October - 2022

Endorsement: Mario Mattera for NYS Senate (District 2)

Freshman NYS Senator Mario Mattera has been a great success in representing NYS Senate District 2 (Huntington and Smithtown). He has earned re-election. Being a minority Republican Senator and a freshman hasn't been easy. But Mattera has been a leader in fighting to protect Long Island's interests and he has stopped some of the worst initiatives to come from Governor Kathy Hochul and her one-party Democratic majority state government. When Hochul tried to ban single family

Endorsement: Ruka Anzai for NYS Assembly (District 13)

The heavily-gerrymandered 13th Assembly district has elected a Democrat for over 40 years. This year, the Republicans are making history, by running Ruka Anzai, the first Japanese-American woman to run for office ever on Long Island. Ruka Anzai is a single mother, and successful IT executive. She was born in Japan, and is raising her 10-year-old son in Jericho. Anzai stresses that the most important thing for a new Assemblywoman to do, will be to repeal the disastrous "No ba

Endorsement: Keith Brown for NYS Assembly (District 12)

Keith Brown has served as the NYS Assemblyman for four years, succeeding Any Raia who is now Huntington Town Clerk. Brown, a Republican, has done all the right things for Long Island: opposing the "no bail" laws that unleashed a crime wave across New York; supporting local business and home rule; and opposed - successfully so far - the horrible intiatives prposed by Governor Kathy Hochul to "abolish the suburbs" by outlawing single family zoning and trying to destroy local of

Endorsement: Jack Martins for NYS Senate (District 7)

The election for NYS Senate District 7 (North Hempstead, Glen Cove, Locust Valley, Oyster Bay) pits former Senator Jack Martins against two-term Democrat incumbent Anna Kaplan. The choice is clear: Jack Martins. Jack Martins served three terms as Senator where he was a leader in pro-small business initiatives and pro-environment successes. He did more than any state official to protect Long Island's precious groundwater - our "sole-source aquifer." And he was a capable fig

Endorsement: Aamir Sultan for NYS Assembly (District 10)

The most important issue this year is repealing the Democrats disastrous "No bail" laws that have unleashed a violent crime wave across New York. Aamir Sultan is making history as the first South Asian to run for office in Suffolk County. He is a successful tech entrepreneur, with a very nice family, living in Dix Hills. Sultan will vote to repeal the "No bail" laws and give Judges back the power to jail violent criminals. And he strongly supports parents' rights to raise th

Crime Surge: Catalytic Convert Thefts Up 300%

By Mitch Baxter Catalytic converter and auto thefts have surged this year by nearly 300% on Long Island, amid a nationwide surge in auto theft crimes.These thefts have roughly tripled in Nassau and Suffolk counties, with 1,549 converter thefts in Nassau and 849 in Suffolk already this year. Catalytic converters, are a required vehicle-emissions component, and contain precious metals which make them a lucrative and easy target for thieves. Converter thieves typically rip apart

Glen Cove Ferry Service to NYC Resuming Soon?

By Thomas Nothel The City of Glen Cove is looking into restarting weekday commuter Ferry Service to NYC, leaving from the Garvies Point ferry terminal and going to West 34th street in Manhattan. The City is currently conducting a survey about resuming service. A Glen Cove to NYC ferry ran from July 2017 Through September 1, 2017 as an alternative to the Long Island Railroad, based on expected delays and cancellations resulting from LIRR summer repair work. There was also a d

Huntington to Turn Free Parking Lots into Paid Parking?

By Maureen Daly A proposal to turn the free parking lots in downtown Huntington and Cold Spring Harbor, into paid and metered parking, is being considered for presentation to the Town Board. The purpose of the proposal is to raise additional revenue, and would generate an estimated $1 million per year in parking fees and fines. In addition, town officials stated to Newsday that the proposal would help prevent people storing their cars – sometimes for days or weeks - in the d

Thatched Cottage Execs Get Prison for Slave Labor Ring

By Chris O’Neill The former owner owner and manager of the Thatched Cottage restaurant and catering hall in Centerport were both sentenced to federal prison this week, for running a forced slave labor ring at the facility. Roberto Villanueva, age 65, was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for forced slave labor and conspiracy in his job as former manager of the Thatched Cottage catering hall in Centerport. Ralph Colamussi, age 66, the former owner of the Thatched Cottage,

Crab Meadow Park Now Renamed "Frank Petrone Beach"

By Nolan Cleary The town of Huntington has renamed the Crab Meadow Beach. The beach will now be known as "Frank P. Petrone Crab Meadow Beach." The new name is dedicated to former former Huntington Town Supervisor Frank Petrone, who served as Supervisor for 24 years, from 1993 to 2017. First elected as a Republican, Petrone quickly switched his allegiance to the Democrats in the late 1990's . The re-naming bill was introduced by the Town Board's lone Democrat, Councilwoman Jo

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