Politics & Government

Town Notebook: Skateboarding Contest Booked

News and notes from the Town of Huntington.

This post was written by Pam Robinson.

The 6th annual Lenny Lamb Memorial Skateboard Contest is scheduled for June 15 in East Northport.

The contest takes place in the 15,000-square foot concrete skateboard park in Veterans Park in East Northport. This year’s event will include:

  • Best Trick, Street Course and Flow Bowl and competition for beginner, intermediate and advanced skaters
  • Long Island skateboard vendors premiering new skateboard  products
  • Appearances by Bodega and Paradox Team skaters
  • Raffle of skateboards and skateboarding apparel
  • Music and refreshments and food 
  • Merchandise and skateboard supplies on display by dozens of event sponsoring organizations
Lenny Lamb was killed in a motorcycle accident with his father in June 2007. His friends  approached Councilman Mark Cuthbertson about honoring Lenny in a way that would revolve around  skateboarding. 

“It’s hard to believe that six years ago we presented the first event at the Greenlawn Skatepark,” Cuthbertson said. “Since that time this sport has grown so much which prompted the addition of the second skatepark at Veterans Park,” Cuthbertson added.   

A State Supreme Court judge has upheld the right of the Town of Huntington and Northport-East Northport School District to sue LIPA and National Grid over the tax assessment challenge on the Northport Power Plant.

Town, District Upheld on Right to Sue LIPA
Justice Elizabeth Hazlitt Emerson of the Suffolk County Supreme Court for Commercial Division said  the town and district could  sue for breach of contract, to seek an injunction prohibiting any further action on LIPA and National Grid’s suits; and to award the Town and School District damages for the expenses incurred in fighting those suits, including the costs of hiring outside counsel and experts. 

Music Students Visit Albany
State Sen. John Flanagan, R-East Northport, recently welcomed student
musicians from Long Island who were selected to one of the New York State School Music Association's (NYSSMA) All-State jazz performing groups.  The students were in the State Capital in Albany to help kick off the National and State "Music in Our Schools Month" celebration.

Joining Senator Flanagan in Albany were Paul R. Infante, Suffolk County Music Educators' Association Government Relations Committee Co-Chairperson and Commack School District’s Director of Fine & Applied Arts; Jenna Giammalvo, All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble from Half Hollow Hills High School West; Colin Richardson, All-State Instrumental Jazz Ensemble from Huntington High School; Patricia Isenberg, Suffolk County Music Educators' Association President; and James Haefle, New York State School Music Association Zone 14 representative.      


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