Greenlawn News

The Huntington Town Zoning Board of Appeals appears ready to approve an application from 7-Eleven to build a stand-alone store on a busy Centerport intersection.

Matt Kearney, 14, of Centerport, plays computer games with friends at World Gamer Nation, a gaming center in Greenlawn.

Janine Sena-Saputo, who graduated from Calhoun High School in 1995, received the New York State Council for the Social Studies' "Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year" award earlier this year.

Huntington Town Republicans and Conservatives cemented a cross-endorsement agreement Thursday night, jointly naming Councilman Gene Cook as their supervisor nominee and retired New York City firefighter Peter Gunther for highway superintendent for the fall elections.

The Town of Huntington has paid $2.68 million for a 12.4-acre former farm in Greenlawn that will be converted into passive parkland.