The Times of Huntington-Northport - August 6, 2015

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The TIMES of Huntington • Northport • East Northport

Cold Spring Harbor • lloyd Harbor • lloyd nECK • HalESitE • HUntington bay • grEEnlawn • CEntErport • aSHaroKEn • Eaton’S nECK • Fort Salonga–wESt Volume 12, No. 17

August 6, 2015

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Oh, deer town to take aim at 4-legged population By Victoria Espinoza

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The Huntington Town Board is taking a shot at regulating what some say is an uptick in deer by hosting a public hearing on a plan to allow seasonal bow hunting on Eaton’s Neck. Residents who are interested in weighing in on the plan can get a better understanding of what changes would be made to hunting laws at the hearing on Aug. 11, at 2 p.m. The proposal would amend the town code to allow long bow hunting during hunting season on private properties to anyone who has a hunting license issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. dEEr continued on page a26

photo by rohma abbas

a fearless Long island deer forages for food. the Huntington town Board will host a public hearing next week to consider allowing bow hunting on private properties on Eaton’s neck. the public hearing is on aug. 11, at 2 p.m.

Raising sails and funds for 20 years Charity regatta brings in $40K for ill kids By taLia amorosano

It was a windy summer morning at the Northport Yacht Club on Monday, where more than 100 sailors from age 8 to 17 rigged their own boats and hit the water to race at the 20th Annual Make-A-Wish Junior Sailors Regatta. Sailors hailed from the Northport Yacht Club, Centerport Yacht Club, Huntington Yacht Club, Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club and Huntington YMCA, and all gathered to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a nonprofit organization that grants children with life-threatening illnesses wishes within their lifetimes.

For the Doherty family, which has headed the regatta for nine years, the Make-AWish Foundation has a very personal significance: a family friend who died from a heart condition at age 16 was a Makea-Wish recipient and was able to take a trip to Walt Disney World Resort thanks to the organization. Keara Doherty, 17, who has been the top fundraiser all nine years since being involved with the event, said that once she ages out of sailing in the regatta this year, she plans to become more directly involved with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and to help her dad, Bob, who is inrEgatta continued on page a26

photo by talia amorosano

a junior pixel-level sailor heads out to the course from northport yacht club.


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