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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Residents challenge Huntington approval of Melville plan

1 week 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

1 week 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 weeks 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.
Harvey Brody, former Valley Stream North High School teacher, dies at 90

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

Beloved educator, man of faith and an advocate for youth and animals: that is how family and friends remembered Harvey Brody. Brody, a pioneering educator from Roslyn, died of natural causes at St Francis Hospital in Flower Hill on Feb. 25. He was 90. Friends and family alike remembered him as a warm and wise man who valued family and order.
Stanhope Stables preserved by Suffolk County and Huntington

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

The development rights for Stanhope Stables in West Hills now belong to Suffolk County and the Town of Huntington, so the property will forever remain open space, county and town officials said. The two municipalities joined in a partnership last year to purchase the rights for almost $3 million and closed on the deal last week, county and town officials said. Operation of the stables on 13.72 acres at 5 Downs Rd., just south of Walt Whitman High School, remain in owner Nancy Henderson’s hands.
Long Island developer Greg DeRosa arrested, police say

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

Beleaguered Long Island developer Greg DeRosa has been arrested and charged with issuing a bad check with knowledge of insufficient funds, Suffolk County police said. DeRosa was arrested at 100 Broadhollow Rd in Melville on March 23, police said. The check was issued in June of last year, they said. DeRosa, 43, of Oyster Bay, declined to comment but provided a phone number for his attorney, Kevin Keating, who also declined to comment.
Matinecock Court affordable housing lottery opens

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

Applications for a lottery for the $92 million Matinecock Court affordable housing development in East Northport are being accepted, its developers have announced, the latest step toward residents moving into a complex that has been more than 40 years in the making. Greenlawn-based Housing Help Inc. and Levittown-based D&F Development Group said the application deadline for the lottery to select residents for the 146 cooperative units is May 19.
Huntington parking lot expansion plan moves forward

4 weeks ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

After a five-year delay, Huntington officials are moving forward on a plan to bring more free parking to downtown. The town board voted 5-0 at its meeting Thursday to approve a $779,350 agreement with East Norwich-based United Paving Corp. to demolish the former Chase Bank building on the northwest corner of New York Avenue and Gerard Street and then renovate the parcel.
Huntington, after Steven Spielberg role, brings in film fest

1 month ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

In the aftermath of a Steven Spielberg production filming a movie scene in Huntington, a town official who helped land the deal talked to Newsday about how it happened — and about the town's upcoming first-ever film festival. Joe Schramm, director of Huntington’s Office of Film and Television, and executive producer of the festival, said the success of landing the Spielberg production is an example of how hard the office is working to attract Hollywood.
Church to close Seaford Community Preschool

1 month ago | newsday.com | Deborah Morris

A beloved preschool in Seaford will shutter June 30 after six decades of service to the community because of an aging congregation and growing expenses, church leaders said in a news release. The United Methodist Church of Seaford board of trustees voted March 2 to close its Seaford Community Preschool which currently serves about 100 students, church officials said in an email.