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March 3, 2016
Newsday
Timothy Sini was sworn in Thursday as Suffolk County police commissioner and pledged to restore the public’s trust in the department after a former chief was convicted of violating a suspect’s civil rights and orchestrating a cover-up.
Sini, a former federal prosecutor who until recently served as deputy county executive, replaces former Police Commissioner Edward Webber at the helm of the police department.
Sini, 35, was County...read more
February 25, 2016
Newsday
Suffolk Legis. Steve Stern, who is seeking the Democratic nod for retiring Rep. Steve Israel’s congressional seat, has gotten his first endorsements from four hometown officials.
Fellow Democratic county lawmakers William Spencer, of Centerport and Louis D’Amaro, of North Babylon, as well as Huntington Town Board members Susan Berland and Tracey Edwards announced their support for Stern.
Stern (D-Dix Hills) is vying with former...read more
February 23, 2016
LI Politics
At a press conference on February 23rd at the William H. Rogers Legislature Building in Smithtown, New York, several Suffolk County Legislators were joined by environmental advocates and residents to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to reject the Dredge Material Management Plan (DMMP), proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers. When the public asked for more responsible alternatives for the disposal of dredge materials, the United States Army Corps...read more
February 20, 2016
Newsday
In Democrat Steve Stern’s decade as a Suffolk County lawmaker, some have labeled him a back bencher who showed little ambition for higher office.
Minority Leader Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst), who sits next to Stern on the dais, said he was surprised at Stern’s entry into the contest for the seat of retiring Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington).
“He’s not been out in front on a lot of things, but it also means he has less...read more
February 9, 2016
Newsday
The Suffolk County Legislature confirmed Timothy Sini Tuesday as the next county police commissioner.
In a 14 to 3 vote, with one abstention, legislators approved Sini, who was nominated by County Executive Steve Bellone.
During confirmation hearings Tuesday, Sini said he would be taking over a department that is under a “cloud” of federal investigations
Sini, who will earn $166,022 a year, said he would work to restore...read more
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