Suffolk County Democrats
Mastic Beach, NY - March 26 - More than 120 youngsters turned out Saturday for World Water Day events, including a beach cleanup, at Smith Point County Park.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone hosted the event, along with Legislator Kara Hahn and the Girl Scouts. Youngsters spent about two hours picking up litter from the beach and learning how to test water for bacteria and nutrients.
Bellone, who has made water quality his...read more ››
Bohemia, NY - March 20, 2014 - Earlier this month, Suffolk County Legislator Bill Lindsay III joined Brownie Troop 3870 of Bohemia and their troop leaders Wendy Tedeschi, Christine Miller, and Melissa Dellisola at the W.H. Rogers Legislative Building in Hauppauge to participate in a mock legislative debate. The young women of Troop 3870 took part in a heated debate about issues ranging from mandatory school uniforms to age restrictions on...read more ››
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone added his name Monday to the list of local government officials who say they support Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s property-tax plan.
“He recognizes that high property taxes remain a high burden on our homeowners and that we need to continue to attract new businesses to our region,” Bellone, a Democrat, said in a statement.
With the state budget due in a week, Cuomo, also a Democrat, has been...read more ››
I am proud to represent the North Fork in Congress and appreciate the opportunity to respond directly to recent criticism of my record in the local media.
I write knowing that reasonable people seek to form their opinions and statements based on facts, and I am confident that an impartial assessment of my record shows that I have been an effective representative of the interests of Southold and Riverhead.
First, experience has...read more ››
Bayport, NY - March 24, 2014 - Suffolk County Legislator Bill Lindsay III recently nominated Bayport resident, Chestene Coverdale, as the Senior Citizen of the Year for the 8th legislative district. The Suffolk County Senior Citizen of the Year Award is given to a person who has enhanced the lives of older residents in Suffolk County through advocacy, leadership, volunteerism, and acting as a role model to all generations.
“Chestene is...read more ››
Suffolk County officials collected 10 handguns and five assault weapons on Saturday at a gun buy-back program in Bellport.
Thirty high-capacity magazines were also turned in at the two-hour event at the Lighthouse Mission on Montauk Highway, according to the Suffolk County Police department.
The program was presented by County Executive Steven Bellone, the police department, county Leg. Rob Calarco and Brookhaven councilwoman...read more ››
Could the East End become the next San Francisco, with packed trolleys carrying passengers between Riverhead and Orient?
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone seems to think so.
While meeting with North Fork community leaders at the Southold Senior Services Center last Wednesday, Mr. Bellone discussed the need to update transportation systems throughout Suffolk County.
A “rapid trolley system,” he said — one that could...read more ››
County Executive Steve Bellone is in the process of forming a working group that will be tasked with pushing a vision for a skilled agricultural work force that’s trained and educated right here in Suffolk County.
The idea arose during a meeting Mr. Bellone had with farmers last week at Ivy Acres nurseries in Calverton under the notion that high school and college students shouldn’t have to travel far to study for jobs that are...read more ››
(Huntington, NY) Suffolk County Legislator William R. Spencer (D-Huntington) and his colleagues made history last night. After hours of testimony on both sides of the debate, the Suffolk County Legislature approved IR 1039-2014, A Local Law to Raise the Legal Age for the Sale of Tobacco Products in Suffolk County by a vote of 10 to 8. At times the debate became contentious but eventually, late into the night, Legislators took the historic...read more ››
The Suffolk County Legislature Tuesday night unanimously approved a request to state lawmakers to allow existing county parks police officers to be transferred to the Suffolk County Police Department.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone plans to use a staff of 40 to 45 seasonal park rangers and security guards to maintain order in county parks during the peak summer season. He held a press conference yesterday to call on state...read more ››