Suffolk County Democrats
  Suffolk County Legislator Rob Calarco recently presented the Greater Patchogue Historical Society with a check for $10,000, which represents County funding Calarco secured for the organization. According to Steve Lucas, Treasurer for the Historical Society, the group intends to spend the funding on the design, printing and distribution of a large reference map of the Patchogue area showing past and present historic structures...read more
Democratic County Executive Steve Bellone Thursday proposed the merger of Suffolk's treasurer and comptroller's offices, both of which are run by elected Republicans, saying it would save $1 million a year.
Bellone released a report that said creating the single department would cut "duplicative" management jobs.
He said he will ask the county legislature to place a referendum on the November ballot to authorize the merger. If...read more
The race for Huntington Town Board has gotten narrower, now that Tracey Edwards, a Verizon executive from Dix Hills, has been chosen to run alongside Councilman Mark Cuthbertson on the Democratic ticket.
The two will face Councilman Mark Mayoka and Commack attorney Josh Price, the Republicans' picks, at the polls in November.
Four candidates, including Edwards, had been vying for the Huntington Democratic Committee nomination...read more
(New York State – June 2013) To address the dangers of distracted driving and deter texting while driving among young drivers, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver joined with lead sponsor Assemblyman Edward Hennessey to announce Assembly passage of a bill that would strengthen penalties for texting while driving and using a hand-held cell phone. Conviction of doing either of the two would be added to the list of violations for which probationary...read more
Suffolk County Legislator Rob Calarco recently recognized the Sixth Grade Winner of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Elementary School Science Fair, Emily Phua of Bayport-Blue Point’s James Wilson Young Middle School. Emily won for her project, “NO TASK LEFT BEHIND: THE EFFECTS OF TASK SWITCHING ON 6th GRADE MATH SCORES.” Based upon her observation that students frequently switch tasks while completing school work, Emily designed an...read more
The public-private partnership working to buy and preserve 28 acres in Cold Spring Harbor took a step forward this week, after the Huntington Town Board authorized spending up to $1.5 million for its share of the bill.
Huntington, Suffolk County and the Old Westbury-based North Shore Land Alliance want to buy 28 acres of the DeForest Williams estate for about $6 million. Under the current plan, the alliance and town would each pay 25...read more