Page One: The Week That Was

: Making a rare appearance, the Huntington Ethics Board fielded questions from inquisitive residents at Town Hall Monday.

: Half-day kindergarten, busing and building use were among the topics discussed Wednesday night at the  budget workshop. But the underlying theme, sometimes subtle but often overt, was a push for the teachers union to agree to cuts.

: New York’s 3rd Congressional District, covering Dix Hills and Huntington, will look drastically different next year as the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Steve Israel, D-Dix Hills, will no longer include parts of Suffolk's south shore.

: At a village board meeting Monday, Lloyd Harbor Police Chief Charles Flynn confirmed three residential burglaries and one attempted break-in occurred since February in the village. Two handguns, a shotgun and approximately $100,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from homes on Sea Crest Drive, Sound Crest Drive and Gerry Lane, according to Flynn.

: With a public hearing now history, a final decision regarding possible residential bamboo use restrictions could come soon by the Huntington Town Board. Calling for mandatory installation of 10-foot buffers consisting of four-foot deep impenetrable barriers between homeowners who plant invasive bamboo and those that don't, the proposed resolution was met with mostly-favorable opinion at Town Hall March 13 from about a dozen residents made public comments. 

: In an effort to cut spending in times of economic uncertainty, Town Councilman Eugene Cook voted at a recent Town Hall meeting against paying $26,000 for two separate town art initiatives.