Deborah Morris

I'm a reporter for Newsday, covering the town of Huntington. I'm always on the lookout for news. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected]

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Centerport student installs bat houses in community garden

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

Hoping to help both gardener and wildlife, a Centerport student installed houses for bats in a local community garden as part of his Eagle Scout project — an effort to help the animals thrive and control the number of mosquitoes. From May to October, Robert M. Kubecka Memorial Organic Garden in Huntington is abuzz with people planting and harvesting vegetables. But during the summer, the gardeners are bugged by mosquitoes, which are attracted to wetlands on the 15-acre site.
Lawsuit challenges Melville plan over environmental concerns

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

A second lawsuit seeking to overturn the approval of the Melville Town Center Overlay District, which could bring up to 1,500 apartments to the hamlet, has been filed against the Town of Huntington. Southold-based-Long Island Oyster Growers Association and Babylon-based Open Water Enterprises LLC have named the town, the town board and the town's Department of Planning and Environmental Review in the lawsuit filed in State Supreme Court last month.
Coast Guard buoy removal plan impacts Northeast waters

1 month ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

A U.S. Coast Guard plan to modernize maritime navigation systems could include removing hundreds of buoys and other markers in the Northeast, and that has the attention of Huntington officials, who are offering town markers to replace two buoysthat might be removed from local waters. The Coast Guard says it will accept public comments on its proposal to remove about 350 of the 5,640 buoys and navigational aids that it maintains from northern New Jersey to Maine.
Huntington Republicans face primary for town board seats

1 month ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

The Huntington Republican Committee will face a primary challenge next month to the candidates it selected to run fortown board in November, including Supervisor Ed Smyth, amid lingering divisions within the GOP over future development.
Suffolk County strengthens animal abuse law

1 month ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

Animal abusers in Suffolk County now face jail time and a fine if they are caught possessing an animal after a conviction for that crime, thanks to new penalties added to the county’s animal cruelty law. The Suffolk County Legislature approved making it a Class A misdemeanor for people who have an animal while listed on the county’s animal abuse registry. A Class A misdemeanor carries penalties of up to 1 year in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000, county officials said Wednesday.
Huntington OKs spending millions for water safety upgrades

1 month ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

The Town of Huntington has approved spending millions through bonding to improve water quality inthe Dix Hills, Greenlawn and South Huntington water districts, with varied impacts on ratepayers. The money will be used for "critical routine" improvements in all three districts to keep drinking water safe, including by limiting "forever chemicals” such as 1,4 dioxane that have been linked to cancers and other health problems, town and water district officials said.
Northport museum unveils restored Main Street diorama

2 months ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

With help from a model train club, the Northport Historical Society & Museum has unveiled its recently refurbished diorama of the village's Main Street showing what the area looked like more than a century ago. The diorama, like some of the buildings it depicts, is a local landmark. It has been intermittently on display in the museum's gallery since it was donated in 1982, museum officials said.
Residents challenge Huntington approval of Melville plan

2 months ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

Two Melville residents have filed a lawsuit against the Town of Huntington to overturn the approval of the Melville Town Center Overlay District that could bring up to 1,500 apartments to the hamlet. The complaint was filed in State Supreme Court earlier this month, alleging that a comprehensive environmental study of the property was not conducted before the plan was approved in December.
Huntington developer pleads not guilty to bad-check charge

2 months ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

Embattled Huntington developer Gregory DeRosa pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday to a charge alleging that he wrote a $300,000 checkknowing the bank account did not have sufficient funds to cover it. DeRosa, 43, of Oyster Bay, entered his plea before Judge John B. Zollo in First District Court in Central Islip on Friday morning. He is due back in court April 25. DeRosa declined to comment after the proceeding.
Public comment extended on Cold Spring Harbor hotel proposal

2 months ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

Public comment on a controversial proposal to build a 23-room hotel and spa in Cold Spring Harbor remains open after a public hearing on the plan Tuesday that drew more than 70 people. Jan and Jude Rozenveld, the principals of Huntington-based Hunebed Holdings LLC, have requested that Huntington Town officials include their RozeWood Farm and Estate in a specially zoned district that would allow for a hotel on the site.