The Times of Huntington-Northport - April 16, 2015

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The TIMES of Huntington • Northport • East Northport

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April 16, 2015

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Election season heats up Council hopefuls toss hats into ring By Rohma aBBas

Huntington Arts Council presents ‘I See Me’

also: ’Jesus Christ Superstar’ at the CMpaC, Mary louise booth House

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Push for solar at New York schools Marcellino introduces alternative energy aid bill

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The weather isn’t the only thing warming up. With at least eight people interested in two seats on the Democratic-controlled Huntington Town Board, local party leaders will soon have to roll up their sleeves to choose their picks for the slots. On the Democratic side, incumbent Councilwoman Susan Berland (D) will seek a fifth term in office. Afghanistan war veteran and Northport-East Northport school district teacher Darryl St. George, of Centerport, tossed his hat into the ring earlier this year. Huntington Business Improvement District President Keith Barrett, of Melville, is taking a second stab at nomination after screening for

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Two seats are up for grabs on the huntington Town Board come this November.

the town board in 2013. And political science adjunct professor Jim Kelly, of Huntington, who is a retired Nassau County Police Department EMS supervisor, also plans on screening. The Democrats are screening candidates next week, according to Huntington Town Democratic Committee Chairwoman Mary Collins.

Republicans have already screened Jim Leonick, an East Northport attorney, Janet Heller-Smitelli, a Huntington attorney and Jennifer Thompson, a Northport resident and member of the NorthportEast Northport school board. They’ll also screen Independence Party member and incumbent Councilman Gene

Cook (I), who said he’s seeking his final term. The GOP was expected to host another round of screenings earlier this week, Toni Tepe, Huntington Town Republican Committee chairwoman said, where she expected two more individuals to screen. Election Day is Nov. 3. town board continued on page a9

Drawing the line against crime new dna-based marker technology to aid town residents in securing property By BaRBaRa DoNloN

A new public safety pilot program in Huntington Station puts crime fighting in the hands of residents by providing them with innovative DNA-based technology to mark up property susceptible to burglary. Last week, Suffolk County Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport) was joined by County Executive

Steve Bellone (D) and other elected officials in Huntington Station, where a new device manufactured by Stony Brook-based Applied DNA Sciences was introduced as part of a pilot program in the town. The kit called DNANet comes with a special marker that can be used to mark up to 100 valuables and assets in a home in an effort to keep track of goods CriME continued on page a26

photo from applied dna Sciences

above, a view of the technology, called DNaNet.


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