Suffolk County Democrats
In an empty Holbrook catering hall after a 2009 political fundraiser, Suffolk's legislative Presiding Officer William Lindsay conducted late-night shuttle diplomacy in a final push to end a budget battle between County Executive Steve Levy and the powerful police union.
Going back and forth between union officials in Villa Lombardi's vacant banquet room and Levy in a nearby bridal suite, Lindsay, once a labor leader, forged a deal that...read more
It is with deep regret that I write to you today in the wake of the passing of Presiding Officer William J. Lindsay. I know that I am not alone in saying that we have lost a great friend.
Bill was an exemplary public official who lived his life with integrity and an extraordinary dedication to public service. His impact on the Suffolk County Legislature and on this Committee is truly historic and I know that he will be sorely missed....read more
William J. Lindsay, the longtime presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature who was considered a unifying force during tumultuous years of fiscal crises and battles with the county executive, died Wednesday of cancer. He was 67.
His former colleagues learned that he had died at Stony Brook University Hospital as the legislature's government operations committee convened at 12:30 p.m. Lawmakers, some in tears, bowed their...read more
When Tony Martinez knocked on a Brentwood door late Tuesday to get out the vote for his sister Monica in a Democratic legislative primary, the woman who answered said the family had already gotten the word to cast ballots.
"She said her sister, a third-year student at Brown University, had phoned home telling everyone to vote for her former teacher," said Martinez, co-chairman of Steve Bellone's 2011 transition team and manager of his...read more
Silver-haired William Lindsay didn't speak with a silver tongue. His was the voice of the common man, spoken in a thick Long Island accent. He didn't yell, and he didn't dazzle.
Lindsay, the presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, died Wednesday. He should be remembered as a truly honorable man with a real grasp of the lives of everyday people, as a reasonable person in a too often unreasonable line of work: politics. His...read more
We cover a lot of issues and controversies here at The Sag Harbor Express. But in recent months, one particular topic has been registering on our radar screen time and time again — and it’s something that has us seriously concerned.
It’s the issue of water quality in the bays and estuaries in Sag Harbor and across the East End. And while the details and specifics may ebb and flow with each story, we’re noticing an overall theme here —...read more