Suffolk County Democrats
Suffolk lawmakers yesterday authorized a November referendum on a ballot proposal to create a $29.4 million program for environmental restoration and protection projects and land acquisitions aimed at protecting groundwater. The county would issue $29.4 million in serial bonds to establish the fund — the amount the county has already borrowed from the county's drinking water protection fund to balance its budget.
If approved by voters...read more ››
In a move to continue to promote government reform, improve health care services and save taxpayer dollars, County Executive Bellone today laid on the table legislation to approve a contract with Hudson River Healthcare Inc. (HRHCare) to operate the South Brookhaven Family Health Center-West and the Marilyn Shellabarger South Brookhaven Family Health Center East-Shirley. Under the auspice of HRHCare, these two health care centers will become...read more ››
The Suffolk County Police Department has acquired a sophisticated and state-of-the-art new tool in counterterrorism: the powerful nose of a yellow Labrador retriever named Unser.
The department announced yesterday that Unser, a 2-year-old pooch trained in "Vapor Wake" detection of bomb chemicals, is one of the newest recruits to the force and is assigned to patrol Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma.
Unser has been...read more ››
Suffolk County Legis. William Spencer is collecting new school supplies for homeless children as part of a Long Island-wide drive.
Spencer (D-Centerport) is participating in the “Supply Our Students” drive, hosted by the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, according to a statement from his office.
The drive, which is in its ninth year, distributes hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies to children in need before...read more ››
Suffolk County Legis. William Spencer is collecting new school supplies for homeless children as part of a Long Island-wide drive.
Spencer (D-Centerport) is participating in the “Supply Our Students” drive, hosted by the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, according to a statement from his office.
The drive, which is in its ninth year, distributes hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies to children in need before...read more ››
Nassau County has started operating speed cameras at local school zones as part of a state-approved plan aimed at improving traffic safety and raising money for the county.
On Friday, cameras were placed at Plainedge Middle School in Bethpage, Dutch Lane Elementary in Hicksville and Abbey Lane School in Levittown, Nassau Department of Public Works spokesman Michael Martino said.
The three schools, which are open for summer...read more ››
In what’s being called a win-win for both parties, Suffolk County is poised to give up oversight of the Railroad Dock on Third Street and let Greenport Village deal directly with the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which owns the property.
Since the early 1980s, the county has acted as a middleman, leasing the dock space from the MTA and, in turn, subleasing it for the token fee of $1 a year to the village.
Under the current...read more ››
With plans for Northville’s North Fork Preserve already taking shape, the county Legislature is set to vote Tuesday on the creation of an advisory committee to make recommendations for development and future use of the park.
Because of the park’s 314-acre scale and the number of proposed active uses — which include camping, hiking and horseback riding — the park stands to have “significant” impacts on nearby communities, according to...read more ››
(Long Island, NY) Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci with Greg Kaufman, Board of Trustees President Arthur Brings, Jim and Yvette Loughlin, and County Legislator William Spencer
Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R,C,WF,I-Huntington Station) recently attended the Luau on the Harbor, a fundraiser sponsored by the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum and Education Center. Dedicated to the area’s local history, the museum holds about 6,000 documents and...read more ››
New York State will provide about $144 million to municipalities in Nassau and Suffolk counties to fund superstorm Sandy repair costs not covered by the federal government, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Tuesday.
The October 2012 storm, which damaged area roadways, bridges, hospitals and government buildings, cost governments in the two counties about $1.4 billion, primarily in Nassau, where the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant will...read more ››