Suffolk County Democrats
Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing to restore $9.9 million in Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act grant funding, which was zeroed out in President Obama’s 2015 budget.
Some of that money would have been used by Nassau and Suffolk counties to monitor water quality and pollution to ensure waters are safe for swimming, particularly at the more than 130 Long Island beaches that have recently been reported by the...read more
The Suffolk County Legislature voted unanimously to approve funding to dredge the South Ferry channel connecting Shelter Island with North Haven with work expected to be done between October 1 and January.
Final word came on Tuesday after a high-powered meeting in Riverhead the previous day to work out the funding coming from Suffolk County and New York State.
The final resolution provides for the issuance of $2 million in...read more
Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman is proposing a bill to change how gas stations post prices for credit and debit card purchases.
To be introduced later this month, the bill will call for gas stations to display prices for credit and debit card purchases in addition to prices for cash purchases. That way, he said, consumers won’t be caught off-guard at the pump when the price of gas suddenly increases when they pay with...read more
(Long Island, NY) Today, County Executive Steve Bellone and Legislator Monica Martinez and Suffolk County PAL, were joined by the administration of New York Institute of Technology and volunteer organizations to announce Suffolk County’s Summer Youth Connection for the students of Central Islip, Brentwood and North Bay Shore area.
“Due to the contamination of the area’s largest park and recreational facility, Roberto Clemente Park, the...read more
(Long Island, NY) County Executive Steve Bellone, in partnership with the Rocky Point School District, announced the launch of a groundbreaking effort to alert parents to the dangers of substance abuse through a compelling public service announcement. Rocky Point School District is serving as the pilot school district, posting the PSA on its parents portal and requiring parents to view it before they can access their children’s final report...read more
Suffolk County, NY - June 30, 2014 - Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Health Commissioner James Tomarken, MD, MPH, encourage all Suffolk County residents who smoke to sign up for Suffolk County’s Learn To Be…Tobacco Free smoking cessation program.
“Suffolk County has led the way in tobacco control and will continue to do so,” said Bellone. “Ultimately, we hope to improve the health of the community and reduce the health-care...read more