News Roundup

Mar
15
2012

Millionaire outsourcer Randy Altschuler (NY-01) wants voters to judge Tim Bishop by the number of jobs created in district. Well, Long Island added 17,600 jobs last year.

After weeks of claiming that the Long Island Association economic reports serve as “a non-partisan report card for Tim Bishop,” the newly revised figures show that Long Island added jobs, not lost them.

“Will Randy Altschuler admit that Congressman Bishop’s...read more ››

Mar
15
2012

Sag Harbor's village board has cracked open the door to creating the first new ferry service in Suffolk County in decades -- a water taxi that would run between the South Fork village and Greenport on the North Fork.

Village officials in Greenport Friday night are expected to discuss giving their approval to the project as well. The Suffolk Legislature -- which would have to approve the route and set the fares -- is already reviewing...read more ››

Mar
14
2012

Hauppauge, LI—Tuesday, March 13: Legislator Rob Calarco’s bill to help move the historic Carnegie Library to a new location in Patchogue passed unanimously at the General Meeting of the Legislature today. The landmark building needs to be moved from its current location on Lake Street in order to accommodate the New Village project, which if it moves forward, will transform and revitalize the Four Corner area of the Patchogue downtown....read more ››

Feb
26
2012
Smithtown Town Hall. Credit Sara Walsh

Correction: Patch first reported that it was Smithtown Supervisor Patrick Vecchio who instructed committee members to send the letter to the ethics board's PO Box, when it was in fact town attorney John Zollo.

Smithtown Democrats are calling for the town's ethics board to open an investigation based on findings of a Suffolk grand jury released earlier this month.

Newsday reports Smithtown Democratic Committee chairman Ed...read more ››

Feb
21
2012

WASHINGTON—For decades, the Plum Island Animal Disease Center has been a source of anxiety, intrigue and rumor for Long Island's East End.

Located on a quotation-mark shaped island at the mouth of Long Island Sound, politicians have called it a potential terrorist target, conspiracy theorists have weaved intricate plots around it, and locals once speculated that an unidentifiable animal carcass dubbed the Montauk Monster found on the...read more ››

Feb
16
2012

The following information was released by the office of New York Rep. Tim Bishop:

Congressmen Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) and Steve Israel (D-Dix Hills) announced today that Holbrook Fire District has been awarded $112,500 in federal funding through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The AFG award will allow Holbrook Fire District to purchase two new radio base stations to replace old and obsolete equipment, allowing for...read more ››

Feb
16
2012

The following information was released by the office of New York Rep. Tim Bishop:

Congressmen Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) and Steve Israel (D-Dix Hills) announced today that Holbrook Fire District has been awarded $112,500 in federal funding through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The AFG award will allow Holbrook Fire District to purchase two new radio base stations to replace old and obsolete equipment, allowing for...read more ››

Feb
7
2012

Patchogue, LI—February 6: Legislator Rob Calarco introduced a resolution at the February 7 Meeting of the General Legislature authorizing Suffolk County to enter into an agreement with Patchogue Village to relocate the historically significant Carnegie Library from its current location on Lake Street, at no cost to taxpayers.

The resolution seeks to relocate the Patchogue Village landmark to the 6th District Court property located on...read more ››

Feb
7
2012

Southampton - The New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA), a statewide, non-profit organization comprised of water quality management professionals, has selected Timothy Bishop, US Congressman for New York's First Congressional District, to be the recipient of its distinguished Nelson A. Rockefeller Award.

The Rockefeller Award was created by NYWEA to honor an elected official, on a state or national level, who has made...read more ››

Feb
5
2012
Rep. Tim Bishop on Election Day, 2010

Rep. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) with his wife, Kathy by his side gives the thumbs at the Islandia Marriott on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Islandia, N.Y.

It was the last congressional race in the country to be decided in 2010.

Now, the Democratic incumbent who eked out a 593-vote victory and the millionaire Republican challenger are preparing for a blistering rematch in 2012, vying to represent a diverse eastern Long Island...read more ››