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. 18
August 13, 2015
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Honoring Civil War veterans in Northport
Also, ‘Rights of Summer’ exhibit in Huntington, ‘The Pied Piper’ in Port Jefferson, SBU Sports
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Photos by Victoria Espinoza
GOING FOR A WHIRL: Above and inset, residents of the Huntington area gathered at the annual East Northport Volunteer Fire Department’s fair last weekend. For more photos of the festival and the fire department’s parade, see page A22.
Platt’s decision postponed
Plans on pause for George Washington’s former dinner spot
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Longbow deer hunting comes to a head Residents vet plan for Eaton’s Neck deer BY ROHMA ABBAS
Dozens of residents weighed in at a public hearing on Tuesday on a Huntington Town Board plan that would allow seasonal longbow hunting of deer on Eaton’s Neck. The proposal would amend the town code to allow longbow hunting during hunting season on private properties on Eaton’s Neck and in unincorporated areas of Asharoken to anyone who has a hunting license issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Nearly 30 people took to the podium at town hall to voice their concerns on the plan. Those who supported the proposal, which would only apply to private properties, said they
wanted the measure in place to regulate what’s become an overpopulation of deer in the neighborhood. The great numbers of deer have given rise to public health, safety and quality of life issues, supporters said. Opponents called the plan an “inhumane” solution and suggested the town explores other deer management routes and raised questions about whether the hunting method would even be effective in curbing the population. Among the residents who spoke against longbow hunting included some who have been impacted by tick-borne illnesses, like Lyme disease, an infectious bacterial disease that if left untreated can spread to the joints, heart and nervous system; and babesiosis, a Continued on page A22
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The town board hosted a public hearing to consider allowing longbow hunting of deer on Eaton’s Neck.