As the La Misión Church and food pantry at the site formerly occupied by the historic Platt’s Tavern gears up for operations next week, the town issued summonses Tuesday to the property owner for unapproved signage.

Award-winning poet, writer and former National Endowment of the Arts chair Dana Gioia will be honored by the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association on April 30 with an award dubbing him a “Champion of Literacy” for his work supporting the arts.

Speakers at the April 4 Huntington Town Board meeting expressed concern that a proposed resolution adding parking requirements for mixed use development might inhibit another proposal designed to spur creation of affordable housing.