Shoppers of the Waldbaum’s in Huntington are taking advantage of 10-40 percent discounts as the store nears the end of the era and plans to reopen as a Stop & Shop next month.

Calling it “an opportunity to show people that they don’t need their car every day,” Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone kicked off the first of two Huntington Area Rapid Transit bus system “Fare-Free Weeks” by taking a ride on one of the buses himself on Monday in Huntington.

Petrone said he believes giving people a chance to experience the HART systems for free will give them the incentive they need to continue using it.

Renaissance Downtowns is one step closer to getting shovels in the ground in an effort to reshape and revitalize Huntington Station.

Following a year-long state environmental review, the Huntington Town Board during its Sept. 16 meeting adopted Huntington Station-master developer Renaissance Downtowns’ Gateway Plan, a plan that could generate $1.5 million in new tax revenue and tens of millions of dollars in economic activity.