Deborah Morris

Neighbors contend the site should be preserved as open space.

Omid Zar, 53, of Long Beach “became violent with hospital staff and hit a nurse multiple times in the abdomen causing substantial pain,” Nassau police said.

The event will be held in November.

The public has until April 24 to submit comments in writing before a final vote.

The Huntington Town board also approved borrowing $3 million for wellhead treatment upgrades and a $4.7 million bond to buy smart water meters.

Friends of the Farm nonprofit says relying on volunteers to consistently care for the animals while also trying to raise money is “just overwhelming.”

But one town board member, an attorney, said language about limiting the housing component wouldn’t be legally binding.

The assault on the town’s public safety director helped spur a change in security at the Huntington municipal building.

The center is open to town residents 60 and older five days a week, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The longtime family nursery was open seasonally and employed up to 15 people at times.