Suffolk County Democrats
Today, County Executive Bellone was joined by Legislator Rob Calarco, Legislator Sarah Anker, Mayor Paul Pontieri, and representatives from AARP and the Suffolk County Office for the Aging to announce Suffolk County’s participation in AARP’s network of Age-Friendly Communities.
To ensure Suffolk County’s full participation in the program, Bellone will convene Blue Ribbon Commission comprised of a representative from the...read more ››
Mark Sypher and his team were in the middle of a construction job when he got a call from Suffolk County telling him to stop what he was doing and head to Bridgehampton.
Under contract with the county, Sypher Construction & Paving works on whatever job the county considers most pressing. On Tuesday, it was installing ramps for turtles along the newly constructed sidewalks on the Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor turnpike.
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County Executive Steve Bellone joined with Legislator Rob Calarco and Patchogue Village Mayor Paul Pontieri today to announce the initiation of a unique shared services agreement between the County and the Village. The covenant, dubbed “Salt for Services,” calls for the Village to take on all general maintenance of the following County assets: County Road 19, (Waverly Avenue) from Roe Boulevard to Main Street, the 6th District Court...read more ››
Legislator Rob Calarco attended the second meeting of the newly organized Miramar Beach Civic and Neighborhood Association. The meeting, held in the basement of St. Joseph the Worker Church, drew more than 50 residents of the East Patchogue enclave, which consists of North to South roadways South Dunton Avenue, Clinton Avenue, Miramar Avenue, Bayview Avenue and the East to West streets which run between them.
The primary focus...read more ››
The Town of Babylon Democratic Committee has announced their support for Judge John Kelly for Suffolk County Family Court. Judge Kelly has been a Suffolk County Family Court Judge since January 2004.
“For nearly ten years, Judge Kelly has provided an honest and impartial approach to the Suffolk County court system,” said Committee Chairman Robert Stricoff. “Judge Kelly's impressive resume of over 25 years of judicial experience is...read more ››
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Over the past several years, the town of Huntington has worked tirelessly to find solutions to the water quality problems that plague our Harbors. Suffolk County Legislator William R. Spencer stood with County Executive Steve Bellone and many of the other individuals who have fought for our harbors to proudly announce the unanimous approval of Northport Village’s application for Sewer Infrastructure funding. This...read more ››
Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman introduced legislation late last week to expand the county’s role in combating tick-borne illnesses. The legislation requires the division of Suffolk County Vector Control to submit a yearly plan to reduce the incidence of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
Suffolk County controls the spread of insect-borne diseases such as West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis through the...read more ››
He had worked for years on construction sites as an electrician and later as a union official, but Sunday's wake for William J. Lindsay was held at his last work site, the squat brick Hauppauge building where for 12 years he presided over the Suffolk County Legislature.
"He had an uncanny, innate ability to cut through the nonsense of politics to what really mattered," County Executive Steve Bellone said of Lindsay, who died last week...read more ››
In an empty Holbrook catering hall after a 2009 political fundraiser, Suffolk's legislative Presiding Officer William Lindsay conducted late-night shuttle diplomacy in a final push to end a budget battle between County Executive Steve Levy and the powerful police union.
Going back and forth between union officials in Villa Lombardi's vacant banquet room and Levy in a nearby bridal suite, Lindsay, once a labor leader, forged a deal that...read more ››
It is with deep regret that I write to you today in the wake of the passing of Presiding Officer William J. Lindsay. I know that I am not alone in saying that we have lost a great friend.
Bill was an exemplary public official who lived his life with integrity and an extraordinary dedication to public service. His impact on the Suffolk County Legislature and on this Committee is truly historic and I know that he will be sorely missed....read more ››