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Week in Review: Tree Lights on the Way Out; Two House Fires
This week's top stories on Northport Patch.
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House Fire Shuts Down Bayview: A fire that spread from the outside of a home to the roof shut down Bayview Avenue Tuesday afternoon.
Town Refuses LIPA Settlement Offer: The Town of Huntington rejected a late June settlement offer from the Long Island Power Authority that would take the utility's demand for $171 million in back taxes off the table and phase down tax payments to municipalities over 10 years, starting in 2015.
Northport Firefighters Save Pup: Fire crews rescued the dog from an apartment fire Thursday evening at 147 Woodbine Ave. Two people escaped the blaze at the apartment house unharmed, according to officials at the scene.
The End of an Era for Main Street's Tree Lights: The village will be taking down the lights that adorn the trees along Main Street because they've begun hurting the trees, Village Trustee Damon McMullen said at last Tuesday's Village Board meeting.
Petrone Urges Developer to 'Re-Think' Elwood Condos: Town of Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone said he's asked Garden City-based developer Engel Burman to pull their application for a proposed senior housing development on Elwood Road and "re-think" things.
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