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10th AD: Dujmic Endorsed By U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug
16
2012

The Dujmic campaign received a major boost late yesterday when it received the endorsement of United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

Senator Gillibrand announced: “Joe Dujmic is the right choice to fight for Long Island’s hard-working families and taxpayers. I wholeheartedly endorse him.”

Kirsten Gillibrand is the junior United States Senator from the State of New York and an attorney. Prior to serving New York State as its Senator, Ms. Gillibrand was twice elected to the United States House of Representatives, from New York’s 20th congressional district.

Some of Senator Gillibrand’s legislative victories include the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell the policy that banned gays from serving openly in the military and the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health...| read more ››

Bishop Talks Environment, Education at Chamber Luncheon

Aug
16
2012

Standing in Sag Harbor’s American Hotel on Tuesday afternoon in front of a group including members of the Peconic Land Trust, East Hampton business owners and the creative group behind the Bay Street Theatre, Democtaic Congressman Tim Bishop shared his thoughts about current public policy in Washington D.C. declaring that this fall’s election of Congressional representatives and the Presidential race will be “a clarifying election,” one that charts the legislative course of the United States in the near future.

The talk was sponsored by the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce, which will host Bishop’s challenger, Republican Randy Altschuler, on September 20.

Bishop’s talk focused mostly on the direction of public policy, education and the environment – the latter two Bishop’s...| read more ››

County Deeds Windmill Beach to Sag Harbor

Aug
14
2012

Months after the Suffolk County Legislature and County Executive Steve Bellone approved the transfer, the deed to Windmill Beach was handed over to Sag Harbor Village on Aug. 2

Legislator Jay Schneiderman, I-Montauk, presented the document to the village trustees at the beach, which is next to the , another asset that the county is considering handing over to the village.

Schneiderman sponsored the resolution that authorized the transfer, which was adopted with a 17-1 vote on March 13 and signed by Bellone March 27.| read more ››

U.S. Congressman Steve Israel Endorses Joe Dujmic

Rep. Steve Israel
Aug
13
2012

The Dujmic Campaign announced this morning that they received a major endorsement from United States Congressman Steve Israel.

Congressman Israel stated: “Joe Dujmic has been a strong voice for Long Island’s middle class families, and would make an excellent representative for the residents of New York’s 10th Assembly District.”

Steve Israel is presently serving as Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and was first sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2001 to represent the 2nd Congressional District. Prior to that he served as a member of the Huntington Town Board from 1993-2001.

“I would like to thank our good friend Congressman Steve Israel for publicly supporting my candidacy and for being a...| read more ››

Carnegie Library Move “Getting Back to Patchogue’s Roots”

(left to right): Mayor Paul Pontieri; County Executive Steve Bellone; TRITEC COO Rob Loscalzo, and Legislator Rob Calarco
Aug
8
2012

Patchogue, LI—Wednesday, August 8: Legislator Rob Calarco, Mayor Paul Pontieri and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone were on hand to celebrate the first leg of the actual move of the iconic Patchogue Carnegie Library from its original location on Lake Street to its new home on Sixth District Court property on West Avenue and West Main Street.

The historic building, which has been sitting on steel girders and primed for the special day, effected the move rather quickly to the corner of Havens Avenue and Lake Street. At midnight the building will complete its journey across the Caroll and Henrietta Swezey Medical Pavillion, down West Avenue to the southeast corner of the county court property, a temporary location. The goal is...| read more ››

Medford Summer Concert Series Returns for 2012 Music in the Park Set for August

Medford Summer Concert Series Returns for 2012
Aug
7
2012

Patchogue, LI— Legislator Rob Calarco is proud to join with the Medford Chamber of Commerce in announcing the Medford Summer Concert Series for 2012. The series will take place the last three Wednesdays in August at Medford Memorial Park, located at Peconic Avenue and Route 112. The series are brought to the Medford community through the generosity of three local businesses: Winters Brothers, McManus-Lorey Funeral Home and Gershow Recycling. The concerts are free to the community.

Medford Summer Concert Series 2012 Featuring:

  • August 15, 7 pm: E3 the Band (80s and 90s Rock)
  • August 22, 7 pm: Something the Band (Beatles Cover Band)
  • August 29, 7 pm: The New York Exceptions (50s, 60s, 70s, Doo-Wop)
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Come Witness Carnegie Library Make its Move

Aug
7
2012

WHO:

Legislator Rob Calarco; Patchogue Village Mayor Paul Pontieri; County Executive Steve Bellone; Rob Loscalzo, COO of TRITEC Real Estate Co.; Wolfe House & Building Movers.

WHAT:

Wolfe House & Building Movers will be moving the historic Carnegie Library building located on Lake Street in downtown Patchogue to its new location, the Sixth District Court property located on West Avenue. TRITEC will supervise the move being executed by Wolfe Movers, a prominent structural moving company from Bernville, PA. The day move will constitute the first leg of the relocation from the library’s original site to a recently cleared lot across Havens Ave. The second and final leg of the move will begin at midnight and take the building through...| read more ››

Sarah Invites Community Members to “Buy Local” at The Rocky Point Farmers’ Market

The Rocky Point Famers' Market
Jul
28
2012

Rocky Point, NY – Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker invites the community to visit The Rocky Point Farmers’ market to purchase organically grown products from local farmers.

Open on Sunday mornings from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., the open air market typically offers vegetables, fruit, eggs, plants and baked goods. Additionally, there are local artisans selling handmade soaps, jewelry, pottery, and more.

The goal of the market is to help the community get to know the great farmers on Long Island as well as learn about their growing practices.

“Long Island has the largest farming community in New York State,” said Legislator Anker. “By providing a venue for selling directly to our community members, farming is strengthened for...| read more ››

Assembly Candidate Joe Dujmic Calls For State Boater’s Licsense

Jul
13
2012

New York State Assembly candidate Joe Dujmic today announced a Safe Waterways Act he would introduce in Albany which would, for the first time, require all persons operating a boat to have a state-authorized license, conditioned upon passage of an approved safe boating course and proper liability insurance.

To avoid added layers of bureaucracy, Dujmic’s proposed legislation would simply add a boating classification to drivers’ licenses issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Dujmic is the Democratic candidate in the 10th Assembly District, which covers the northwestern corner of Suffolk County comprising of most of the Town of Huntington and parts of Babylon.

According to the United States Coast Guard, there were 4,588 recreational boating accidents nationwide involving nearly 6,000...| read more ››

$4 Twilight Fee For Beaches Is Repealed

Jul
10
2012

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has repealed the “twilight” fees at Smith Point in Shirley and Cupsogue Beach in Westhampton. The $4 fee at the county beaches, charged for visitors between 5 and 8 p.m.—previously a free time to enjoy the beaches—had been in effect since June 23 and had angered a number of politicians as well as residents. Last week, legislation was introduced by Suffolk County Legislators Kate Browning and Jay Schneiderman to have the fees repealed.| read more ››