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| 1.30.2010 |
Three to be Honored at Town’s 23rd Annual Black History Month Celebration
Huntington, NY – A distinguished former jurist, the oldest member of a local church and a longtime community activist who as a Grumman engineer helped design the first lunar module will be honored at the Town of Huntington’s 23rd Annual Black History Month Celebration on Thursday, February 4, 2010.
Hosted by Supervisor Frank P. Petrone and members of the Town Board in conjunction with the Town’s Division of Minority Affairs, the celebration will begin at 7 p.m. at Huntington Town Hall and will include musical selections, special presentations and a keynote address by the Rev. Eboni K. Marshall, assistant minister for Christian Education at Manhattan’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church. It is free and open to the public.
Among those being honored is the Hon. Peter J. Newman, who in 1989 became the first African-American candidate elected town-wide when he ran for Suffolk County District Court, a post to which he was appointed earlier that year. Judge Newman’s elevation to the bench followed a distinguished career as a lawyer in private practice, a bureau chief in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office and a federal treasury agent. He retired from the bench in 1997.
Also being honored is Thomas Watkins, a longtime Huntington resident who served in the all-black 92nd Infantry (part of the legendary Buffalo Soldiers) during World War II and who worked for many years at the Northport Veterans Administration Hospital and for the Town of Huntington. At 92 years old, Mr. Watkins is currently the oldest member of the Bethel A.M. E. Church.
To be honored posthumously is Jean Roland Esquerre, who lived in Huntington for 33 years before moving to Florida in 1993. Mr. Esquerre was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and worked for many years for both the Republic Aviation Corp. and for the Grumman Corp., where he served as a design engineer and test director and cognizant systems engineer for the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) vehicles. Mr. Esquerre was also active in the Huntington community, serving on Huntington Hospital’s board of directors and on the executive committee of the NAACP’s Huntington Branch, as well as other community groups. Mr. Esquerre died in June 27, 2009.
Rev. Marshall, the keynote speaker, is the second and youngest woman to preside over the ordinances in Abyssinian’s 200-year history. She serves as editor-in-chief of The Abyssinian spirit, a quarterly inspirational publication. Under her direction, the Abyssinian Youth Ministry has expanded to include an annual Youth Expo, overnight youth retreats, weekly youth bible study, college preparation courses, youth job placement assistance and other programs. A trained violinist and gifted performing artist, Rev. Marshall has performed around the world and served as an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater teaching artist, espousing youth and adults throughout the tri-state area to classical and modern dance techniques.
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| 6.13.2010 |
Berland Congratulates Students for Reading Achievements
East Northport, NY – Huntington Councilwoman Susan Berland recently congratulated a group of 30 Fifth Graders at the Commack School District’s Burr Intermediate School for successfully completing required reading goals under a literacy program sponsored by Cablevision in partnership with the New York Knicks.
In speaking to the students, Berland noted the importance reading plays in achieving life goals. She joined principal Charles Heppeler and teacher Sue Ohlinger in presenting certificates to the students.
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| 6.13.2010 |
Lighting the Way to Energy Efficiency
Using federal stimulus money, Huntington begins replacing streetlights with energy-efficient fixtures
Huntington Town this week began the process of replacing more than 4,000 streetlights with energy-efficient fixtures that are estimated to cut the Town energy consumption for street lighting by as much as 50 percent.
Welsbach Electric Corp., a contractor hired by the Town, this week started replacing 150-watt high-pressure sodium fixtures with 80-watt energy efficient induction fixtures. The $803,200 program to change 2,400 fixtures of varying wattages is funded with part of the Town’s $1.725 million Energy Efficiency Block Grant under the federal American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. A separate, $555,667 federal ARRA grant obtained through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, will be used to replace 1,754 250-watt sodium fixtures with 120-watt induction ones.
The Town has 1,194 miles of roads containing street lighting. The Town spent $1.8 million on electricity for street lighting in 2009.
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| 6.12.2010 |
Town Drops Consideration of Town Hall Move
Letter to school district reaffirms commitment to Huntington Station redevelopment and security at Jack Abrams Intermediate School
Huntington, NY – The Town of Huntington today announced it is stopping efforts to consider moving Town Hall to the Jack Abrams Intermediate School, in response to the Huntington Union Free School District board’s vote earlier this week not to pursue an exchange of the two properties.
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| 6.11.2010 |
Movies On the Lawn: Back for Season Seven
This year is the seventh season of the Movies on the Lawn program hosted by Councilman Mark Cuthbertson and the Town of Huntington and once again this year, the line up will have something for everyone to enjoy.
“This is great family entertainment. Pack up your picnic supper, blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy this summer’s movie line-up,” said Cuthbertson. “With every passing year, the crowd of movie-goers multiplies so it’s wise to arrive at each venue a little early. Even before the movie starts, there’s fun to be had at the playgrounds or playing with the other children in attendance.”
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