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Calarco Passes Bill to Begin Relocation of Carnegie Library
March 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 will transform and revitalize the Four Corner area of the Patchogue downtown. Leg. Calarco’s resolution is the first of two resolutions that will ultimately relocate the structure at no cost to taxpayers.read more

Anti-Offshoring Bill Scores 77 US House Co-Sponsors
March 7, 2012
Computer World

The U.S. Call Center and Consumer Protection Act (HR 3596), spearheaded by US Rep. Timothy Bishop (D-NY) and David McKinley (R-WV), is designed to discourage call centers from setting up any overseas operations.read more

Smithtown Democrats Call for Ethics Investigation
February 26, 2012
Commack Patch
Smithtown Town Hall. Credit Sara Walsh

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 Maher, in a letter read before town board on Thursday, asked the town's ethics board to determine which officials may used a promised $40,000 tax break to pressure developers to illegally demolish the abestos-laced Nassau Suffolk Lumber and Supply Company.read more

'SPOOKY' Island Stars In Budget Fight
February 21, 2012
Wall Street Journal

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

Bishop and Israel Announce $112,500 Federal Grant for Holbrook Fire District
February 16, 2012
Fire Engineering.com

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 interoperability with several spectrums of frequencies and more effective coordination among local public safety agencies.read more

Bishop and Israel Announce $112,500 Federal Grant for Holbrook Fire District
February 16, 2012
Fire Engineering.com

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