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ARCHERY SEASON SET TO BEGIN OCTOBER 1ST IN SUFFOLK COUNTY PARKS

September 28, 2016 12:52 pm Comments Off

Permits Available at Park Offices on September 26th, 2016

Suffolk County Park Officials announced that Archery Permits will be available for purchase beginning September 26, 2016.
The Suffolk County Parks Department is pleased to offer 1,000 additional acres of hunting properties this season which is set to begin October 1, 2016. These additional properties include parcels in […]

Suffolk County Dept.of Health Services October 2016 Meeting Notices

September 28, 2016 12:04 pm Comments Off

The Open Meetings or “Sunshine” laws of New York State and Suffolk County give the public the right to attend meetings of public bodies, listen to the debates and watch the decision-making process in action. The laws also require that notice of the time and place of all meetings be given prior to every meeting.
Following […]

Legislative Alert for Suffolk County NY Residents!!! “Safe Gun Storage Law” Already in NYSafe Act

September 28, 2016 11:41 am 1 Comment

Suffolk County legislature is trying to push through a ‘safe gun storage law’ WHY?
Legislative Alert for Suffolk County NY Residents!!!
As if the NY Safe Act forced through by Cuomo wasn’t enough, the Suffolk County Legislature is looking to pass a mandatory firearms storage law. This is already required under the NY Safe Act!
If you want to write, […]

Supervisor Petrone Helps Welcome Chinese Scholar to Walt Whitman Birthplace

September 23, 2016 1:01 am Comments Off

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone joined officials from the Walt Whitman Birthplace and Assemb. Steve Englebright September 19 2016 in welcoming Chinese scholar Cheng Hong, who toured the birthplace while in the United States for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly with her husband, Chinese Premier Li Kequiang.

Professor Cheng, who has been a […]

Bellone Balanced Budget Preserves Services, Stays Within Tax Cap

September 22, 2016 2:42 pm Comments Off

Budget Cuts Non-Mandated Expenses, Preserves Public Safety, Double-Digit Tax Cut in Southwest Sewer District
September 16, 2016- Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced his Recommended Budget of $2.96 billion for fiscal 2017 which is under the New York State property tax cap, freezes general fund taxes for a fifth straight year, and provides a 30 percent tax […]

Veterans Services Day Begins at HORC (Huntington Opportunity Resource Center)

September 18, 2016 5:26 pm Comments Off

Monthly event will provide “one-stop shopping” to help veterans learn about and take advantages of services tailored to their needs

Huntington Station – The Town of Huntington, in partnership with Suffolk County, held the first of a scheduled monthly Veterans Services Day at the Huntington Opportunity Resource Center September 9, 2016, offering veterans in the Town […]

Commissioner Sini, Crime Stoppers Announce Suffolk Police Lock It or Lose It! Campaign

September 8, 2016 4:18 pm Comments Off

Major shopping centers, cable operator Altice USA, radio & television stations partner to support SCPD initiative
September 8, 2016 Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini and Suffolk County Crime Stoppers President Nick Amarr recently announced the department’s new “Lock It or Lose It!” campaign to encourage residents to lock their vehicles.

The department has partnered with […]

Twenty Nine New Police and Rangers Deployed in Huntington, Criminals Beware

September 6, 2016 5:49 pm Comments Off

The Town and County have deployed additional resources in Huntington to curb the violence and restore confidence to the community.
What Huntington Town is Doing:
Huntington officials have deployed armed Park Rangers to be assigned to parks in Huntington Station, this Labor Day weekend. The 6 part time Rangers would have peace officer status, which allows them […]

Additional 15 Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus

September 4, 2016 4:06 pm Comments Off

Asian Tiger Mosquitoes are presently active
Zika virus has NOT been found in mosquitoes in Suffolk County
Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James L. Tomarken announced today that 15 mosquito samples (all Culex pipiens-restuans) collected between August 22 and August 28, 2016, have tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples were collected from Islip (1), […]

Huntington Beach Community Association Beach Closed to Bathing

September 2, 2016 4:43 pm Comments Off

Five Additional Beaches Remain Closed

Huntington Beach Community Association Beach in Huntington is closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria at levels that are in excess of acceptable criteria.

Five additional beaches remain closed due to unacceptable levels of bacteria:
¨      Tanner Park Beach in Copiague
¨      Copiague Harbor Property Owners’ Association Beach
¨      Lake Ronkonkoma Beach in […]