The Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc., will be putting its $871,000 revitalization project on hold after a $16,000 piece of equipment was stolen from a work barge late last month.

Huntington-based Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center has been helping four-legged friends connect with new owners for the past 90 years. On Sunday, shelter officials and local politicians celebrated the milestone.

With the Huntington Supervisor seat up for grabs this election season, a crowded field has emerged in hopes of filling it.

Newcomer and Democrat Brian Muellers, a scientist, environmentalist and former Nassau legislator, unofficially threw his hat into the mix on Tuesday, when he told Long Islander News he recently met with the Huntington Town Democratic Committee and is “seriously considering” a run.