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FLU VACCINATIONS NOW AVAILABLE AT STOP & SHOP PHARMACIES

September 7, 2017 8:44 am Comments Off

Immunizations available for adults; no cost with most insurance plans

To help customers stay healthy this flu season, vaccinations are now available at all Stop & Shop in-store pharmacies. Flu vaccinations are administered by Stop & Shop’s in-store pharmacists, with no appointment needed.
“We’re glad to make it even easier for our customers to protect themselves this […]

New board member joins Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk

September 5, 2017 5:27 pm Comments Off

Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk recently welcomed Jeff Kuhr as a general board member.
Jeff has worked for Home Depot for more than 10 years, and for the last five years he has been a district service manager overseeing Central Long Island with the responsibility of the installation services for that territory. His role includes supervising […]

Hector Gavilla for Suffolk County Says “Suffolk Red-Light Camera Program Steals Over $30,000,000 Per Year From Tax-Payers”

August 31, 2017 8:16 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Red-light Camera Program is unconstitutional and ineffective. By the county’s own admission, rear-end collisions have increased 30%. In total, the program has fined Suffolk residents more than $30,000,000, with an average of 30-40% of these fees going not to the county, but Maryland-based Xerox, the vendor whom records and processes all fees […]

Huntington Resident and Dance Anatomy Specialist Teaches Master Class

August 31, 2017 6:46 pm Comments Off

Bonnie Millen of Huntington, a Professor of Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology at Long Island University’s (LIU) C.W. Post campus, taught Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA) dance students critical methods for injury prevention during a Master Class. The LIHSA Master Class program is part of the school’s ongoing mission to provide […]

NEEDLEWORKERS MONTHLY MEETING SEPT. 26, 2017

August 31, 2017 6:38 pm Comments Off

The Suffolk County Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America will hold its monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library, 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills, NY. We welcome beginner, intermediate or advanced stitchers. No charge to attend first meeting. For information, please call 631-423-3738.

SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE APPOINTS LISA BLACK AS DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE

August 31, 2017 6:34 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today appointed Lisa Black as Deputy County Executive and will serve in the role of Chief of Staff. Lisa, who recently served as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, brings over 20 years of experience in state and local government […]

Melville Fire Department Assists at East Farmingdale Acid Spill

August 31, 2017 6:19 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department was requested to assist the East Farmingdale Fire Department with a Hazardous Materials incident on Smith Street, Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 6:35 p.m. East Farmingdale firefighters were out battling a working house fire on Walnut Avenue East during the incident. Melville firefighters arrived to find that a vehicle had run over a five-gallon […]

Suffolk County Department of Health Services September Meeting Notices

August 31, 2017 6:13 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 […]

August is National Immunization Month

August 31, 2017 6:09 pm Comments Off

This month, as we prepare for school, college and the colder months ahead, remember to check your records to be sure your immunizations are up to date. It is our shared responsibility to protect ourselves, our families and the community from serious life threatening diseases.
“Immunization — perhaps the most significant public health achievement of the […]

Man Arrested for Driving with 81 License Suspensions

August 25, 2017 8:33 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a man for driving with 81 suspensions on his license.
Highway Patrol Officer Charles Nicotra was monitoring traffic with a plate reader on eastbound Sunrise Highway in Oakdale, New York, when the reader indicated that the license plate on a 2007 Chrysler 300 was suspended. Officer Nicotra pulled over the vehicle […]