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4th Annual Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project Day of Wellness

June 4, 2017 2:48 pm Comments Off

Those who served — and those who supported them in their service — have an opportunity to experience various holistic alternatives for achieving and maintaining personal wellness. The setting for this event offers a peaceful and relaxing environment where children can play and and families and individuals can learn, share a meal, and laugh. Please join […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVE BELLONE SIGNS INTO LAW FIRST IN THE STATE SEPTIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

June 2, 2017 3:53 pm Comments Off

County-Led Program Makes it Affordable for Suffolk Homeowners to Purchase Advanced Wastewater Treatment Systems
Suffolk County to Accept Applications from Eligible Homeowners Interested in Participating in the Program Beginning July 2017
New ReclaimOurWater.info Website Launched to Provide Residents Information
Today, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signed into law the first-of-its-kind water quality program in New York State that will help homeowners […]

Suffolk County Department of Health June 2017 Meeting Notices

May 30, 2017 3:02 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 […]

LEGISLATOR WILLIAM R. SPENCER, M.D. ROUNDS OUT THE “LISTENING TOUR” COMMUNITY MEETINGS

May 29, 2017 2:38 pm Comments Off

Legislator William R. Spencer, M.D. Rounds out Series of Community Meetings at Huntington Public Library
Legislator William R. Spencer, M.D. wrapped up his “Listening Tour” Tuesday night May 23, 2017 at the Huntington Public Library. The tour kicked off with its first meeting in March at the Northport Public Library, and included meetings at the […]

Here We Go Again – Six Beaches Closed to Bathing Three In Huntington

May 27, 2017 3:24 pm Comments Off

The following beaches are closed to bathing due to the finding of bacterial levels in excess of acceptable criteria.

Lake Ronkonkoma Beach, Islip
Tanner Park Beach, Copiague
Benjamin Beach, Bay Shore
Fleet’s Cove Beach, Huntington
Huntington Beach Community Association Beach, Centerport
Crab Meadow Beach, Northport

According to Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. James Tomarken, bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in […]

SENATE PASSES BILL TO WITHHOLD STATE FUNDING FROM AMTRAK UNTIL PENN STATION

May 24, 2017 12:36 pm Comments Off

COMMUTERS GET RELIEF

The New York State Senate today passed legislation to help compensate Penn Station commuters and hold Amtrak responsible for costly and frustrating delays. The bill (S6421), sponsored by Senator Elaine Phillips (R-C, Manhasset), would withhold New York State’s payments to Amtrak, operator of Penn Station, and return the savings to commuters as […]

SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE COMMISSIONER SINI INVITED TO TESTIFY ON CAPITOL HILL

May 23, 2017 11:15 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini is invited to testify at a hearing entitled “Border Insecurity: The Rise of MS-13 and Other Transnational Criminal Organizations” before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The purpose of the hearing is to examine the presence and activity of gangs and transnational criminal organizations in American […]

Suffolk County Issues Shellfish Warning for James Creek, Mattituck

May 20, 2017 1:23 pm Comments Off

NYSDEC Temporarily Closes James Creek for the Harvest of Carnivorous Gastropods

Suffolk County Health Commissioner James Tomarken today issued a warning to residents and visitors to the north fork of Suffolk County to avoid harvesting and eating shellfish in James Creek in Mattituck, Town of Southold, until further notice.
This warning follows the New York State Department […]

Three Long Island High School Seniors Awarded Scholarships

May 19, 2017 12:50 pm Comments Off

Steamfitters Industry Scholarship Program has awarded over $1.5 million

Three college-bound teens from Long Island are being acknowledged for their academic excellence and community involvement. The Steamfitters Industry Scholarship Program has awarded $36,000 this year to six high school seniors.

The announcement took place at the 50th annual Steamfitters Industry Scholarship Reception at the New York […]

Ozone Health Advisory For Thursday, May 18, 2017

May 18, 2017 11:07 am Comments Off

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an ozone health advisory for the Long Island region. Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken advises that young children, the elderly, those who exercise or are involved in strenuous outdoor work, and those with pre-existing respiratory or heart problems, limit strenuous outdoor activity. Ozone […]