niall Fitzgerald William “Doc” Spencer, the former Suffolk County Legislator - and the Legislature’s former Democratic Majority Leader - went to prison last Friday, after pleading guilty in a lurid felony sex-for-drugs crime. Spencer, a 55-year-old Centerport resident, pled guilty to tampering with public records and patronizing a prostitute in a plea deal. Spencer represented Lloyd Harbor, Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington, Centerport and Northport in the Legislature. Spenc

Greek Fest at St Paraskevi's Orthodox Church

By Chris O'Neill The annual Greek Fest at St. Paraskevi's Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, Huntington, was held last week, drawing thousands. The Festival featured Greek food, Greek music and Greek dancing. Vendors and rides were also provided to entertain families and children. The Festival also highlighted the Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church, and the church's service to the local community. Several local officials, including Suffolk County Legislator Stephanie Bont

Leader Reporter - Priya Persaud - Wins National Merit Semi-Finals

By Niall Fitzgerald A leading student-reporter of the North Shore Leader newspaper has won the semi-finalist round in the National Merit Scholarship program. Persaud is a Senior at New Hyde Park High School, and has been a reporter and writer for the Leader for over two years. “We are so proud of Priya,” stated assistant editor Chris O’Neill. “She is a great writer, has an inquiring mind, and will be going on to do great things following her graduation.” The National Mer

Polio Virus Found in North Shore Wastewater

By Rupert Deedes Polio virus has been detected in several communities on the north shore – including Manhasset and Port Washington. In July, the first case of polio in the United States in nearly a decade was reported in July in Rockland County, north of NYC, leading health officials to examine sewage water in the county for the presence of the virus. Last week the virus was detected in wastewater samples collected in Nassau County. Using wastewater detection, state health of

Lafazan Facing Charges over Concealed $100K Loan

by Maureen Daly Nassau Legislator Joshua Lafazan (D-Syosset) - who just last month lost a primary for US Congress - has been charged with lying in his financial disclosures. He has now "amended" his financial disclosure reports to reveal a $100,000 "personal loan" he received from a billionaire financier from Centre Island. Lafazan faces charges filed by several of his opponents in the recent federal primary, and only filed the amendments to his disclosures on September 7th

Exxon Valdez’s Captain Joseph Hazelwood Dead at 75

By Rupert Deedes Joseph Hazelwood, who was the captain of the tanker Exxon Valdez, has died at the age of 75 from the combined effects of cancer and COVID-19. Hazelwood lived in Huntington. Hazelwood was the captain of the Exxon Valdez, which ran aground on 24 March 1989 in the waters of Alaska’s Prince William Sound, dumping nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil in one of the U.S. worst environmental disasters. A jury in Captain Hazelwood’s trail acquitted him of a felony c

Voodoo in Huntington: Decapitated Animal Corpses Found in Bushes

By Priya Persaud The decapitated bodies of goats and chickens sacrificed in a ritual of animal sacrifice, have been discovered stuffed into black plastic garbage bags dumped into the roadside brush in Huntington, along the Nassau border. Within the black garbage bags were the headless, partially decomposed, remains of two goats and five chickens. According to the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (“SPCA”) the bags were found approximately 100 fee

Op-Ed: We Should be concerned about Electronic Voting Machines

by Steve Levy How many times have we heard it: If you ask questions about the integrity of the electoral process in 2020, you are somehow participating in the "Big Lie." At the same time, the media will publish stories about fears officials have about the integrity of the electronic voting machines, and the potential for them be hacked. The media can’t have it both ways. Just because there hasn’t been a prime example of hacking that has tilted an election thus far, that doesn

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