A regional road salt shortage is putting highway departments across Long Island on thin ice when it comes to keeping roads dry and safe – and Huntington is no exception. 

Superintendent of Highways Peter Gunther said Wednesday that his supply has dwindled precipitously at his main salt barns in Huntington.

Read on to learn more about this critical shortage and the negative impact it could have if snow continues to fall moving forward!

As the Huntington Town Board gears up to tackle the question next Tuesday of whether to declare the former home of Sun Ming restaurant at 1000 Jericho Turnpike a blight, other eyesores and vacant buildings on the Huntington stretch of the major state road are back in the spotlight.

Read on to learn more about these other blighted properties and what the town is doing to rectify these situations and others like them.