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Attorney General Sessions to Visit Long Island to Discuss MS-13 With Police Commissioner Sini

April 27, 2017 5:57 pm Comments Off

“Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini and other high-ranking law enforcement officials in the region will be meeting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Central Islip on Friday to discuss our ongoing efforts to combat gang violence.” stated –Assistant Police Commissioner Justin Meyers.

They are to meet at the court house in Central Islip April […]

Increased Penalties Legislation Signed to Prevent Illegal Dumping in Our Parks

April 26, 2017 4:18 pm Comments Off

New Law Allows for Up to One-Year Imprisonment, Increased Fines for Violating Suffolk County’s Anti-Dumping Laws

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone today signed legislation sponsored by Legislators Kara Hahn and Sarah Anker aimed at deterring illegal dumping at County parks that includes tougher penalties for illegal dumping of hazardous materials, waste and debris on County property. […]

Charles Rothberg, MD Elected President of the Medical Society of the State of New York

April 26, 2017 2:11 pm Comments Off

MSSNY is the State’s Primary Professional Organization for Physicians
Charles Rothberg, MD, took office as President of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) at its annual House of Delegates meeting in Tarrytown, NY on April 22, 2017. Dr. Rothberg is an ophthalmologist in private practice in Patchogue.
A graduate of Muhlenberg College, Dr. […]

NEW LONG ISLAND SCIENCE ADVOCACY GROUP TO HOST “WINE & SIGN” TO MAKE SIGNS FOR UPCOMING MARCH FOR SCIENCE

April 17, 2017 12:29 pm Comments Off

Falling Tree Hits House and Propane Truck in Lloyd Harbor

April 11, 2017 1:51 pm Comments Off

The Huntington Fire Department was dispatched to the Village of Lloyd Harbor on Monday, April 10, 2017, at 1:10 p.m. for a report of wires and a tree down on a propane truck on West Neck Road near Pheasant Drive. When units arrived they found a large tree had come down and struck a house and […]

Resolve to be Tobacco Free

April 8, 2017 1:55 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken encourages residents who use tobacco to obtain help in breaking their addiction by signing up for Suffolk County’s “Learn to Be …Tobacco Free” program. The program offers assistance with planning, support, counseling and medication if warranted.
“We know more than ever about what works and what doesn’t,” said Dr. […]

Suffolk County Schedules Public Health Hearing

April 8, 2017 1:53 pm Comments Off

James L. Tomarken, MD, MPH, MBA, MSW, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, announced today that a Public Health Hearing has been scheduled for:

Friday, April 21, 2017
   4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
William H. Rogers Legislature Building
Clerk’s Conference Room
     725 Veterans Memorial Highway
  Hauppauge, NY 11787

Suffolk County law directs the Department of […]

County Executive Bellone, LIA & Community Advocates Call on Federal Government to Withdraw Proposal to Eliminate Key Tax Deductions for Long Islanders

April 7, 2017 11:21 am Comments Off

As Washington, D.C. Begins Federal Tax Reform Push, Latest Pronouncements to Include Repeal or Cap Itemized Deductions for Mortgage Interest, State and Local Taxes Raise Major Concerns
Repeal of Mortgage Interest Deduction Alone would Cost Suffolk County Homeowners Up to Approximately $3,500 Annually; Suffolk County Would Incur Estimated $341 Million Loss for Local Economy
Suffolk County Executive […]

Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services April Meeting Notices

March 28, 2017 4:17 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 […]

Little Shelter Is Looking For Some Very Special Guests For Our 90th Anniversary

March 28, 2017 4:10 pm Comments Off

With Little Shelter’s 90th anniversary less than a week away, we are looking for some very special people to join us for commemorating this landmark event. We are asking for any descendants of our founders and the children who were present at the opening ceremony in 1927 to get in touch with us.
Little Shelter was […]