Suffolk County Democrats
Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman recently succeeded in passing a bill, on September 13, to rid county roads of some 12,000 double utility poles marring the landscape along the highways and byways on this side of the Island. Despite the absurd number of these unsightly and redundant poles, it seems some local residents never noticed the poles or even knew they aren’t supposed to be this way.
“It’s basically like littering,”...read more
Social Security works, as it always has, for over 75 years. It is an insurance program that has provided benefits to millions of American workers since it was created by Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935. Social Security’s opponents called it socialism from the beginning. It is not socialism; it is insurance. People pay into the program their entire working lives to insure they are not poor when they reach their older years...read more
"This is the hardest possible thing for a fiscal conservative to have to wrestle with," Croci said during the public hearing, which drew a large crowd. "We cut to the bone . . . It wasn't what I thought I would ever have to do my first year in office."
Several residents, however, accused Croci and the board of fiscal irresponsibility and urged a harder look at budget cuts.
"I'm just so frustrated," said Nancy Weibel, 63, of...read more
The former commissioner of Long Island MacArthur Airport, whose career was grounded in June when she was fired as the airport's leader, is taking off again with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Teresa Rizzuto, 51, of Bayport, begins working for the FAA at its Eastern Region headquarters in Jamaica, Queens, this week. Rizzuto will be manager for the Safety and Standards Branch of the agency's airports division, an FAA spokesman...read more
Joe Dujmic's campaign for State Assembly has announced they have receievd the endorsement of the Suffolk County Probation Officers Association.
Probation Officers supervise approximately 14,000 individuals in the community; including juvenile, misdemeanor, and felony offenders. In addition, they conduct about 8,000 investigations annually to assist the courts in determining sentence. The members monitor approximately 400 registered...read more
We are proud to announce that the New York State Troopers P.B.A. has officially endorsed our campaign for New York State's 10th Assembly District.
The State Troopers P.B.A. serves approximately 5,900 retired and active, uniformed members of the New York State Police from the rank of Trooper through the rank of Major. These amazing public servants serve and protect the residents of New York State in a variety of ways. Not only do they...read more