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COALITION SUPPORTS LETTING VOTERS DECIDE ON PLAN TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY

April 27, 2016 3:34 pm Comments Off

Proposal Would Expedite Implementation of Governor Cuomo’s Clean Water Plan for Suffolk County

April 25, 2016 Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone was joined by a bipartisan collection of elected officials, environmental activists and civic leaders to support a plan to reverse decades of nitrogen pollution of drinking and surface waters. County Executive Bellone called for allowing Suffolk […]

Suffolk Proclaims April as Sarcoidosis Awareness Month

April 25, 2016 4:21 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Executive has signed legislation proclaiming April as Sarcoidosis Awareness Month in Suffolk County. The resolution, introduced by Legislator Kara Hahn, was intended to bring attention to this disease which is characterized by an overactive immune system and that, despite many years of research, still has no known specific cause.

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory […]

Bellone Announces April as Organ Donation Awareness Month

April 21, 2016 5:27 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has declared the month of April as Organ Donation Awareness Month in Suffolk County. According to the LiveOn NY organization, more than 120,000 people are currently waiting for live saving transplants in the United States.
“There is a critical gap between the number of lifesaving organs needed and the number of […]

Raising Backyard Chickens Saturday April 9th 1pm

April 8, 2016 6:33 pm Comments Off

Huntington Public Library
Venue Address: 338 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743
Title: Raising Backyard Chickens
Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 1:00 pm
Cost: Free
Description:
Staff from Cornell Cooperative Extension explain everything a homeowner needs to get started. Topics include chicken breeds and behavior, housing and weather concerns, equipment, nutrition, disease prevention, town ordinances, from the newly hatched chick to the mature […]

(631) 979-1700 – Suffolk Officials and Substance Abuse Providers Announce 24/7 Substance Abuse Hotline is Live

April 1, 2016 4:16 pm Comments Off

New Hotline Serves as a Lifeline to Residents
(631) 979-1700
–Suffolk County officials and substance abuse providers jointly announce another initiative the County has undertaken to address the opioid epidemic plaguing the region and across the country.
“Like many places in this country, Suffolk County is facing an opioid epidemic of historic proportions,” stated County Executive Steve Bellone. […]

Bellone Announces Addition of New Wastewater Expert to Suffolk County’s Water Quality Team

March 22, 2016 5:20 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone recently announced that soil scientist and wastewater management expert Justin Jobin has joined Suffolk County’s water quality team of engineers, scientists and public health professionals working to address the region’s nitrogen pollution crisis.

“I am both proud and grateful to add Justin’s unique expertise in identifying and managing innovative wastewater solutions […]

Suffolk Health Commissioner Issues Zika Advisory to Students Planning to Travel for Spring Break

March 18, 2016 1:31 am Comments Off

As spring break approaches and with the possibility that college students may travel to Zika-virus affected areas, Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken has asked college officials in Suffolk County to notify students, both men and women, that they may be at risk of being infected and infecting others with the Zika virus.

In a […]

Health Commissioner Joins Hospital Officials in Effort to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screenings Rates in Suffolk County

March 10, 2016 1:36 am Comments Off

“80% by 2018” is a shared goal to have 80 percent of adults aged 50 and older regularly screened for colorectal cancer by 2018.

Suffolk County Health Commissioner James Tomarken joined doctors and representatives from Cancer Services of Suffolk County and the Suffolk County Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion Coalition at Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC) to […]

ST. HUGH’S PROJECT H.O.P.E – FEEDING PEOPLE, BRINGING HOPE

February 29, 2016 2:18 am Comments Off

7th Annual LITTLE COW HARBOR
4 MILE RUN FOR HOPE (& Soup!)

Greenlawn, NY, Saturday, March 12th, 2016. The Little Cow Harbor ‘Run for HOPE’ is a 4 mile run through the lovely hamlet of Greenlawn. St. Hugh’s Project HOPE has teamed up with the Polimeni International in organizing this event. The 4 Mile Run will begin […]

Huntington Community First Aid Squad 2016 Installation

February 24, 2016 12:43 pm Comments Off

On February 20, 2016, NYS Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci, Councilwomen Susan Berlandand and Huntington Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia were on hand to help congratulate this year’s new officers at Huntington Community First Aid Squad 2016 Installation and Inspection Dinner held at Watermill Caterers in Smithtown.
“Each year we gather to celebrate the dedicated volunteers from Huntington Community […]