Suffolk County Democrats
The Fr. John Papallo Lodge No 2684 is holding a Testimonial Brunch honoring our Smithtown Town Council candidate and the lodge’s Immediate Past President Richard Macellaro. The Brunch will be held on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Crestwood Manor, 1036 Fort Salonga Road, Northport, New York, at 11:00 A.M. The Donation is $50 per person. For further information, please visit the lodge’s website: ...read more
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli endorse Steve Snair for Smithtown Town Supervisor.
US Senator Gillibrand endorses Steve Snair: http://smithtowndems.com/content/united-states-senator-kirsten-gillibran...
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Plans for the revitalization of the Riverside and Flanders area continue to take shape.
The Suffolk County Downtown Revitalization Citizens Advisory Panel recently recommended a $15,000 grant toward the construction of a walking trail through county parkland from Flanders Road, or State Route 24, to the Peconic River.
The 5.5-foot wide, 1000-foot long, walking trail would be created using permeable natural stone material. ...read more
A plan to create a walking trail through Suffolk County parkland to the banks of the Peconic River is now in line to get $15,000 downtown revitalization grant, town and county officials announced Friday.
The trail comes as part of a larger vision to create a true Riverside business district along Route 24 and the traffic circle.
The 5 1/2-foot wide, 1,000-foot long trail will be created using permeable natural stone material and...read more
If you’re going to eat a lobster on Long Island, it’s highly unlikely these days that it came from the waters of the Long Island Sound — long a huge source of lobsters. That’s because the lobster fishery in the Sound has been decimated.
In Connecticut, the die-off has been blamed on the spraying of toxic mosquito pesticides. Clinching the case was the finding last year of the pesticides methoprene and resmethrin in lobster tissue. Thus...read more
With hints at gambling, admission charges, drinking and running commercial enterprises in residential homes, residents from the Harbor Boulevard area in Springs appeared before the East Hampton Town Board last Thursday night, seeking relief from what they believe is a neighborhood blight – volleyball games.
The games draw more than 50 people per outing and, according to Silvia Rea, whose property is adjacent to one site, run three days...read more