Suffolk County Democrats
(Long Island, NY) Assemblyman Edward Hennessey (D-Medford) announced that the Assembly passed a piece of legislation that would implement the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act (A.9135). This act sets a 6-percent participation goal in the awarding of state contracts to service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, which doubles the goal of the federal government.
“Helping New York’s service-disabled veterans pursue business...read more
Suffolk County one of only four municipalities chosen in the United States to receive $500,000 in-kind consultation services.
Bellone Announces: Suffolk County Chosen as IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge Winner for Water Quality Initiative
March 25, 2014 - Hauppauge, NY - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today named Suffolk County, NY as an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant recipient for County Executive Bellone’s water quality initiative.
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Mastic Beach, NY - March 26 - More than 120 youngsters turned out Saturday for World Water Day events, including a beach cleanup, at Smith Point County Park.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone hosted the event, along with Legislator Kara Hahn and the Girl Scouts. Youngsters spent about two hours picking up litter from the beach and learning how to test water for bacteria and nutrients.
Bellone, who has made water quality his...read more
Bohemia, NY - March 20, 2014 - Earlier this month, Suffolk County Legislator Bill Lindsay III joined Brownie Troop 3870 of Bohemia and their troop leaders Wendy Tedeschi, Christine Miller, and Melissa Dellisola at the W.H. Rogers Legislative Building in Hauppauge to participate in a mock legislative debate. The young women of Troop 3870 took part in a heated debate about issues ranging from mandatory school uniforms to age restrictions on...read more
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone added his name Monday to the list of local government officials who say they support Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s property-tax plan.
“He recognizes that high property taxes remain a high burden on our homeowners and that we need to continue to attract new businesses to our region,” Bellone, a Democrat, said in a statement.
With the state budget due in a week, Cuomo, also a Democrat, has been...read more
I am proud to represent the North Fork in Congress and appreciate the opportunity to respond directly to recent criticism of my record in the local media.
I write knowing that reasonable people seek to form their opinions and statements based on facts, and I am confident that an impartial assessment of my record shows that I have been an effective representative of the interests of Southold and Riverhead.
First, experience has...read more